Tehillah 78 – תהלה עח

¹A Maskil of Asaf. Give ear, O my people, to my Torah; incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

²I will open my mouth with a mashal; I will utter dark sayings concerning days of old;

³That which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us,

⁴We will not hide from their children, telling to the generation to come the praises of  יהוה , and His strength, and His wondrous works that He has done.

⁵For He established a testimony in Ya’akov, and appointed a Torah in Yisra’el, which He commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children;

⁶That the generation to come might know them, even the children that should be born; who should arise and tell them to their children,

⁷That they might put their confidence in Elohim, and not forget the works of Elohim, but keep His Mitzvot;

⁸And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with Elohim.

⁹B’nei Efrayim were as archers handling the bow, that turned back in the day of battle.

¹⁰They kept not the Brit of Elohim, and refused to walk in His Torah;

¹¹And they forgot His doings, and His wondrous works that He had shown them.

¹²Marvellous things did He in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Mitzrayim, in the field of Tzo’an.

¹³He cleaved the sea, and caused them to pass through; and He made the waters to stand as a heap.

¹⁴By day also He led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.

¹⁵He cleaved rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the great deep.

¹⁶He brought streams also out of the Rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.

¹⁷Yet they went on still to sin against Him, to rebel against Elyon in the desert.

¹⁸And they tried God in their heart by asking food for their craving.

¹⁹Yes, they spoke against Elohim; they said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?

²⁰Behold, He smote the Rock, that waters gushed out, and streams overflowed; can He give bread also? Or will He provide flesh for His people?”

²¹Therefore  יהוה  heard, and was wroth; and a fire was kindled against Ya’akov, and anger also went up against Yisra’el;

²²Because they believed not in Elohim, and trusted not in His Salvation.

²³And He commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven;

²⁴And He caused manna to rain upon them for food, and gave them of the grain of heaven.

²⁵Man did eat the bread of the mighty; He sent them provisions to the full.

²⁶He caused the east wind to set forth in heaven; and by His power He brought on the south wind.

²⁷He caused flesh also to rain upon them as the dust, and winged fowl as the sand of the seas;

²⁸And He let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their dwellings.

²⁹So they did eat, and were well filled; and He gave them that which they craved.

³⁰They were not estranged from their craving, their food was yet in their mouths,

³¹When the anger of Elohim went up against them, and slew of the lustiest among them, and smote down the young men of Yisra’el.

³²For all this they sinned still, and believed not in His wondrous works.

³³Therefore He ended their days as a breath, and their years in terror.

³⁴When He slew them, then they would inquire after Him, and turn back and seek Elohim earnestly.

³⁵And they remembered that Elohim was their Rock, and El Elyon their redeemer.

³⁶But they beguiled Him with their mouth, and lied unto Him with their tongue.

³⁷For their heart was not stedfast with Him, neither were they faithful in His Brit.

³⁸But He, being full of mercy, atones for iniquity, and destroys not; often does He turn His anger away, and does not stir up all His wrath.

³⁹So He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes away, and comes not again.

⁴⁰How often did they rebel against Him in the wilderness, and grieve Him in the desert!

⁴¹And still again they tried God, and set bounds for the Kadosh One of Yisra’el.

⁴²They remembered not His hand, nor the day when He redeemed them from the adversary.

⁴³How He set His signs in Mitzrayim, and His wonders in the field of Tzo’an;

⁴⁴And turned their rivers into blood, so that they could not drink their streams.

⁴⁵He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.

⁴⁶He gave also their increase unto the caterpillar, and their labor unto the locust.

⁴⁷He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycamore trees with frost.

⁴⁸He gave over their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to fiery bolts.

⁴⁹He sent forth upon them the fierceness of His anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, a sending of messengers of evil.

⁵⁰He levelled a path for His anger; He spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;

⁵¹And smote all the first-born in Mitzrayim, the first-fruits of their strength in the tents of Kham;

⁵²But He made His own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

⁵³And He led them safely, and they feared not; but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

⁵⁴And He brought them to His consecrated border, to the Har which His right hand had gotten.

⁵⁵He drove out the nations also before them, and allotted them for an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Yisra’el to dwell in their tents.

⁵⁶Yet they tried and provoked Elohim, Elyon, and kept not His testimonies;

⁵⁷But turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers; they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

⁵⁸For they provoked Him with their high places, and moved Him to jealousy with their graven images.

⁵⁹Elohim heard, and was wroth, and He greatly abhorred Yisra’el;

⁶⁰And He forsook the Mishkan of Shiloh, the tent which He had made to dwell among men;

⁶¹And delivered His strength into captivity, and His glory into the adversary’s hand.

