Psalms 136
1 Thank Yahweh, because he does good things [for us]; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
| הֹוד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה כִּי־טֹ֑וב כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ |
2 Thank God, the one who is greater than all other gods; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
| הֹ֭ודוּ לֵֽאלֹהֵ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ |
3 Thank the Lord who is greater than all other lords/rulers; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
| הֹ֭ודוּ לַאֲדֹנֵ֣י הָאֲדֹנִ֑ים כִּ֖י לְעֹלָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ |
4 He is the only one who performs great miracles; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
| לְעֹ֘שֵׂ֤ה נִפְלָאֹ֣ות גְּדֹלֹ֣ות לְבַדֹּ֑ו כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ |
5 He is the one who by being very wise created the heavens; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
| לְעֹשֵׂ֣ה הַ֭שָּׁמַיִם בִּתְבוּנָ֑ה כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ |
6 He is the one who caused the ground to rise up above the deep waters; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
| לְרֹקַ֣ע הָ֭אָרֶץ עַל־הַמָּ֑יִם כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ |
7 He is the one who created great lights [in the sky]; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
| לְ֭עֹשֵׂה אֹורִ֣ים גְּדֹלִ֑ים כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ |
8 He created the sun to shine in the daytime; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
| אֶת־הַ֭שֶּׁמֶשׁ לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת בַּיֹּ֑ום כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ |
9 He created the moon and stars to shine during the nighttime; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
| אֶת־הַיָּרֵ֣חַ וְ֭כֹוכָבִים לְמֶמְשְׁלֹ֣ות בַּלָּ֑יְלָה כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ |
10 He is the one who killed the firstborn [males] in Egypt; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
| לְמַכֵּ֣ה מִ֭צְרַיִם בִּבְכֹורֵיהֶ֑ם כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ |
11 He led the Israeli people out of Egypt; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
| וַיֹּוצֵ֣א יִ֭שְׂרָאֵל מִתֹּוכָ֑ם כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ |
12 With his (strong hand/great power) he led them out; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
| בְּיָ֣ד חֲ֭זָקָה וּבִזְרֹ֣ועַ נְטוּיָ֑ה כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ |
13 He is the one who caused the Red Sea to divide; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
| לְגֹזֵ֣ר יַם־ס֭וּף לִגְזָרִ֑ים כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ |
14 He enabled the Israeli people to walk through it [on dry land]; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
| וְהֶעֱבִ֣יר יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל בְּתֹוכֹ֑ו כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ |
15 But he caused the king of Egypt and his army to drown in it; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
| וְנִ֘עֵ֤ר פַּרְעֹ֣ה וְחֵילֹ֣ו בְיַם־ס֑וּף כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ |
16 He is the one who led his people [safely through the desert]; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
| לְמֹולִ֣יךְ עַ֭מֹּו בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ |
17 He killed powerful kings; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
| לְ֭מַכֵּה מְלָכִ֣ים גְּדֹלִ֑ים כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ |
18 He killed kings who were famous; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
| וֽ͏ַ֭יַּהֲרֹג מְלָכִ֣ים אַדִּירִ֑ים כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ |
19 He killed Sihon, the king of the Amor people-group; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
| לְ֭סִיחֹון מֶ֣לֶךְ הָאֱמֹרִ֑י כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ |
20 He killed Og, the king of Bashan [region]; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
| וּ֭לְעֹוג מֶ֣לֶךְ הַבָּשָׁ֑ן כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ |
21 He gave their lands to us, his people; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
| וְנָתַ֣ן אַרְצָ֣ם לְנַחֲלָ֑ה כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ |
22 He gave those lands to us people of Israel, who serve him; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
| נַ֭חֲלָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל עַבְדֹּ֑ו כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ |
23 He is the one who did not forget about us when we were defeated [by our enemies]; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
| שֶׁ֭בְּשִׁפְלֵנוּ זָ֣כַר לָ֑נוּ כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ |
24 He rescued us from our enemies; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
| וַיִּפְרְקֵ֥נוּ מִצָּרֵ֑ינוּ כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ |
25 He is the one who gives food to all living creatures; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
| נֹתֵ֣ן לֶ֭חֶם לְכָל־בָּשָׂ֑ר כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ |
26 [So] thank God, [who lives in] heaven, [for all those things], because his faithful love [for us] endures forever!
| הֹ֭ודוּ לְאֵ֣ל הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ |
