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Psalms

Chapter 68
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): lamenatzּe֥cha ledavi֗d mizem֥or shshiֽyr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; let them also that hate him flee before him.

לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ לְדָוִ֗ד מִזְמ֥וֹר שִֽׁיר׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): yaq֣um 'e֭lohiym yap֣utzu 'oyeba֑yv veyan֥usu me֝shsane'a֗yv mipּanaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; as wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

יָק֣וּם אֱ֭לֹהִים יָפ֣וּצוּ אוֹיְבָ֑יו וְיָנ֥וּסוּ מְ֝שַׂנְאָ֗יו מִפָּנָֽיו׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּehinedּo֥p 'ashsha֗n tּi֫nedּo֥p kּehimּe֣s dּ֭onag mipּeney-'e֑shsh yo'bed֥u re֝shsha'i֗ym mipּene֥y 'elohiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God; yes, let them exceedingly rejoice.

כְּהִנְדֹּ֥ף עָשָׁ֗ן תִּ֫נְדֹּ֥ף כְּהִמֵּ֣ס דּ֭וֹנַג מִפְּנֵי־אֵ֑שׁ יֹאבְד֥וּ רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים מִפְּנֵ֥י אֱלֹהִֽים׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veֽtzadּiyqi֗ym yishsemech֣u yaֽ֭'aletzu lipene֥y 'elohi֗ym veyashsi֥yshsu beshsimechaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.

וְֽצַדִּיקִ֗ים יִשְׂמְח֣וּ יַֽ֭עַלְצוּ לִפְנֵ֥י אֱלֹהִ֗ים וְיָשִׂ֥ישׂוּ בְשִׂמְחָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): shshi֤yru ׀ leֽ'lohiym֮ zamּer֪u shshe֫m֥o so֡lּu laroke֣b bּa֭'arabot bּeya֥hּ shshem֗o ve'ilez֥u lepanaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

שִׁ֤ירוּ ׀ לֵֽאלֹהִים֮ זַמְּר֪וּ שְׁ֫מ֥וֹ סֹ֡לּוּ לָרֹכֵ֣ב בָּ֭עֲרָבוֹת בְּיָ֥הּ שְׁמ֗וֹ וְעִלְז֥וּ לְפָנָֽיו׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): abi֣y ye֭tomiym vedayּa֣n 'aleman֑ot 'e֝lohi֗ym bּime'֥on qadeshshֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)God sets the solitary in families; he brings out those which are bound with chains; but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

אֲבִ֣י יְ֭תוֹמִים וְדַיַּ֣ן אַלְמָנ֑וֹת אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים בִּמְע֥וֹן קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): elohi֤ym ׀ m֘oshshi֤yb yechiydi֨ym ׀ bּa֗yetah motzi֣y 'a֭siyriym bּakּoshshar֑ot 'a֥ke s֝orari֗ym shshaken֥u tzechiychaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)O God, when you went forth before your people, when you did march through the wilderness. Selah.

אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ מ֘וֹשִׁ֤יב יְחִידִ֨ים ׀ בַּ֗יְתָה מוֹצִ֣יא אֲ֭סִירִים בַּכּוֹשָׁר֑וֹת אַ֥ךְ ס֝וֹרֲרִ֗ים שָׁכְנ֥וּ צְחִיחָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): eֽlohi֗ym bּe֭tze'teka lipene֣y 'amּe֑ka bּetza'edּeka֖ biֽyshshiym֣on seֽlah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God; even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים בְּ֭צֵאתְךָ לִפְנֵ֣י עַמֶּ֑ךָ בְּצַעְדְּךָ֖ בִֽישִׁימ֣וֹן סֶֽלָה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): e֤retz ra'a֨shshah ׀ 'ap-shshama֣yim natepu֮ mipּene֪y 'elo֫hi֥ym ze֥h siyna֑y mipּene֥y 'e֝lohi֗ym 'elohe֥y yishsera'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You, O God, did send a plentiful rain, whereby you did confirm your inheritance, when it was weary.

