اَلْمَزَامِيرُ 118

١ 1 اِحْمَدُوا ٱلرَّبَّ لِأَنَّهُ صَالِحٌ، لِأَنَّ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ رَحْمَتَهُ.

Yadah ·Extend hands in thankful praise· to Adonai, for he is good, for his cheshed ·loving-kindness· endures forever.

٢ 2 لِيَقُلْ إِسْرَائِيلُ: «إِنَّ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ رَحْمَتَهُ».

Let Israel [God prevails] now say that his cheshed ·loving-kindness· endures forever.

٣ 3 لِيَقُلْ بَيْتُ هَارُونَ: «إِنَّ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ رَحْمَتَهُ».

Let the house of Aaron [Light-bringer] now say that his cheshed ·loving-kindness· endures forever.

٤ 4 لِيَقُلْ مُتَّقُو ٱلرَّبِّ: «إِنَّ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ رَحْمَتَهُ».

Now let those who fear Adonai say that his cheshed ·loving-kindness· endures forever.

٥ 5 مِنَ ٱلضِّيقِ دَعَوْتُ ٱلرَّبَّ فَأَجَابَنِي مِنَ ٱلرُّحْبِ.

Out of my distress, I called on Yah. Yah answered me with freedom.

٦ 6 ٱلرَّبُّ لِي فَلَا أَخَافُ. مَاذَا يَصْنَعُ بِي ٱلْإِنْسَانُ؟

With Adonai on my side. I will not be afraid. What can a human being do to me?

٧ 7 ٱلرَّبُّ لِي بَيْنَ مُعِينِيَّ، وَأَنَا سَأَرَى بِأَعْدَائِي.

Adonai is on my side among those who help me. Therefore I will look in triumph at those who hate me.

٨ 8 ٱلِٱحْتِمَاءُ بِٱلرَّبِّ خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلتَّوَكُّلِ عَلَى إِنْسَانٍ.

It is better to take refuge in Adonai, than to put confidence in man.

٩ 9 ٱلِٱحْتِمَاءُ بِٱلرَّبِّ خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلتَّوَكُّلِ عَلَى ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ.

It is better to take refuge in Adonai, than to put confidence in princes.

١٠ 10 كُلُّ ٱلْأُمَمِ أَحَاطُوا بِي. بِٱسْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ أُبِيدُهُمْ.

All the nations surrounded me, but in Adonai’s name, I cut them off.

١١ 11 أَحَاطُوا بِي وَٱكْتَنَفُونِي. بِٱسْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ أُبِيدُهُمْ.

They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me. In Adonai’s name I indeed cut them off.

١٢ 12 أَحَاطُوا بِي مِثْلَ ٱلنَّحْلِ. ٱنْطَفَأُوا كَنَارِ ٱلشَّوْكِ. بِٱسْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ أُبِيدُهُمْ.

They surrounded me like bees. They are quenched like the burning thorns. In Adonai’s name I cut them off.

١٣ 13 دَحَرْتَنِي دُحُورًا لِأَسْقُطَ، أَمَّا ٱلرَّبُّ فَعَضَدَنِي.

You pushed me back hard, to make me fall, but Adonai helped me.

١٤ 14 قُوَّتِي وَتَرَنُّمِي ٱلرَّبُّ، وَقَدْ صَارَ لِي خَلَاصًا.

Yah is my strength and song. He has become my yishu'ah ·salvation·.

١٥ 15 صَوْتُ تَرَنُّمٍ وَخَلَاصٍ فِي خِيَامِ ٱلصِّدِّيقِينَ: «يَمِينُ ٱلرَّبِّ صَانِعَةٌ بِبَأْسٍ.

The voice of rejoicing and yishu'ah ·salvation· is in the tents of the upright. “The right hand of Adonai does valiantly.

١٦ 16 يَمِينُ ٱلرَّبِّ مُرْتَفِعَةٌ. يَمِينُ ٱلرَّبِّ صَانِعَةٌ بِبَأْسٍ».

The right hand of Adonai is exalted! The right hand of Adonai does valiantly!”

١٧ 17 لَا أَمُوتُ بَلْ أَحْيَا وَأُحَدِّثُ بِأَعْمَالِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

I will not die, but live, and declare Yah’s works.

١٨ 18 تَأْدِيبًا أَدَّبَنِي ٱلرَّبُّ، وَإِلَى ٱلْمَوْتِ لَمْ يُسْلِمْنِي.

Yah has punished me severely, but he has not given me over to death.

١٩ 19 اِفْتَحُوا لِي أَبْوَابَ ٱلْبِرِّ. أَدْخُلْ فِيهَا وَأَحْمَدِ ٱلرَّبَّ.

Open to me the gates of righteousness. I will enter into them. I will yadah ·extend hands in thankful praise· to Yah.

٢٠ 20 هَذَا ٱلْبَابُ لِلرَّبِّ. ٱلصِّدِّيقُونَ يَدْخُلُونَ فِيهِ.

This is the gate of Adonai; the upright will enter into it.

٢١ 21 أَحْمَدُكَ لِأَنَّكَ ٱسْتَجَبْتَ لِي وَصِرْتَ لِي خَلَاصًا.

I will yadah ·extend hands in thankful praise· to you, for you have answered me, and have become my yishu'ah ·salvation·.

٢٢ 22 ٱلْحَجَرُ ٱلَّذِي رَفَضَهُ ٱلْبَنَّاؤُونَ قَدْ صَارَ رَأْسَ ٱلزَّاوِيَةِ.

The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

٢٣ 23 مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱلرَّبِّ كَانَ هَذَا، وَهُوَ عَجِيبٌ فِي أَعْيُنِنَا.

This is Adonai’s doing. It is marvelous in our eyes.

٢٤ 24 هَذَا هُوَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلَّذِي صَنَعُهُ ٱلرَّبُّ، نَبْتَهِجُ وَنَفْرَحُ فِيهِ.

This is the day that Adonai has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it!

٢٥ 25 آهِ يَارَبُّ خَلِّصْ! آهِ يَارَبُّ أَنْقِذْ!

Save us now, we beg you, Adonai! Adonai, we beg you, send prosperity now.

٢٦ 26 مُبَارَكٌ ٱلْآتِي بِٱسْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ. بَارَكْنَاكُمْ مِنْ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

Blessed is he who comes in the name of Adonai! We have blessed you out of Adonai’s house.

٢٧ 27 ٱلرَّبُّ هُوَ ٱللهُ وَقَدْ أَنَارَ لَنَا. أَوْثِقُوا ٱلذَّبِيحَةَ بِرُبُطٍ إِلَى قُرُونِ ٱلْمَذْبَحِ.

Adonai is God, and he has given us light. Bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar.

٢٨ 28 إِلَهِي أَنْتَ فَأَحْمَدُكَ، إِلَهِي فَأَرْفَعُكَ.

You are my God, and I will yadah ·extend hands in thankful praise· to you. You are my God, I will exalt you.

٢٩ 29 ٱحْمَدُوا ٱلرَّبَّ لِأَنَّهُ صَالِحٌ، لِأَنَّ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ رَحْمَتَهُ.

Oh yadah ·extend hands in thankful praise· to Adonai, for he is good, for his cheshed ·loving-kindness· endures forever.