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הודו ליהוה קראו בשמו הודיעו בעמים עלילותיו׃ 1
O give thanks unto the LORD; Call upon his name; Make known his deeds among the people!
שירו לו זמרו לו שיחו בכל נפלאותיו׃ 2
Sing unto him; sing psalms unto him; Tell ye of all his wondrous works!
התהללו בשם קדשו ישמח לב מבקשי יהוה׃ 3
Glory ye in his holy name; Let the hearts of them that seek the LORD rejoice!
דרשו יהוה ועזו בקשו פניו תמיד׃ 4
Seek the LORD, and his majesty; Seek his face continually!
זכרו נפלאותיו אשר עשה מפתיו ומשפטי פיו׃ 5
Remember the wonders he hath wrought, His miracles and the judgments of his mouth,
זרע אברהם עבדו בני יעקב בחיריו׃ 6
Ye offspring of Abraham his servant, Ye children of Jacob his chosen!
הוא יהוה אלהינו בכל הארץ משפטיו׃ 7
Jehovah, he is our God, His judgments are over all the earth.
זכר לעולם בריתו דבר צוה לאלף דור׃ 8
He remembereth his covenant for ever, And the promise to a thousand generations;
אשר כרת את אברהם ושבועתו לישחק׃ 9
The covenant which he made with Abraham, And the oath which he gave to Isaac;
ויעמידה ליעקב לחק לישראל ברית עולם׃ 10
Which he confirmed to Jacob for a decree, And to Israel for an everlasting covenant.
לאמר לך אתן את ארץ כנען חבל נחלתכם׃ 11
“To thee,” said he, “will I give the land of Canaan For the lot of your inheritance.”
בהיותם מתי מספר כמעט וגרים בה׃ 12
When they were yet few in number, Very few, and strangers in the land;
ויתהלכו מגוי אל גוי מממלכה אל עם אחר׃ 13
When they went from nation to nation, From one kingdom to another people,
לא הניח אדם לעשקם ויוכח עליהם מלכים׃ 14
He suffered no man to oppress them; Yea, he rebuked kings for their sakes.
אל תגעו במשיחי ולנביאי אל תרעו׃ 15
“Touch not,” said he, “mine anointed, And do my prophets no harm!”
ויקרא רעב על הארץ כל מטה לחם שבר׃ 16
Again, when he commanded a famine in the land, And broke the whole staff of bread,
שלח לפניהם איש לעבד נמכר יוסף׃ 17
He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold as a slave.
ענו בכבל רגליו ברזל באה נפשו׃ 18
His feet they hurt with fetters; He was bound in chains of iron;
עד עת בא דברו אמרת יהוה צרפתהו׃ 19
Until his prediction came to pass, And the word of the LORD proved him.
שלח מלך ויתירהו משל עמים ויפתחהו׃ 20
Then the king sent, and loosed him; The ruler of nations, and set him free;
שמו אדון לביתו ומשל בכל קנינו׃ 21
He made him governor of his house, And lord of all his possessions;
לאסר שריו בנפשו וזקניו יחכם׃ 22
To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his counsellors wisdom.
ויבא ישראל מצרים ויעקב גר בארץ חם׃ 23
Israel also came into Egypt, And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham;
ויפר את עמו מאד ויעצמהו מצריו׃ 24
Where God increased his people greatly, And made them stronger than their enemies.
הפך לבם לשנא עמו להתנכל בעבדיו׃ 25
He turned their hearts to hate his people, And form devices against his servants.
שלח משה עבדו אהרן אשר בחר בו׃ 26
Then sent he Moses his servant, And Aaron, whom he had chosen.
שמו בם דברי אתותיו ומפתים בארץ חם׃ 27
They showed his signs among them, And his wonders in the land of Ham.
שלח חשך ויחשך ולא מרו את דבריו׃ 28
He sent darkness upon them, and made it dark; And they did not disobey his word.
הפך את מימיהם לדם וימת את דגתם׃ 29
He turned their waters into blood, And caused their fish to die.
שרץ ארצם צפרדעים בחדרי מלכיהם׃ 30
Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, Even in the chambers of their kings.
אמר ויבא ערב כנים בכל גבולם׃ 31
He spake, and there came flies, And lice in all their coasts.
נתן גשמיהם ברד אש להבות בארצם׃ 32
Instead of rain he gave them hail, And flaming fire in their land.
ויך גפנם ותאנתם וישבר עץ גבולם׃ 33
He smote also their vines and fig-trees, And broke the trees of their coasts.
אמר ויבא ארבה וילק ואין מספר׃ 34
He spake, and the locusts came. Destructive locusts without number,
ויאכל כל עשב בארצם ויאכל פרי אדמתם׃ 35
Which ate up all the herbage in their land, And devoured the fruits of their fields.
ויך כל בכור בארצם ראשית לכל אונם׃ 36
Then he smote all the first-born in their land, The first-fruits of all their strength.
ויוציאם בכסף וזהב ואין בשבטיו כושל׃ 37
He led forth his people with silver and gold; Nor was there one feeble person in all their tribes.
שמח מצרים בצאתם כי נפל פחדם עליהם׃ 38
Egypt was glad when they departed, For their terror had fallen upon them.
פרש ענן למסך ואש להאיר לילה׃ 39
He spread out a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light by night.
שאל ויבא שלו ולחם שמים ישביעם׃ 40
They asked, and he brought quails, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
פתח צור ויזובו מים הלכו בציות נהר׃ 41
He opened the rock, and the waters gushed forth, And ran in the dry places like a river.
כי זכר את דבר קדשו את אברהם עבדו׃ 42
For he remembered his holy promise, Which he had made to Abraham his servant;
ויוצא עמו בששון ברנה את בחיריו׃ 43
And he led forth his people with joy, And his chosen with gladness.
ויתן להם ארצות גוים ועמל לאמים יירשו׃ 44
He gave to them the lands of the nations, And they inherited the labor of the peoples;
בעבור ישמרו חקיו ותורתיו ינצרו הללו יה׃ 45
That they might observe his statutes, And obey his laws. Praise ye the LORD!

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