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Psalms 81

To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of Asaph.

1Singaloudהַ֭רְנִינוּHar.ni.nuH7442toGodלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430ourstrengthעוּזֵּ֑נוּ'u.Ze.nuH5797: make a joyfulnoiseהָ֝רִ֗יעוּha.Ri.'uH7321to theGodלֵאלֹהֵ֥יle.lo.HeiH430ofJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

2Takeשְֽׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375apsalmזִ֭מְרָהZim.rahH2172, andstrikeוּתְנוּ־u.te.nu-H5414thetimbrelתֹ֑ףTofH8596, thepleasantנָעִ֣יםna.'ImH5273harpכִּנּ֖וֹרki.NorH3658with thepsalteryנָֽבֶל׃Na.velH5035.

3Blowתִּקְע֣וּtik.'UH8628thetrumpetשׁוֹפָ֑רsho.FarH7782in the newmoonבַחֹ֣דֶשׁva.Cho.deshH2320, in the timeappointedבַּ֝כֵּ֗סֶהba.Ke.sehH3677, on our solemnfeastחַגֵּֽנוּ׃cha.Ge.nuH2282dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117.

4For this was astatuteחֹ֣קchokH2706forIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and alawמִ֝שְׁפָּ֗טmish.PatH4941of theGodלֵאלֹהֵ֥יle.lo.HeiH430ofJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

5This heordainedשָׂמ֗וֹsa.MoH7760inJosephבִּֽיה֘וֹסֵ֤ףbi.Ho.SefH3084for atestimonyעֵ֤דוּת׀'E.dutH5715, when he wentoutבְּ֭צֵאתוֹbe.tze.toH3318through thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: where Iheardאֶשְׁמָֽע׃'esh.Ma'H8085alanguageשְׂפַ֖תse.FatH8193that Iunderstoodיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not.

6Iremovedהֲסִיר֣וֹתִיha.si.Ro.tiH5493hisshoulderשִׁכְמ֑וֹshikh.MoH7926from theburdenמִסֵּ֣בֶלmi.Se.velH5447: hishandsכַּ֝פָּ֗יוka.PavH3709weredeliveredתַּעֲבֹֽרְנָה׃ta.'a.Vo.re.nahH5674from thepotsמִדּ֥וּדmi.DudH1731.

7Thou didstcallקָרָ֗אתָka.Ra.taH7121introubleבַּצָּרָ֥הba.tza.RahH6869, and Ideliveredוָאֲחַ֫לְּצֶ֥ךָּva.'a.Cha.le.Tze.kaH2502thee; Iansweredאֶ֭עֶנְךָ'E.'en.khaH6030thee in the secretplaceבְּסֵ֣תֶרbe.Se.terH5643ofthunderרַ֑עַםRa.'amH7482: Iprovedאֶבְחָֽנְךָ֨'ev.cha.ne.KhaH974thee at thewatersמֵ֖יmeiH4325ofMeribahמְרִיבָ֣הme.ri.VahH4809.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

8Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085, O mypeopleעַ֭מִּי'A.miH5971, and I willtestifyוְאָעִ֣ידָהve.'a.'I.dahH5749to thee: OIsraelיִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, if thou wilthearkenתִּֽשְׁמַֽע־tish.ma'-H8085to me;

9There shall nostrangeזָ֑רZarH2114godאֵ֣ל'elH410be in thee; neither shalt thouworshipתִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗הtish.ta.cha.VehH7812anystrangeנֵכָֽר׃ne.KharH5236godלְאֵ֣לle.'ElH410.

10I am theLORDיְה֘וָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, whobroughtהַֽ֭מַּעַלְךָHa.ma.'al.khaH5927thee out of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: open thymouthפִּ֝֗יךָPi.khaH6310wideהַרְחֶב־har.chev-H7337, and I willfillוַאֲמַלְאֵֽהוּ׃va.'a.mal.'E.huH4390it.

11But mypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971would nothearkenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085to myvoiceלְקוֹלִ֑יle.ko.LiH6963; andIsraelוְ֝יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478wouldאָ֥בָה'A.vahH14not obey me.

12So I gave themupוָֽ֭אֲשַׁלְּחֵהוּVa.'a.sha.le.che.huH7971to their ownheartsלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820’lustבִּשְׁרִיר֣וּתbish.ri.RutH8307: and theywalkedH3212in their owncounselsבְּֽמוֹעֲצוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃Be.mo.'a.tzo.tei.HemH4156.

13Oל֗וּLuH3863that mypeopleעַ֭מִּי'A.miH5971hadhearkenedשֹׁמֵ֣עַֽsho.Me.a'H8085to me, andIsraelיִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadwalkedH1980in mywaysבִּדְרָכַ֥יbid.ra.KhaiH1870!

14I shouldsoonכִּ֭מְעַטKim.'atH4592havesubduedאַכְנִ֑יעַ'akh.Ni.a'H3665theirenemiesאוֹיְבֵיהֶ֣ם'oy.vei.HemH341, andturnedאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725myhandיָדִֽי׃ya.DiH3027against theiradversariesצָ֝רֵיהֶ֗םtza.rei.HemH6862.

15Thehatersמְשַׂנְאֵ֣יme.san.'EiH8130of theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068should havesubmittedיְכַֽחֲשׁוּ־ye.kha.cha.shu-H3584themselves to him: and theirtimeעִתָּ֣ם'i.TamH6256should have endured foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

16He should havefedוַֽ֭יַּאֲכִילֵהוּVai.ya.'a.khi.le.huH398them also with thefinestמֵחֵ֣לֶבme.Che.levH2459of thewheatחִטָּ֑הchi.TahH2406: and withhoneyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706out of therockוּ֝מִצּ֗וּרu.mi.TzurH6697I should havesatisfiedאַשְׂבִּיעֶֽךָ׃'as.bi.'E.khaH7646thee.

Commentaries on Psalms 81

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