⁶²He gave His people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with His inheritance.

⁶³Fire devoured their young men; and their virgins had no marriage-song.

⁶⁴Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.

⁶⁵Then Adonai awaked as one asleep, like a mighty man recovering from wine.

⁶⁶And He smote His adversaries backward; He put upon them a perpetual reproach.

⁶⁷Moreover He abhorred the Ohel of Yosef, and chose not the tribe of Efrayim;

⁶⁸But chose the tribe of Yehudah, Har Tzion which He loved.

⁶⁹And He built His Mikdash like the heights, like the earth which He has founded forever.

⁷⁰He chose David also His servant, and took him from the sheepfolds;

⁷¹From following the ewes that nurse He brought him, to be shepherd over Ya’akov His people, and Yisra’el His inheritance.

⁷²So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart; and lead them by the skillfulness of his hands.

^אמַשְׂכִּיל לְאָסָף: הַאֲזִינָה עַמִּי תּוֹרָתִי; הַטּוּ אָזְנְכֶם לְאִמְרֵי פִי.

^באֶפְתְּחָה בְמָשָׁל פִּי; אַבִּיעָה חִידוֹת מִנִּי קֶדֶם.

^גאֲשֶׁר שָׁמַעְנוּ וַנֵּדָעֵם; וַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ סִפְּרוּ לָנוּ.

^דלֹא נְכַחֵד מִבְּנֵיהֶם לְדוֹר אַחֲרוֹן מְסַפְּרִים תְּהִלּוֹת יהוה ; וֶעֱזוּזוֹ וְנִפְלְאֹתָיו אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה.

^הוַיָּקֶם עֵדוּת בְּיַעֲקֹב וְתוֹרָה שָׂם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל: אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה אֶת אֲבוֹתֵינוּ לְהוֹדִיעָם לִבְנֵיהֶם.

^ולְמַעַן יֵדְעוּ דּוֹר אַחֲרוֹן בָּנִים יִוָּלֵדוּ; יָקֻמוּ וִיסַפְּרוּ לִבְנֵיהֶם.

^זוְיָשִׂימוּ בֵאלֹהִים כִּסְלָם: וְלֹא יִשְׁכְּחוּ מַעַלְלֵי אֵל; וּמִצְו‍ֹתָיו יִנְצֹרוּ.

^חוְלֹא יִהְיוּ כַּאֲבוֹתָם דּוֹר סוֹרֵר וּמֹרֶה: דּוֹר לֹא הֵכִין לִבּוֹ; וְלֹא נֶאֶמְנָה אֶת אֵל רוּחוֹ.

^טבְּנֵי אֶפְרַיִם נוֹשְׁקֵי רוֹמֵי קָשֶׁת; הָפְכוּ בְּיוֹם קְרָב. 

^ילֹא שָׁמְרוּ בְּרִית אֱלֹהִים; וּבְתוֹרָתוֹ מֵאֲנוּ לָלֶכֶת.

^יאוַיִּשְׁכְּחוּ עֲלִילוֹתָיו; וְנִפְלְאוֹתָיו אֲשֶׁר הֶרְאָם.

^יבנֶגֶד אֲבוֹתָם עָשָׂה פֶלֶא; בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם שְׂדֵה צֹעַן.

^יגבָּקַע יָם וַיַּעֲבִירֵם; וַיַּצֶּב מַיִם כְּמוֹ נֵד.

^ידוַיַּנְחֵם בֶּעָנָן יוֹמָם; וְכָל הַלַּיְלָה בְּאוֹר אֵשׁ.

^טויְבַקַּע צֻרִים בַּמִּדְבָּר; וַיַּשְׁקְ כִּתְהֹמוֹת רַבָּה.

^טזוַיּוֹצִא נוֹזְלִים מִסָּלַע; וַיּוֹרֶד כַּנְּהָרוֹת מָיִם.

^יזוַיּוֹסִיפוּ עוֹד לַחֲטֹא לוֹ לַמְרוֹת עֶלְיוֹן בַּצִּיָּה.

^יחוַיְנַסּוּ אֵל בִּלְבָבָם לִשְׁאָל אֹכֶל לְנַפְשָׁם.

^יטוַיְדַבְּרוּ בֵּאלֹהִים: אָמְרוּ הֲיוּכַל אֵל לַעֲרֹךְ שֻׁלְחָן בַּמִּדְבָּר.

