< תהילים 136 >
הודו ליהוה כי-טוב כי לעולם חסדו | 1 |
Thank Yahweh, because he does good things [for us]; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
הודו לאלהי האלהים כי לעולם חסדו | 2 |
Thank God, the one who is greater than all other gods; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
הודו לאדני האדנים כי לעולם חסדו | 3 |
Thank the Lord who is greater than all other lords/rulers; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
לעשה נפלאות גדלות לבדו כי לעולם חסדו | 4 |
He is the only one who performs great miracles; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
לעשה השמים בתבונה כי לעולם חסדו | 5 |
He is the one who by being very wise created the heavens; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
לרקע הארץ על-המים כי לעולם חסדו | 6 |
He is the one who caused the ground to rise up above the deep waters; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
לעשה אורים גדלים כי לעולם חסדו | 7 |
He is the one who created great lights [in the sky]; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
את-השמש לממשלת ביום כי לעולם חסדו | 8 |
He created the sun to shine in the daytime; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
את-הירח וכוכבים לממשלות בלילה כי לעולם חסדו | 9 |
He created the moon and stars to shine during the nighttime; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
למכה מצרים בבכוריהם כי לעולם חסדו | 10 |
He is the one who killed the firstborn [males] in Egypt; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
ויוצא ישראל מתוכם כי לעולם חסדו | 11 |
He led the Israeli people out of Egypt; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
ביד חזקה ובזרוע נטויה כי לעולם חסדו | 12 |
With his (strong hand/great power) he led them out; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
לגזר ים-סוף לגזרים כי לעולם חסדו | 13 |
He is the one who caused the Red Sea to divide; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
והעביר ישראל בתוכו כי לעולם חסדו | 14 |
He enabled the Israeli people to walk through it [on dry land]; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
ונער פרעה וחילו בים-סוף כי לעולם חסדו | 15 |
But he caused the king of Egypt and his army to drown in it; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
למוליך עמו במדבר כי לעולם חסדו | 16 |
He is the one who led his people [safely through the desert]; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
למכה מלכים גדלים כי לעולם חסדו | 17 |
He killed powerful kings; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
ויהרג מלכים אדירים כי לעולם חסדו | 18 |
He killed kings who were famous; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
לסיחון מלך האמרי כי לעולם חסדו | 19 |
He killed Sihon, the king of the Amor people-group; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
ולעוג מלך הבשן כי לעולם חסדו | 20 |
He killed Og, the king of Bashan [region]; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
ונתן ארצם לנחלה כי לעולם חסדו | 21 |
He gave their lands to us, his people; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
נחלה לישראל עבדו כי לעולם חסדו | 22 |
He gave those lands to us people of Israel, who serve him; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
שבשפלנו זכר לנו כי לעולם חסדו | 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.
ויפרקנו מצרינו כי לעולם חסדו | 24 |
He rescued us from our enemies; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
נתן לחם לכל-בשר כי לעולם חסדו | 25 |
He is the one who gives food to all living creatures; his faithful love [for us] endures forever.
הודו לאל השמים כי לעולם חסדו | 26 |
[So] thank God, [who lives in] heaven, [for all those things], because his faithful love [for us] endures forever!