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הֹוד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה כִּי־טֹ֑וב כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ | 1 |
O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
יֹֽאמַר־נָ֥א יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ | 2 |
Let Israel now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever.
יֹֽאמְרוּ־נָ֥א בֵֽית־אַהֲרֹ֑ן כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ | 3 |
Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever.
יֹֽאמְרוּ־נָ֭א יִרְאֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ | 4 |
Let all worshippers of the Lord now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever.
מִֽן־הַ֭מֵּצַ֥ר קָרָ֣אתִי יָּ֑הּ עָנָ֖נִי בַמֶּרְחָ֣ב יָֽהּ׃ | 5 |
I made my prayer to the Lord in my trouble: and the Lord gave me an answer, and put me in a wide place.
יְהוָ֣ה לִ֭י לֹ֣א אִירָ֑א מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה לִ֣י אָדָֽם׃ | 6 |
The Lord is on my side; I will have no fear: what is man able to do to me?
יְהוָ֣ה לִ֭י בְּעֹזְרָ֑י וַ֝אֲנִ֗י אֶרְאֶ֥ה בְשֹׂנְאָֽי׃ | 7 |
The Lord is my great helper: I will see my desire against my haters.
טֹ֗וב לַחֲסֹ֥ות בַּיהוָ֑ה מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַ בָּאָדָֽם׃ | 8 |
It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in man.
טֹ֗וב לַחֲסֹ֥ות בַּיהוָ֑ה מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַ בִּנְדִיבִֽים׃ | 9 |
It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in rulers.
כָּל־גֹּויִ֥ם סְבָב֑וּנִי בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃ | 10 |
All the nations have come round me; but in the name of the Lord I will have them cut down.
סַבּ֥וּנִי גַם־סְבָב֑וּנִי בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃ | 11 |
They are round me, yes, they are all about me; but in the name of the Lord I will have them cut down.
סַבּ֤וּנִי כִדְבֹורִ֗ים דֹּ֭עֲכוּ כְּאֵ֣שׁ קֹוצִ֑ים בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃ | 12 |
They are round me like bees; but they are put out like a fire among thorns; for in the name of the Lord I will have them cut down.
דַּחֹ֣ה דְחִיתַ֣נִי לִנְפֹּ֑ל וַ֖יהוָ֣ה עֲזָרָֽנִי׃ | 13 |
I have been hard pushed by you, so that I might have a fall: but the Lord was my helper.
עָזִּ֣י וְזִמְרָ֣ת יָ֑הּ וַֽיְהִי־לִ֝֗י לִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃ | 14 |
The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.
קֹ֤ול ׀ רִנָּ֬ה וִֽישׁוּעָ֗ה בְּאָהֳלֵ֥י צַדִּיקִ֑ים יְמִ֥ין יְ֝הוָה עֹ֣שָׂה חָֽיִל׃ | 15 |
The sound of joy and salvation is in the tents of the upright; the right hand of the Lord does works of power.
יְמִ֣ין יְ֭הוָה רֹומֵמָ֑ה יְמִ֥ין יְ֝הוָה עֹ֣שָׂה חָֽיִל׃ | 16 |
The right hand of the Lord is lifted up; the right hand of the Lord does works of power.
לֹֽא אָמ֥וּת כִּי־אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה וַ֝אֲסַפֵּ֗ר מַֽעֲשֵׂ֥י יָֽהּ׃ | 17 |
Life and not death will be my part, and I will give out the story of the works of the Lord.
יַסֹּ֣ר יִסְּרַ֣נִּי יָּ֑הּ וְ֝לַמָּ֗וֶת לֹ֣א נְתָנָֽנִי׃ | 18 |
The hand of Jah has been hard on me; but he has not given me up to death.
פִּתְחוּ־לִ֥י שַׁעֲרֵי־צֶ֑דֶק אָֽבֹא־בָ֝ם אֹודֶ֥ה יָֽהּ׃ | 19 |
Let the doors of righteousness be open to me; I will go in and give praise to the Lord.
זֶֽה־הַשַּׁ֥עַר לַיהוָ֑ה צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים יָבֹ֥אוּ בֹֽו׃ | 20 |
This is the door of the Lord's house; the workers of righteousness will go in through it.
אֹ֭ודְךָ כִּ֣י עֲנִיתָ֑נִי וַתְּהִי־לִ֝֗י לִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃ | 21 |
I will give you praise, for you have given me an answer, and have become my salvation.
אֶ֭בֶן מָאֲס֣וּ הַבֹּונִ֑ים הָ֝יְתָ֗ה לְרֹ֣אשׁ פִּנָּֽה׃ | 22 |
The stone which the builders put on one side has become the chief stone of the building.
מֵאֵ֣ת יְ֭הוָה הָ֣יְתָה זֹּ֑את הִ֖יא נִפְלָ֣את בְּעֵינֵֽינוּ׃ | 23 |
This is the Lord's doing; it is a wonder in our eyes.
זֶה־הַ֭יֹּום עָשָׂ֣ה יְהוָ֑ה נָגִ֖ילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָ֣ה בֹֽו׃ | 24 |
This is the day which the Lord has made; we will be full of joy and delight in it.
אָנָּ֣א יְ֭הוָה הֹושִׁ֘יעָ֥ה נָּ֑א אָֽנָּ֥א יְ֝הוָ֗ה הַצְלִ֘יחָ֥ה נָּֽא׃ | 25 |
Send salvation now, O Lord; Lord, send us your blessing.
בָּר֣וּךְ הַ֭בָּא בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה בֵּ֝רַֽכְנוּכֶ֗ם מִבֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ | 26 |
A blessing be on him who comes in the name of the Lord; we give you blessing from the house of the Lord.
אֵ֤ל ׀ יְהוָה֮ וַיָּ֪אֶר לָ֥נוּ אִסְרוּ־חַ֥ג בַּעֲבֹתִ֑ים עַד־קַ֝רְנֹ֗ות הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ | 27 |
The Lord is God, and he has given us light; let the holy dance be ordered with branches, even up to the horns of the altar.
אֵלִ֣י אַתָּ֣ה וְאֹודֶ֑ךָּ אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י אֲרֹומְמֶֽךָּ׃ | 28 |
You are my God, and I will give you praise; my God, and I will give honour to your name.
הֹוד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה כִּי־טֹ֑וב כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ | 29 |
O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.