^כהֵן הִכָּה צוּר וַיָּזוּבוּ מַיִם וּנְחָלִים יִשְׁטֹפוּ: הֲגַם לֶחֶם יוּכַל תֵּת; אִם יָכִין שְׁאֵר לְעַמּוֹ.

^כאלָכֵן שָׁמַע יהוה וַיִּתְעַבָּר: וְאֵשׁ נִשְּׂקָה בְיַעֲקֹב; וְגַם אַף עָלָה בְיִשְׂרָאֵל.

^כבכִּי לֹא הֶאֱמִינוּ בֵּאלֹהִים; וְלֹא בָטְחוּ בִּישׁוּעָתוֹ.

^כגוַיְצַו שְׁחָקִים מִמָּעַל; וְדַלְתֵי שָׁמַיִם פָּתָח.

^כדוַיַּמְטֵר עֲלֵיהֶם מָן לֶאֱכֹל; וּדְגַן שָׁמַיִם נָתַן לָמוֹ.

^כהלֶחֶם אַבִּירִים אָכַל אִישׁ; צֵידָה שָׁלַח לָהֶם לָשֹׂבַע.

^כויַסַּע קָדִים בַּשָּׁמָיִם; וַיְנַהֵג בְּעֻזּוֹ תֵימָן.

^כזוַיַּמְטֵר עֲלֵיהֶם כֶּעָפָר שְׁאֵר; וּכְחוֹל יַמִּים עוֹף כָּנָף.

^כחוַיַּפֵּל בְּקֶרֶב מַחֲנֵהוּ; סָבִיב לְמִשְׁכְּנֹתָיו.

^כטוַיֹּאכְלוּ וַיִּשְׂבְּעוּ מְאֹד; וְתַאֲוָתָם יָבִא לָהֶם.

^ללֹא זָרוּ מִתַּאֲוָתָם; עוֹד אָכְלָם בְּפִיהֶם.

^לאוְאַף אֱלֹהִים עָלָה בָהֶם וַיַּהֲרֹג בְּמִשְׁמַנֵּיהֶם; וּבַחוּרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הִכְרִיעַ.

^לבבְּכָל זֹאת חָטְאוּ עוֹד; וְלֹא הֶאֱמִינוּ בְּנִפְלְאוֹתָיו.

^לגוַיְכַל בַּהֶבֶל יְמֵיהֶם; וּשְׁנוֹתָם בַּבֶּהָלָה.

^לדאִם הֲרָגָם וּדְרָשׁוּהוּ; וְשָׁבוּ וְשִׁחֲרוּ אֵל.

^להוַיִּזְכְּרוּ כִּי אֱלֹהִים צוּרָם; וְאֵל עֶלְיוֹן גֹּאֲלָם.

^לווַיְפַתּוּהוּ בְּפִיהֶם; וּבִלְשׁוֹנָם יְכַזְּבוּ לוֹ.

^לזוְלִבָּם לֹא נָכוֹן עִמּוֹ; וְלֹא נֶאֶמְנוּ בִּבְרִיתוֹ.

^לחוְהוּא רַחוּם יְכַפֵּר עָו‍ֹן וְלֹא יַשְׁחִית: וְהִרְבָּה לְהָשִׁיב אַפּוֹ; וְלֹא יָעִיר כָּל חֲמָתוֹ.

^לטוַיִּזְכֹּר כִּי בָשָׂר הֵמָּה; רוּחַ הוֹלֵךְ וְלֹא יָשׁוּב.

^מכַּמָּה יַמְרוּהוּ בַמִּדְבָּר; יַעֲצִיבוּהוּ בִּישִׁימוֹן.

^מאוַיָּשׁוּבוּ וַיְנַסּוּ אֵל; וּקְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל הִתְווּ.

^מבלֹא זָכְרוּ אֶת יָדוֹ; יוֹם אֲשֶׁר פָּדָם מִנִּי צָר.

^מגאֲשֶׁר שָׂם בְּמִצְרַיִם אֹתוֹתָיו; וּמוֹפְתָיו בִּשְׂדֵה צֹעַן.

^מדוַיַּהֲפֹךְ לְדָם יְאֹרֵיהֶם; וְנֹזְלֵיהֶם בַּל יִשְׁתָּיוּן.

^מהיְשַׁלַּח בָּהֶם עָרֹב וַיֹּאכְלֵם; וּצְפַרְדֵּעַ וַתַּשְׁחִיתֵם.

^מווַיִּתֵּן לֶחָסִיל יְבוּלָם; וִיגִיעָם לָאַרְבֶּה.

