| 1. For the conductor on jeduthun, a song of Asaph. |
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א. |
| 2. My voice is to God, and I shall cry out; my voice is to God, and hearken to me. |
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| 3. On the day of my distress, I sought the Lord; my wound oozes at night and does not abate; my soul refuses to be comforted. |
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| 4. I remember God and I stir; I speak and my spirit becomes faint, forever. |
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| 5. You held fast the awakenings of my eyes; I throb and I do not speak. |
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| 6. I think of days of yore, ancient years. |
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| 7. I recall my music at night; I speak with my heart and my spirit searches. |
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ז. |
| 8. "Will the Lord forsake [me] forever and nevermore be appeased? |
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ח. |
| 9. Has His kindness ended forever? Has He issued a decree for all generations? |
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ט. |
| 10. Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has He, in anger, shut off His mercy forever?" |
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י. |
| 11. And I said, "This is to terrify me, the change of the right hand of the Most High." |
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יא. |
| 12. I recall the deeds of Yah when I remember Your wonder from time immemorial. |
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יב. |
| 13. And I meditate over all Your works, and I speak of Your deeds. |
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יג. |
| 14. O God, Your way is in sanctity. Who is a power as great as God? |
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יד. |
| 15. You are the God Who works wonders; You made known Your might among the peoples. |
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טו. |
| 16. You redeemed Your people with Your arm, the sons of Jacob and Joseph forever. |
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טז. |
| 17. The waters perceived You, O God, the waters perceived You, they trembled, even the deeps quaked. |
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יז. |
| 18. They poured forth thick waters; the skies let out a voice, even your arrows went abroad. |
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יח. |
| 19. The sound of Your thunder is like a wheel; the lightning illuminated the world; the earth shook and quaked. |
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יט. |
| 20. In the sea was Your way, and Your path in the mighty waters, and Your steps were not known. |
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כ. |
| 21. You led Your people like sheep by the hand of Moses and Aaron. |
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כא. |