Why have my playlists on my iPhone disappeared?

Why have my iTunes playlists on my iPhone disappeared even though they appear when I connect the phone to iTunes on my laptop? I do not seem to be able to retrieve or reinstall them. I normally manage my music manually.  Even recent CDs I imported which are showing up on iTunes on the laptop are not appearing on the iPhone.  What am I doing wrong?  I'm using the most recent versions of iTunes and OS software on laptop and iPhone.

Jim....
Thanks for the help.  However, I am afraid that this didn't change the problem.
I replaced the "iTunes Library.itl" file and still my playlists are gone.
....sT

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