^מזיַהֲרֹג בַּבָּרָד גַּפְנָם; וְשִׁקְמוֹתָם בַּחֲנָמַל.

^מחוַיַּסְגֵּר לַבָּרָד בְּעִירָם; וּמִקְנֵיהֶם לָרְשָׁפִים.

^מטיְשַׁלַּח בָּם חֲרוֹן אַפּוֹ עֶבְרָה וָזַעַם וְצָרָה; מִשְׁלַחַת מַלְאֲכֵי רָעִים.

^ניְפַלֵּס נָתִיב לְאַפּוֹ: לֹא חָשַׂךְ מִמָּוֶת נַפְשָׁם; וְחַיָּתָם לַדֶּבֶר הִסְגִּיר.

^נאוַיַּךְ כָּל בְּכוֹר בְּמִצְרָיִם; רֵאשִׁית אוֹנִים בְּאָהֳלֵי חָם.

^נבוַיַּסַּע כַּצֹּאן עַמּוֹ; וַיְנַהֲגֵם כַּעֵדֶר בַּמִּדְבָּר.

^נגוַיַּנְחֵם לָבֶטַח וְלֹא פָחָדוּ; וְאֶת אוֹיְבֵיהֶם כִּסָּה הַיָּם.

^נדוַיְבִיאֵם אֶל גְּבוּל קָדְשׁוֹ; הַר זֶה קָנְתָה יְמִינוֹ.

^נהוַיְגָרֶשׁ מִפְּנֵיהֶם גּוֹיִם וַיַּפִּילֵם בְּחֶבֶל נַחֲלָה; וַיַּשְׁכֵּן בְּאָהֳלֵיהֶם שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל.

^נווַיְנַסּוּ וַיַּמְרוּ אֶת אֱלֹהִים עֶלְיוֹן; וְעֵדוֹתָיו לֹא שָׁמָרוּ.

^נזוַיִּסֹּגוּ וַיִּבְגְּדוּ כַּאֲבוֹתָם; נֶהְפְּכוּ כְּקֶשֶׁת רְמִיָּה.

^נחוַיַּכְעִיסוּהוּ בְּבָמוֹתָם; וּבִפְסִילֵיהֶם יַקְנִיאוּהוּ.

^נטשָׁמַע אֱלֹהִים וַיִּתְעַבָּר; וַיִּמְאַס מְאֹד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל.

^סוַיִּטֹּשׁ מִשְׁכַּן שִׁלוֹ; אֹהֶל שִׁכֵּן בָּאָדָם.

^סאוַיִּתֵּן לַשְּׁבִי עֻזּוֹ; וְתִפְאַרְתּוֹ בְיַד צָר.

^סבוַיַּסְגֵּר לַחֶרֶב עַמּוֹ; וּבְנַחֲלָתוֹ הִתְעַבָּר.

^סגבַּחוּרָיו אָכְלָה אֵשׁ; וּבְתוּלֹתָיו לֹא הוּלָּלוּ.

^סדכֹּהֲנָיו בַּחֶרֶב נָפָלוּ; וְאַלְמְנֹתָיו לֹא תִבְכֶּינָה.

^סהוַיִּקַץ כְּיָשֵׁן אֲדֹנָי; כְּגִבּוֹר מִתְרוֹנֵן מִיָּיִן.

^סווַיַּךְ צָרָיו אָחוֹר; חֶרְפַּת עוֹלָם נָתַן לָמוֹ.

^סזוַיִּמְאַס בְּאֹהֶל יוֹסֵף; וּבְשֵׁבֶט אֶפְרַיִם לֹא בָחָר.

^סחוַיִּבְחַר אֶת שֵׁבֶט יְהוּדָה; אֶת הַר צִיּוֹן אֲשֶׁר אָהֵב.

^סטוַיִּבֶן כְּמוֹ רָמִים מִקְדָּשׁוֹ; כְּאֶרֶץ יְסָדָהּ לְעוֹלָם.

^עוַיִּבְחַר בְּדָוִד עַבְדּוֹ; וַיִּקָּחֵהוּ מִמִּכְלְאֹת צֹאן. 

^עאמֵאַחַר עָלוֹת הֱבִיאוֹ: לִרְעוֹת בְּיַעֲקֹב עַמּוֹ; וּבְיִשְׂרָאֵל נַחֲלָתוֹ.

^עבוַיִּרְעֵם כְּתֹם לְבָבוֹ; וּבִתְבוּנוֹת כַּפָּיו יַנְחֵם.

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