אֶ֤רֶץ רָעָ֨שָׁה ׀ אַף־שָׁמַ֣יִם נָטְפוּ֮ מִפְּנֵ֪י אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים זֶ֥ה סִינַ֑י מִפְּנֵ֥י אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): gּe֣shshem ne֭dabot tּani֣yp 'elohi֑ym nachalateka֥ ve֝nile'a֗h 'atּa֥h kֽonanetּֽahּ׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Your congregation has dwelt therein; you, O God, have prepared of your goodness for the poor.

גֶּ֣שֶׁם נְ֭דָבוֹת תָּנִ֣יף אֱלֹהִ֑ים נַחֲלָתְךָ֥ וְ֝נִלְאָ֗ה אַתָּ֥ה כֽוֹנַנְתָּֽהּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): chayּateka֥ yaֽshshebu-ba֑hּ tּa֤ki֥yn bּetobateka֖ le'ani֣y 'elohiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The Lord gave the word; great was the company of those that published it.

חַיָּתְךָ֥ יָֽשְׁבוּ־בָ֑הּ תָּ֤כִ֥ין בְּטוֹבָתְךָ֖ לֶעָנִ֣י אֱלֹהִֽים׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): adona֥y yitּen-'o֑mer haֽ֝mebashsּer֗ot tzaba֥ raֽb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Kings of armies did flee apace; and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.

אֲדֹנָ֥י יִתֶּן־אֹ֑מֶר הַֽ֝מְבַשְּׂר֗וֹת צָבָ֥א רָֽב׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): maleke֣y tze֭ba'ot yidּod֣un yidּod֑un unevat bּa֝֗yit tּechalּe֥q shshalaֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Though you have lien among the sheepfolds, yet shall you be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.

מַלְכֵ֣י צְ֭בָאוֹת יִדֹּד֣וּן יִדֹּד֑וּן וּנְוַת בַּ֝֗יִת תְּחַלֵּ֥ק שָׁלָֽל׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): iֽm-tּishshekּebun֮ bּe֪yn shshepa֫tּa֥yim kּanepe֣y y֭onah nechepּa֣h bakּe֑sep ve֝'eberote֗yha bּiֽyraqera֥q charֽutz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.

אִֽם־תִּשְׁכְּבוּן֮ בֵּ֪ין שְׁפַ֫תָּ֥יִם כַּנְפֵ֣י י֭וֹנָה נֶחְפָּ֣ה בַכֶּ֑סֶף וְ֝אֶבְרוֹתֶ֗יהָ בִּֽירַקְרַ֥ק חָרֽוּץ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): bּepa֘re֤shs shshadּa֓y mela֘ki֤ym bּa֗hּ tּashshele֥g bּetzalemֽon׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; a high hill as the hill of Bashan.

בְּפָ֘רֵ֤שׂ שַׁדַּ֓י מְלָ֘כִ֤ים בָּ֗הּ תַּשְׁלֵ֥ג בְּצַלְמֽוֹן׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): har-'e֭lohiym har-bּashsha֑n ha֥r gּa֝benunּi֗ym har-bּashshaֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Why leap you, you high hills? this is the hill which God desires to dwell in; yes, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.

הַר־אֱ֭לֹהִים הַר־בָּשָׁ֑ן הַ֥ר גַּ֝בְנֻנִּ֗ים הַר־בָּשָֽׁן׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): la֤mּah ׀ tּeֽratzּedun֮ hari֪ym gּabenu֫nּi֥ym haha֗r chama֣d 'elohi֣ym leshshibetּ֑o 'ap-ye֝hva֗h yishshekּo֥n laneֽtzach׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels; the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.

לָ֤מָּה ׀ תְּֽרַצְּדוּן֮ הָרִ֪ים גַּבְנֻ֫נִּ֥ים הָהָ֗ר חָמַ֣ד אֱלֹהִ֣ים לְשִׁבְתּ֑וֹ אַף־יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן לָנֶֽצַח׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): re֤keb 'elohi֗ym ribּota֣yim 'alepe֣y shshine'a֑n 'adona֥y ba֝֗m siyna֥y bּaqּoֽdeshsh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You have ascended on high, you have led captivity captive; you have received gifts for men; yes, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.

