1O givethanksהֹד֣וּho.DuH3034to theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068, for he isgoodH2896: for hismercyחַסְדּֽוֹ׃chas.DoH2617endureth foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769.
2Let theredeemedגְּאוּלֵ֣יge.'u.LeiH1350of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068sayיֹ֭אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559so, whom he hathredeemedגְּ֝אָלָ֗םge.'a.LamH1350from thehandמִיַּד־mi.yad-H3027of theenemyצָֽר׃TzarH6862;
3Andgatheredקִ֫בְּצָ֥םki.be.TzamH6908them out of thelandsוּֽמֵאֲרָצ֗וֹתu.me.'a.ra.TzotH776, from theeastמִמִּזְרָ֥חmi.miz.RachH4217, and from thewestוּמִֽמַּעֲרָ֑בu.mi.ma.'a.RavH4628, from thenorthמִצָּפ֥וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828, and from thesouthוּמִיָּֽם׃u.mi.YamH3220.
6Then theycriedוַיִּצְעֲק֣וּvai.yitz.'a.KuH6817to theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068in theirtroubleבַּצַּ֣רba.TzarH6862, and hedeliveredיַצִּילֵֽם׃ya.tzi.LemH5337them out of theirdistressesמִ֝מְּצֽוּקוֹתֵיהֶ֗םmi.me.tzu.ko.tei.HemH4691.
7And he led themforthוַ֭יַּֽדְרִיכֵםVai.yad.ri.khemH1869by therightיְשָׁרָ֑הye.sha.RahH3477wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870, that they mightgoH3212to acityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofhabitationמוֹשָֽׁב׃mo.ShavH4186.
8O that men wouldpraiseיוֹד֣וּyo.DuH3034theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068for hisgoodnessחַסְדּ֑וֹchas.DoH2617, and for his wonderfulworksוְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יוve.nif.le.'o.TavH6381to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofmenאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120!
10Such assitיֹ֭שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427indarknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and in the shadow ofdeathוְצַלְמָ֑וֶתve.tzal.Ma.vetH6757, beingboundאֲסִירֵ֖י'a.si.ReiH615inafflictionעֳנִ֣י'o.NiH6040andironוּבַרְזֶֽל׃u.var.ZelH1270;
11Because theyrebelledהִמְר֥וּhim.RuH4784against thewordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561ofGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410, anddespisedנָאָֽצוּ׃na.'A.tzuH5006thecounselוַעֲצַ֖תva.'a.TzatH6098of the mostHighעֶלְי֣וֹןel.YonH5945:
12Therefore he broughtdownוַיַּכְנַ֣עvai.yakh.Na'H3665theirheartלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820withlabourבֶּעָמָ֣לbe.'a.MalH5999; they felldownכָּ֝שְׁל֗וּka.she.LuH3782, and there was none tohelpעֹזֵֽר׃'o.ZerH5826.
13Then theycriedוַיִּזְעֲק֣וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199to theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068in theirtroubleבַּצַּ֣רba.TzarH6862, and hesavedיוֹשִׁיעֵֽם׃yo.shi.'EmH3467them out of theirdistressesמִ֝מְּצֻֽקוֹתֵיהֶ֗םmi.me.tzu.ko.tei.HemH4691.
14He brought themoutיֽ֭וֹצִיאֵםYo.tzi.'emH3318ofdarknessמֵחֹ֣שֶׁךְme.Cho.shekhH2822and the shadow ofdeathוְצַלְמָ֑וֶתve.tzal.Ma.vetH6757, andbrokeH5423theirbandsוּמוֹסְר֖וֹתֵיהֶ֣םu.mos.Ro.tei.HemH4147asunderH5423.
15O that men wouldpraiseיוֹד֣וּyo.DuH3034theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068for hisgoodnessחַסְדּ֑וֹchas.DoH2617, and for his wonderfulworksוְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יוve.nif.le.'o.TavH6381to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofmenאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120!
16For he hathbrokenשִׁ֭בַּרShi.barH7665thegatesדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817ofbrassנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178, andcutH1438thebarsוּבְרִיחֵ֖יu.ve.ri.CheiH1280ofironבַרְזֶ֣לvar.ZelH1270asunderH1438.
17Foolsאֱ֭וִלִים'E.vi.limH191becauseמִדֶּ֣רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870of theirtransgressionפִּשְׁעָ֑םpish.'AmH6588, and because of theiriniquitiesוּֽ֝מֵעֲוֹֽנֹתֵיהֶ֗םu.me.'a.vo.no.tei.HemH5771, areafflictedיִתְעַנּֽוּ׃yit.'a.NuH6031.
18Theirsoulנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315abhorrethתְּתַעֵ֣בte.ta.'EvH8581all manner offoodאֹ֭כֶל'O.khelH400; and they drawnearוַ֝יַּגִּ֗יעוּvai.ya.Gi.'uH5060to thegatesשַׁ֥עֲרֵיSha.'a.reiH8179ofdeathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194.
19Then theycryוַיִּזְעֲק֣וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199to theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068in theirtroubleבַּצַּ֣רba.TzarH6862, hesavethיוֹשִׁיעֵֽם׃yo.shi.'EmH3467them out of theirdistressesמִ֝מְּצֻֽקוֹתֵיהֶ֗םmi.me.tzu.ko.tei.HemH4691.
20Hesentיִשְׁלַ֣חyish.LachH7971hiswordדְּ֭בָרוֹde.va.roH1697, andhealedוְיִרְפָּאֵ֑םve.yir.pa.'EmH7495them, anddeliveredוִֽ֝ימַלֵּ֗טvi.ma.LetH4422them from theirdestructionsמִשְּׁחִיתוֹתָֽם׃mi.she.chi.to.TamH7825.
21O that men wouldpraiseיוֹד֣וּyo.DuH3034theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068for hisgoodnessחַסְדּ֑וֹchas.DoH2617, and for his wonderfulworksוְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יוve.nif.le.'o.TavH6381to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofmenאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120!
22And let themsacrificeוְ֭יִזְבְּחוּVe.yiz.be.chuH2076thesacrificesזִבְחֵ֣יziv.CheiH2077ofthanksgivingתוֹדָ֑הto.DahH8426, anddeclareוִֽיסַפְּר֖וּvi.sa.pe.RuH5608hisworksמַעֲשָׂ֣יוma.'a.SavH4639withrejoicingבְּרִנָּֽה׃be.ri.NahH7440.
23They that godownיוֹרְדֵ֣יyor.DeiH3381to theseaהַ֭יָּםHai.yomH3220inshipsבָּאֳנִיּ֑וֹתbo.'o.ni.YotH591, thatdoעֹשֵׂ֥י'o.SeiH6213businessמְ֝לָאכָ֗הme.la.KhahH4399ongreatרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227watersבְּמַ֣יִםbe.Ma.yimH4325;
24Theseseeרָ֭אוּRa.'uH7200theworksמַעֲשֵׂ֣יma.'a.SeiH4639of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and hiswondersוְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יוve.nif.le.'o.TavH6381in thedeepבִּמְצוּלָֽה׃bim.tzu.LahH4688.
25For hecommandethוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, andraisethוַֽ֭יַּעֲמֵדVai.ya.'a.medH5975thestormyסְעָרָ֑הse.'a.RahH5591windר֣וּחַRu.achH7307, which liftethupוַתְּרוֹמֵ֥םva.te.ro.MemH7311itswavesגַּלָּֽיו׃ga.LavH1530.
26They mountupיַעֲל֣וּya.'a.LuH5927to theheavenשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064, they godownיֵרְד֣וּye.re.DuH3381again to thedepthsתְהוֹמ֑וֹתte.ho.MotH8415: theirsoulנַ֝פְשָׁ֗םnaf.ShamH5315ismeltedתִתְמוֹגָֽג׃tit.mo.GagH4127because oftroubleבְּרָעָ֥הbe.ra.'AhH7451.
27They reel to andfroיָח֣וֹגּוּya.Cho.guH2287, andstaggerוְ֭יָנוּעוּVe.ya.nu.'uH5128like a drunkenmanכַּשִּׁכּ֑וֹרka.shi.KorH7910, and are at theirwitsחָ֝כְמָתָ֗םcha.khe.ma.TamH2451’endתִּתְבַּלָּֽע׃tit.ba.La'H1104.
28Then theycryוַיִּצְעֲק֣וּvai.yitz.'a.KuH6817to theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068in theirtroubleבַּצַּ֣רba.TzarH6862, and he bringeth themoutיוֹצִיאֵֽם׃yo.tzi.'EmH3318of theirdistressesוּֽ֝מִמְּצֽוּקֹתֵיהֶ֗םu.mi.me.tzu.ko.tei.HemH4691.
29Hemakethיָקֵ֣םya.KemH6965thestormסְ֭עָרָהSe.'a.rahH5591acalmלִדְמָמָ֑הlid.ma.MahH1827, so that itswavesגַּלֵּיהֶֽם׃ga.lei.HemH1530arestillוַ֝יֶּחֱשׁ֗וּvai.ye.che.ShuH2814.
