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ܠܡܢܐ ܪܓܫܘ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܐ̈ܡܘܬܐ ܪ̈ܢܝ ܣܪܝܩܘܬܐ
lmn' rgshw emm' w'mwth' rny sryqwth'
Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?
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ܩܡܘ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܘܫ̈ܠܝܛܢܐ. ܘܐܬܡܠܟܘ ܐܝܟ ܚܕܐ ܥܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܫܝܚܗ
qmw mlk' d're' wshlyTn' w'thmlkw 'yk khd' el mry' wel mshykhh
The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take counsel together, against Yahweh, and against his Anointed, saying,
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ܕܢܦܣܩ ܚܢܩ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܢܫܪܐ ܡܢܢ ܢܝܪܗܘܢ
dnpsq khnqyhwn wnshr' mnn nyrhwn
“Let’s break their bonds apart, and cast their cords from us.”
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ܕܝܬܒ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܢܓܚܟ ܘܡܪܝܐ ܢܡܝܩ ܒܗܘܢ
dythb bshmy' ngkhk wmry' nmyq bhwn
He who sits in the heavens will laugh. The Lord will have them in derision.
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ܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܢܡܠܠ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܒܪܘܓܙܗ ܘܒܚܡܬܗ ܢܕܠܚ ܐܢܘܢ
hy dyn nmll elyhwn brwgzh wbkhmthh ndlkh 'nwn
Then he will speak to them in his anger, and terrify them in his wrath:
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ܐܢܐ ܐܩܝܡܬ ܡܠܟܝ ܥܠ ܨܗܝܘܢ ܛܘܪܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܝ
'n' 'qymth mlky el tshywn Twr' dqwdshy
“Yet I have set my King on my holy hill of Zion.”
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ܕܢܫܬܥܐ ܥܠ ܩܝܡܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܕܒܪܝ ܐܢܬ ܘܐܢܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܝܠܕܬܟ
dnshthe' el qymy mry' 'mr ly dbry 'nth w'n' ywmn' yldthk
I will tell of the decree: Yahweh said to me, “You are my son. Today I have become your father.
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ܫܐܠ ܡܢܝ ܘܐܬܠ ܠܟ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܠܝܪܬܘܬܟ ܘܐܘܚ̈ܕܢܝܟ ܥܒܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ
sh'l mny w'thl lk emm' lyrthwthk w'wkhdnyk ebryh d're'
Ask of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance, the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession.
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ܬܪܥܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܫܒܛܐ ܕܦܪܙܠܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܡܐ̈ܢܝ ܦܚܪܐ ܬܢܦܨ ܐܢܘܢ
thre' 'nwn bshbT' dprzl' w'yk m'ny pkhr' thnpts 'nwn
You shall break them with a rod of iron. You shall dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”
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ܗܫܐ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܐܣܬܟܠܘ ܘܐܬܪܕܘ ܕܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ
hsh' mlk' 'sthklw w'thrdw dyn' d're'
Now therefore be wise, you kings. Be instructed, you judges of the earth.
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ܦܠܘܚܘ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܒܕܚܠܬܐ ܘܐܘܚܕܘܢܝܗܝ ܒܪܬܝܬܐ
plwkhw lmry' bdkhlth' w'wkhdwnyhy brthyth'
Serve Yahweh with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
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ܐܚܘܕ ܡܪܕܘܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܪܓܙ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܬܐܒܕܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܚܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܥܕ ܩܠܝܠ ܝܩܕ ܪܘܓܙܗ ܘܛܘܒܝܗܘܢ ܠܟܠ ܕܬܟܝܠܝܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ
'khwd mrdwth' dl' nrgz mry' wth'bdwn mn 'wrkhh mTl ded qlyl yqd rwgzh wTwbyhwn lkl dthkylyn elwhy
Give sincere homage to the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish on the way, for his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him.