רֶ֤כֶב אֱלֹהִ֗ים רִבֹּתַ֣יִם אַלְפֵ֣י שִׁנְאָ֑ן אֲדֹנָ֥י בָ֝֗ם סִינַ֥י בַּקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): a֘li֤yta lamּar֨om ׀ shsha֘bi֤yta shshּe֗biy laqa֣chetּa ma֭tּanot bּa'ada֑m ve'a֥p s֝oreri֗ym lishshekּo֤n ׀ ya֬hּ 'elohiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

עָ֘לִ֤יתָ לַמָּר֨וֹם ׀ שָׁ֘בִ֤יתָ שֶּׁ֗בִי לָקַ֣חְתָּ מַ֭תָּנוֹת בָּאָדָ֑ם וְאַ֥ף ס֝וֹרְרִ֗ים לִשְׁכֹּ֤ן ׀ יָ֬הּ אֱלֹהִֽים׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): bּa֤r֣uke 'adonay֮ y֤om ׀ y֥om yaֽ'amas-la֗nu ha֘'e֤l yeֽshshu'ate֬nu seֽlah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He that is our God is the God of salvation; and to GOD the Lord belong the issues from death.

בָּ֤ר֣וּךְ אֲדֹנָי֮ י֤וֹם ׀ י֥וֹם יַֽעֲמָס־לָ֗נוּ הָ֘אֵ֤ל יְֽשׁוּעָתֵ֬נוּ סֶֽלָה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ha֤'e֣l ׀ lanu֮ 'e֤l leֽmoshsha֫'֥ot veleyhvi֥h 'adona֑y la֝mּa֗vet tּotza'ֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such a one as goes on still in his trespasses.

הָ֤אֵ֣ל ׀ לָנוּ֮ אֵ֤ל לְֽמוֹשָׁ֫ע֥וֹת וְלֵיהוִ֥ה אֲדֹנָ֑י לַ֝מָּ֗וֶת תּוֹצָאֽוֹת׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): ake-'elohi֗ym yimechatz֮ ro֤'shsh 'o֫yeba֥yv qadeqo֥d shse'a֑r mi֝tehalּe֗ke bּa'ashshamaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea.

אַךְ־אֱלֹהִ֗ים יִמְחַץ֮ רֹ֤אשׁ אֹ֫יְבָ֥יו קָדְקֹ֥ד שֵׂעָ֑ר מִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְ בַּאֲשָׁמָֽיו׃

23
Phonetic (Hebrew): ama֣r 'a֭donay mibּashsha֣n 'ashshi֑yb 'a֝shshi֗yb miֽmּetzul֥ot yaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)That your foot may be dipped in the blood of your enemies, and the tongue of your dogs in the same.

אָמַ֣ר אֲ֭דֹנָי מִבָּשָׁ֣ן אָשִׁ֑יב אָ֝שִׁ֗יב מִֽמְּצֻל֥וֹת יָֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): lema֤'an ׀ tּiֽmecha֥tz rageleka֗ bּe֫da֥m leshsh֥on kּelabe֑yka me'oyebi֥ym minּeֽhu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They have seen your goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.

לְמַ֤עַן ׀ תִּֽמְחַ֥ץ רַגְלְךָ֗ בְּ֫דָ֥ם לְשׁ֥וֹן כְּלָבֶ֑יךָ מֵאֹיְבִ֥ים מִנֵּֽהוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ra'֣u haliykote֣yka 'elohi֑ym hali֘yk֤ot 'eli֖y malekּi֣y baqּoֽdeshsh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.

רָא֣וּ הֲלִיכוֹתֶ֣יךָ אֱלֹהִ֑ים הֲלִ֘יכ֤וֹת אֵלִ֖י מַלְכִּ֣י בַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): qidּem֣u shsha֭riym 'acha֣r nogeni֑ym bּet֥oke 'a֝lam֗ot tּopepֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Bless you God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.

קִדְּמ֣וּ שָׁ֭רִים אַחַ֣ר נֹגְנִ֑ים בְּת֥וֹךְ עֲ֝לָמ֗וֹת תּוֹפֵפֽוֹת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): bּeֽ֭maqehelot bּarek֣u 'elohi֑ym ye֝hva֗h mimּeq֥or yishsera'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

בְּֽ֭מַקְהֵלוֹת בָּרְכ֣וּ אֱלֹהִ֑ים יְ֝הוָ֗ה מִמְּק֥וֹר יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): shsha֤m bּineyami֨n ׀ tza'i֡yr rode֗m shsare֣y ye֭hudah rigemata֑m shsare֥y ze֝bul֗un shsare֥y napetּaliֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Your God has commanded your strength; strengthen, O God, that which you have wrought for us.