30Then are theygladוַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּvai.yis.me.ChuH8055because they arequietיִשְׁתֹּ֑קוּyish.To.kuH8367; so hebringethוַ֝יַּנְחֵ֗םvai.yan.ChemH5148them to theirdesiredחֶפְצָֽם׃chef.TzamH2656havenמְח֥וֹזme.ChozH4231.
31O that men wouldpraiseיוֹד֣וּyo.DuH3034theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068for hisgoodnessחַסְדּ֑וֹchas.DoH2617, and for his wonderfulworksוְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יוve.nif.le.'o.TavH6381to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofmenאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120!
32Let themexaltוִֽ֭ירֹמְמוּהוּVi.ro.me.mu.huH7311him also in thecongregationבִּקְהַל־bik.hal-H6951of thepeopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971, andpraiseיְהַלְלֽוּהוּ׃ye.ha.Lu.huH1984him in theassemblyוּבְמוֹשַׁ֖בu.ve.mo.ShavH4186of theeldersזְקֵנִ֣יםze.ke.NimH2205.
33Heturnethיָשֵׂ֣םya.SemH7760riversנְהָר֣וֹתne.ha.RotH5104into awildernessלְמִדְבָּ֑רle.mid.BarH4057, and thewaterspringsוּמֹצָ֥אֵי מַ֝֗יִםu.mo.Tza.'ei Ma.yimH4325H4161into drygroundלְצִמָּאֽוֹן׃le.tzi.ma.'onH6774;
34Afruitfulפְּ֭רִיPe.riH6529landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776intobarrennessלִמְלֵחָ֑הlim.le.ChahH4420, for thewickednessמֵ֝רָעַ֗תme.ra.'AtH7451of them thatdwellיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427in it.
36And there he maketh thehungryרְעֵבִ֑יםre.'e.VimH7457todwellוַיּ֣וֹשֶׁבvai.Yo.o.shevH3427, that they mayprepareוַ֝יְכוֹנְנ֗וּvay.kho.NuH3559acityעִ֣יר'irH5892forhabitationמוֹשָֽׁב׃mo.ShavH4186;
37Andsowוַיִּזְרְע֣וּvai.yiz.re.'UH2232thefieldsשָׂ֭דוֹתSa.dotH7704, andplantוַיִּטְּע֣וּvai.yi.te.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֑יםkhe.ra.MimH3754, which mayyieldוַ֝יַּעֲשׂ֗וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213fruitsפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529ofincreaseתְבֽוּאָה׃te.Vu.'ahH8393.
38Heblessethוַיְבָרֲכֵ֣םvay.va.ra.KhemH1288them also, so that they aremultipliedוַיִּרְבּ֣וּvai.yir.BuH7235greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966; and doest notletH4591theircattleוּ֝בְהֶמְתָּ֗םu.ve.hem.TamH929todecreaseH4591.
39Again, they arediminishedוַיִּמְעֲט֥וּvai.yim.'a.TuH4591and broughtlowוַיָּשֹׁ֑חוּvai.ya.Sho.chuH7817throughoppressionמֵעֹ֖צֶרme.'O.tzerH6115,afflictionרָעָ֣הra.'AhH7451, andsorrowוְיָגֽוֹן׃ve.ya.GonH3015.
40Hepourethשֹׁפֵ֣ךְsho.FekhH8210contemptבּ֭וּזbuzH937uponprincesנְדִיבִ֑יםne.di.VimH5081, and causeth them towanderוַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗םvai.yat.'EmH8582in thewildernessבְּתֹ֣הוּbe.To.huH8414, where there is nowayדָֽרֶךְ׃Da.rekhH1870.
41Yet he setteth thepoorאֶבְי֣וֹן'ev.YonH34onhighוַיְשַׂגֵּ֣בvay.sa.GevH7682fromafflictionמֵע֑וֹנִיme.'o.niH6040, andmakethוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760himfamiliesמִשְׁפָּחֽוֹת׃mish.pa.ChotH4940like aflockכַּ֝צֹּ֗אןka.TzonH6629.
42Therighteousיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477shallseeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200it, andrejoiceוְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּve.yis.Ma.chuH8055: and alliniquityעַ֝וְלָ֗ה'av.LahH5766shallstopקָ֣פְצָהKa.fe.tzahH7092hermouthפִּֽיהָ׃Pi.haH6310.
43Whoever iswiseחָכָ֥םcha.KhamH2450, and willobserveוְיִשְׁמָר־ve.yish.mor-H8104these things, even they shallunderstandוְ֝יִתְבּֽוֹנְנ֗וּve.yit.bo.NuH995thelovingkindnessחַֽסְדֵ֥יchas.DeiH2617of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
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