תְהִלִּים 118
| הֹוד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה כִּי־טֹ֑וב כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ | 1 |
Give thanks to Jehovah, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
| יֹֽאמַר־נָ֥א יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ | 2 |
Let Israel now say that his loving kindness endures forever.
| יֹֽאמְרוּ־נָ֥א בֵֽית־אַהֲרֹ֑ן כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ | 3 |
Let the house of Aaron now say that his loving kindness endures forever.
| יֹֽאמְרוּ־נָ֭א יִרְאֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ | 4 |
Now let those who fear Jehovah say that his loving kindness endures forever.
| מִֽן־הַ֭מֵּצַ֥ר קָרָ֣אתִי יָּ֑הּ עָנָ֖נִי בַמֶּרְחָ֣ב יָֽהּ׃ | 5 |
Out of my distress, I called on JAH. JAH answered me with freedom.
| יְהוָ֣ה לִ֭י לֹ֣א אִירָ֑א מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה לִ֣י אָדָֽם׃ | 6 |
Jehovah is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
| יְהוָ֣ה לִ֭י בְּעֹזְרָ֑י וַ֝אֲנִ֗י אֶרְאֶ֥ה בְשֹׂנְאָֽי׃ | 7 |
Jehovah is my helper; and I will look in triumph on those who hate me.
| טֹ֗וב לַחֲסֹ֥ות בַּיהוָ֑ה מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַ בָּאָדָֽם׃ | 8 |
It is better to take refuge in Jehovah, than to put confidence in man.
| טֹ֗וב לַחֲסֹ֥ות בַּיהוָ֑ה מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַ בִּנְדִיבִֽים׃ | 9 |
It is better to take refuge in Jehovah, than to put confidence in princes.
| כָּל־גֹּויִ֥ם סְבָב֑וּנִי בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃ | 10 |
All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of Jehovah, I cut them off.
| סַבּ֥וּנִי גַם־סְבָב֑וּנִי בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃ | 11 |
They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me. In the name of Jehovah I indeed cut them off.
| סַבּ֤וּנִי כִדְבֹורִ֗ים דֹּ֭עֲכוּ כְּאֵ֣שׁ קֹוצִ֑ים בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃ | 12 |
They surrounded me like bees. They blazed like a fire among thorns. In the name of Jehovah I cut them off.
| דַּחֹ֣ה דְחִיתַ֣נִי לִנְפֹּ֑ל וַ֖יהוָ֣ה עֲזָרָֽנִי׃ | 13 |
I was pushed hard, to make me fall, but Jehovah helped me.
| עָזִּ֣י וְזִמְרָ֣ת יָ֑הּ וַֽיְהִי־לִ֝֗י לִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃ | 14 |
JAH is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.
| קֹ֤ול ׀ רִנָּ֬ה וִֽישׁוּעָ֗ה בְּאָהֳלֵ֥י צַדִּיקִ֑ים יְמִ֥ין יְ֝הוָה עֹ֣שָׂה חָֽיִל׃ | 15 |
The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous. "The right hand of Jehovah does valiantly.
| יְמִ֣ין יְ֭הוָה רֹומֵמָ֑ה יְמִ֥ין יְ֝הוָה עֹ֣שָׂה חָֽיִל׃ | 16 |
The right hand of Jehovah is exalted. The right hand of Jehovah does valiantly."
| לֹֽא אָמ֥וּת כִּי־אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה וַ֝אֲסַפֵּ֗ר מַֽעֲשֵׂ֥י יָֽהּ׃ | 17 |
I will not die, but live, and declare the works of JAH.
| יַסֹּ֣ר יִסְּרַ֣נִּי יָּ֑הּ וְ֝לַמָּ֗וֶת לֹ֣א נְתָנָֽנִי׃ | 18 |
JAH has punished me severely, but he has not given me over to death.
| פִּתְחוּ־לִ֥י שַׁעֲרֵי־צֶ֑דֶק אָֽבֹא־בָ֝ם אֹודֶ֥ה יָֽהּ׃ | 19 |
Open to me the gates of righteousness. I will enter into them and praise JAH.
| זֶֽה־הַשַּׁ֥עַר לַיהוָ֑ה צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים יָבֹ֥אוּ בֹֽו׃ | 20 |
This is the gate of Jehovah; the righteous will enter into it.
| אֹ֭ודְךָ כִּ֣י עֲנִיתָ֑נִי וַתְּהִי־לִ֝֗י לִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃ | 21 |
I will give thanks to you, for you have answered me, and have become my salvation.
| אֶ֭בֶן מָאֲס֣וּ הַבֹּונִ֑ים הָ֝יְתָ֗ה לְרֹ֣אשׁ פִּנָּֽה׃ | 22 |
The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
| מֵאֵ֣ת יְ֭הוָה הָ֣יְתָה זֹּ֑את הִ֖יא נִפְלָ֣את בְּעֵינֵֽינוּ׃ | 23 |
This is Jehovah's doing. It is marvelous in our eyes.
| זֶה־הַ֭יֹּום עָשָׂ֣ה יְהוָ֑ה נָגִ֖ילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָ֣ה בֹֽו׃ | 24 |
This is the day that Jehovah has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.
| אָנָּ֣א יְ֭הוָה הֹושִׁ֘יעָ֥ה נָּ֑א אָֽנָּ֥א יְ֝הוָ֗ה הַצְלִ֘יחָ֥ה נָּֽא׃ | 25 |
Save us now, we beg you, Jehovah. Jehovah, we beg you, send prosperity now.
| בָּר֣וּךְ הַ֭בָּא בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה בֵּ֝רַֽכְנוּכֶ֗ם מִבֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ | 26 |
Blessed is he who comes in the name of Jehovah. We have blessed you out of the house of Jehovah.
| אֵ֤ל ׀ יְהוָה֮ וַיָּ֪אֶר לָ֥נוּ אִסְרוּ־חַ֥ג בַּעֲבֹתִ֑ים עַד־קַ֝רְנֹ֗ות הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ | 27 |
Jehovah is God, and he has given us light. Bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar.
| אֵלִ֣י אַתָּ֣ה וְאֹודֶ֑ךָּ אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י אֲרֹומְמֶֽךָּ׃ | 28 |
You are my God, and I will give thanks to you. You are my God, I will exalt you.
| הֹוד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה כִּי־טֹ֑וב כִּ֖י לְעֹולָ֣ם חַסְדֹּֽו׃ | 29 |
Oh give thanks to Jehovah, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