שָׁ֤ם בִּנְיָמִ֨ן ׀ צָעִ֡יר רֹדֵ֗ם שָׂרֵ֣י יְ֭הוּדָה רִגְמָתָ֑ם שָׂרֵ֥י זְ֝בֻל֗וּן שָׂרֵ֥י נַפְתָּלִֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): tziua֥h 'elohe֗yka 'u֫zּe֥ka 'uzּa֥h 'elohi֑ym z֝֗u pּa'a֥letּa lּaֽnu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Because of your temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents to you.

צִוָּ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ עֻ֫זֶּ֥ךָ עוּזָּ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֑ים ז֝֗וּ פָּעַ֥לְתָּ לָּֽנוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): meֽ֭heykaleka 'al-yerushshala֑im leka֤ yobi֖ylu melaki֣ym shshaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver; scatter the people that delight in war.

מֵֽ֭הֵיכָלֶךָ עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם לְךָ֤ יוֹבִ֖ילוּ מְלָכִ֣ים שָֽׁי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): gּe'a֨r chayּa֪t qane֡h 'ada֤t 'abּiyri֨ym ׀ bּe'egele֬y 'amּi֗ym miterapּe֥s bּeratzּey-ka֑sep bּizּa֥r 'a֝mּi֗ym qerab֥ot yechepּaֽtzu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands to God.

גְּעַ֨ר חַיַּ֪ת קָנֶ֡ה עֲדַ֤ת אַבִּירִ֨ים ׀ בְּעֶגְלֵ֬י עַמִּ֗ים מִתְרַפֵּ֥ס בְּרַצֵּי־כָ֑סֶף בִּזַּ֥ר עַ֝מִּ֗ים קְרָב֥וֹת יֶחְפָּֽצוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ye'eta֣yu cha֭shshemanּiym minּi֣y mitzera֑yim kּ֥ushsh tּari֥ytz ya֝da֗yv le'lohiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises to the Lord; Selah.

יֶאֱתָ֣יוּ חַ֭שְׁמַנִּים מִנִּ֣י מִצְרָ֑יִם כּ֥וּשׁ תָּרִ֥יץ יָ֝דָ֗יו לֵאלֹהִֽים׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): mamelek֣ot ha֭'aretz shshi֣yru le'lohi֑ym zamּer֖u 'adona֣y seֽlah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)To him that rides upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he does send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.

מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הָ֭אָרֶץ שִׁ֣ירוּ לֵאלֹהִ֑ים זַמְּר֖וּ אֲדֹנָ֣י סֶֽלָה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): la֭rokeb bּishsheme֣y shshemey-qe֑dem he֥n yitּe֥n bּe֝qolo q֣ol 'oֽz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Ascribe you strength to God; his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.

לָ֭רֹכֵב בִּשְׁמֵ֣י שְׁמֵי־קֶ֑דֶם הֵ֥ן יִתֵּ֥ן בְּ֝קוֹלוֹ ק֣וֹל עֹֽז׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): tּen֥u 'o֗z leֽ'lo֫hi֥ym 'aֽl-yishsera'e֥l gּa'avat֑o ve֝'uzּ֗o bּashshּechaqiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)O God, you are awesome out of your holy places; the God of Israel is he that gives strength and power to his people. Blessed be God.

תְּנ֥וּ עֹ֗ז לֵֽאלֹ֫הִ֥ים עַֽל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל גַּאֲוָת֑וֹ וְ֝עֻזּ֗וֹ בַּשְּׁחָקִֽים׃

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נ֤וֹרָ֥א אֱלֹהִ֗ים מִֽמִּקְדָּ֫שֶׁ֥יךָ אֵ֤ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל ה֤וּא נֹתֵ֨ן ׀ עֹ֖ז וְתַעֲצֻמ֥וֹת לָעָ֗ם בָּר֥וּךְ אֱלֹהִֽים׃