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Psalms

Chapter 81
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): lamenatzּe֬cha ׀ 'aֽl-hagּitּi֬yt le'asaֽp׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Sing aloud to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.

לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ ׀ עַֽל־הַגִּתִּ֬ית לְאָסָֽף׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): ha֭reniynu le'lohi֣ym 'uzּe֑nu ha֝ri֗y'u le'lohe֥y ya'aqoֽb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Take a psalm, and bring Here the timbrel, the pleasant lyre with the psaltery.

הַ֭רְנִינוּ לֵאלֹהִ֣ים עוּזֵּ֑נוּ הָ֝רִ֗יעוּ לֵאלֹהֵ֥י יַעֲקֹֽב׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): shseֽ'u-zi֭merah utenu-to֑p kּinּ֖or na'i֣ym 'im-naֽbel׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.

שְֽׂאוּ־זִ֭מְרָה וּתְנוּ־תֹ֑ף כִּנּ֖וֹר נָעִ֣ים עִם־נָֽבֶל׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּiqe'֣u bacho֣deshsh shshopa֑r bּa֝kּe֗seh ley֣om chagּeֽnu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.

תִּקְע֣וּ בַחֹ֣דֶשׁ שׁוֹפָ֑ר בַּ֝כֵּ֗סֶה לְי֣וֹם חַגֵּֽנוּ׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y cho֣q leyishsera'e֣l h֑u mi֝shshepּa֗t le'lohe֥y ya'aqoֽb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt; where I heard a language that I understood not.

כִּ֤י חֹ֣ק לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל ה֑וּא מִ֝שְׁפָּ֗ט לֵאלֹהֵ֥י יַעֲקֹֽב׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): e֤dut ׀ bּiֽyh֘ose֤p shsam֗o bּe֭tze'to 'al-'e֣retz mitzera֑yim shsepa֖t lo'-yada֣'etּiy 'eshshemaֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I removed his shoulder from the burden; his hands were delivered from the baskets.

עֵ֤דוּת ׀ בִּֽיה֘וֹסֵ֤ף שָׂמ֗וֹ בְּ֭צֵאתוֹ עַל־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם שְׂפַ֖ת לֹא־יָדַ֣עְתִּי אֶשְׁמָֽע׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): hasiyr֣otiy misּe֣bel shshikem֑o kּa֝pּa֗yv midּ֥ud tּa'aboֽrenah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You called in trouble, and I delivered you; I answered you in the secret place of thunder; I proved you at the waters of Meribah. Selah.

הֲסִיר֣וֹתִי מִסֵּ֣בֶל שִׁכְמ֑וֹ כַּ֝פָּ֗יו מִדּ֥וּד תַּעֲבֹֽרְנָה׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּatzּara֥h qara֗'ta va'acha֫lּetze֥kּa 'e֭'eneka bּese֣ter ra֑'am 'ebechaֽneka֨ 'al-me֖y meriyba֣h seֽlah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Hear, O my people, and I will testify to you; O Israel, if you will hearken to me;

בַּצָּרָ֥ה קָרָ֗אתָ וָאֲחַ֫לְּצֶ֥ךָּ אֶ֭עֶנְךָ בְּסֵ֣תֶר רַ֑עַם אֶבְחָֽנְךָ֨ עַל־מֵ֖י מְרִיבָ֣ה סֶֽלָה׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshema֣ 'a֭mּiy ve'a'i֣ydah bּa֑ke yi֝shsera'e֗l 'im-tּiֽshshemaֽ'-liֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)There shall no strange god be in you; neither shall you worship any strange god.

שְׁמַ֣ע עַ֭מִּי וְאָעִ֣ידָה בָּ֑ךְ יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל אִם־תִּֽשְׁמַֽע־לִֽי׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): loֽ'-yiheye֣h be֭ka 'e֣l za֑r velo֥ ti֝shshetּachave֗h le'e֣l nekaֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt; open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.

לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֣ה בְ֭ךָ אֵ֣ל זָ֑ר וְלֹ֥א תִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗ה לְאֵ֣ל נֵכָֽר׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): anoki֨y ׀ yeh֘va֤h 'elohe֗yka haֽ֭mּa'aleka me'e֣retz mitzera֑yim harecheb-pּi֝֗yka va'amale'eֽhu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.

אָנֹכִ֨י ׀ יְה֘וָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ הַֽ֭מַּעַלְךָ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם הַרְחֶב־פִּ֝֗יךָ וַאֲמַלְאֵֽהוּ׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): velo'-shshama֣ 'amּi֣y leqoli֑y ve֝yishsera'e֗l lo'-'a֥bah liֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So I gave them up to their own hearts' stubbornness; and they walked in their own counsels.

וְלֹא־שָׁמַ֣ע עַמִּ֣י לְקוֹלִ֑י וְ֝יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לֹא־אָ֥בָה לִֽי׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽ֭'ashshalּechehu bּishsheriyr֣ut libּa֑m ye֝lek֗u bּeֽmo'atzoteyheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Oh that my people had hearkened to me, and Israel had walked in my ways!

וָֽ֭אֲשַׁלְּחֵהוּ בִּשְׁרִיר֣וּת לִבָּ֑ם יֵ֝לְכ֗וּ בְּֽמוֹעֲצוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): l֗u 'a֭mּiy shshome֣'aֽ li֑y yi֝shsera'e֗l bּideraka֥y yehalּeֽku׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.

ל֗וּ עַ֭מִּי שֹׁמֵ֣עַֽ לִ֑י יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל בִּדְרָכַ֥י יְהַלֵּֽכוּ׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֭me'at 'oyebeyhe֣m 'akeni֑y'a ve'a֥l tza֝reyhe֗m 'ashshi֥yb yadiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves to him; but their time should have endured for ever.

כִּ֭מְעַט אוֹיְבֵיהֶ֣ם אַכְנִ֑יעַ וְעַ֥ל צָ֝רֵיהֶ֗ם אָשִׁ֥יב יָדִֽי׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): meshsane'e֣y ye֭hvah yekaֽchashshu-l֑o viyhi֖y 'itּa֣m le'olaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat; and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied you.

מְשַׂנְאֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה יְכַֽחֲשׁוּ־ל֑וֹ וִיהִ֖י עִתָּ֣ם לְעוֹלָֽם׃

17

וַֽ֭יַּאֲכִילֵהוּ מֵחֵ֣לֶב חִטָּ֑ה וּ֝מִצּ֗וּר דְּבַ֣שׁ אַשְׂבִּיעֶֽךָ׃