הֹדוּ לַיהוָה כִּי טוֹב כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ:
Give thanks to the Lord because He is good, for His kindness is eternal.
יֹאמְרוּ גְּאוּלֵי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר גְּאָלָם מִיַּד צָר:
Those redeemed by the Lord shall say it, those whom He redeemed from the hands of an oppressor.
וּמֵאֲרָצוֹת קִבְּצָם מִמִּזְרָח וּמִמַּעֲרָב מִצָּפוֹן וּמִיָּם:
And gathered them from lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the sea.
תָּעוּ בַמִּדְבָּר בִּישִׁימוֹן דָּרֶךְ עִיר מוֹשָׁב לֹא מָצָאוּ:
They strayed in the desert, on a road of desolation; they did not find an inhabited city.
רְעֵבִים גַּם צְמֵאִים נַפְשָׁם בָּהֶם תִּתְעַטָּף:
Hungry as well as thirsty, their soul enwraps itself in them.
וַיִּצְעֲקוּ אֶל יְהוָה בַּצַּר לָהֶם מִמְּצוּקוֹתֵיהֶם יַצִּילֵם:
And they cried out to the Lord in their distress; from their straits He rescued them.
וַיַּדְרִיכֵם בְּדֶרֶךְ יְשָׁרָה לָלֶכֶת אֶל עִיר מוֹשָׁב:
And He led them on a straight road, to go to an inhabited city.
יוֹדוּ לַיהוָה חַסְדּוֹ וְנִפְלְאוֹתָיו לִבְנֵי אָדָם:
They shall give thanks to the Lord for His kindness, and for His wonders to the children of men.
כִּי הִשְׂבִּיעַ נֶפֶשׁ שֹׁקֵקָה וְנֶפֶשׁ רְעֵבָה מִלֵּא טוֹב:
For He sated a yearning soul, and a hungry soul He filled with goodness.
יֹשְׁבֵי חֹשֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָוֶת אֲסִירֵי עֳנִי וּבַרְזֶל:
Those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, prisoners of affliction and iron.
כִּי הִמְרוּ אִמְרֵי אֵל וַעֲצַת עֶלְיוֹן נָאָצוּ:
For they rebelled against the words of God, and they scorned the counsel of the Most High.
וַיַּכְנַע בֶּעָמָל לִבָּם כָּשְׁלוּ וְאֵין עֹזֵר:
And He humbled their heart with toil; they stumbled with no one to help them.
וַיִּזְעֲקוּ אֶל יְהוָה בַּצַּר לָהֶם מִמְּצֻקוֹתֵיהֶם יוֹשִׁיעֵם:
And they cried out to the Lord in their distress; from their straits He saved them.
יוֹצִיאֵם מֵחֹשֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָוֶת וּמוֹסְרוֹתֵיהֶם יְנַתֵּק:
He took them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and He broke open their bonds.
יוֹדוּ לַיהוָה חַסְדּוֹ וְנִפְלְאוֹתָיו לִבְנֵי אָדָם:
They shall give thanks to the Lord for His kindness, and for His wonders to the children of men.
כִּי שִׁבַּר דַּלְתוֹת נְחֹשֶׁת וּבְרִיחֵי בַרְזֶל גִּדֵּעַ:
For He broke copper doors, and cut off iron bars.
אֱוִלִים מִדֶּרֶךְ פִּשְׁעָם וּמֵעֲוֹנֹתֵיהֶם יִתְעַנּוּ:
Fools, because of the way of their transgression and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
כָּל אֹכֶל תְּתַעֵב נַפְשָׁם וַיַּגִּיעוּ עַד שַׁעֲרֵי מָוֶת:
Their soul despises all food, and they reach the portals of death.
וַיִּזְעֲקוּ אֶל יְהוָה בַּצַּר לָהֶם מִמְּצֻקוֹתֵיהֶם יוֹשִׁיעֵם:
And they cried out to the Lord in their distress; from their straits He saved them.
יִשְׁלַח דְּבָרוֹ וְיִרְפָּאֵם וִימַלֵּט מִשְּׁחִיתוֹתָם:
He sent His word and healed them, and extricated them from their pit.
יוֹדוּ לַיהוָה חַסְדּוֹ וְנִפְלְאוֹתָיו לִבְנֵי אָדָם:
They shall give thanks to the Lord for His kindness, and for His wonders to the children of men.
וְיִזְבְּחוּ זִבְחֵי תוֹדָה וִיסַפְּרוּ מַעֲשָׂיו בְּרִנָּה:
And they shall slaughter sacrifices of thanksgiving, and they shall tell of His deeds with song.
(פ) יוֹרְדֵי הַיָּם בָּאֳנִיּוֹת עֹשֵׂי מְלָאכָה בְּמַיִם רַבִּים:
Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do work in mighty waters.
הֵמָּה רָאוּ מַעֲשֵׂי יְהוָה וְנִפְלְאוֹתָיו בִּמְצוּלָה:
They saw the deeds of the Lord and His wonders in the deep.
וַיֹּאמֶר וַיַּעֲמֵד רוּחַ סְעָרָה וַתְּרוֹמֵם גַּלָּיו:
He spoke, and He set up a tempest, and it raised its waves.
יַעֲלוּ שָׁמַיִם יֵרְדוּ תְהוֹמוֹת נַפְשָׁם בְּרָעָה תִתְמוֹגָג:
They went up to the heavens, they came down to the depths; their soul melted with trouble.
יָחוֹגּוּ וְיָנוּעוּ כַּשִּׁכּוֹר וְכָל חָכְמָתָם תִּתְבַּלָּע:
They were frightened and staggered like a drunkard, and all their wisdom was destroyed.
וַיִּצְעֲקוּ אֶל יְהוָה בַּצַּר לָהֶם וּמִמְּצוּקֹתֵיהֶם יוֹצִיאֵם:
They cried out to the Lord from their distress, that He take them out of their straits.
יָקֵם סְעָרָה לִדְמָמָה וַיֶּחֱשׁוּ גַּלֵּיהֶם:
The tempest He had set up [settled] into a calm, and their waves were stilled.
וַיִּשְׂמְחוּ כִי יִשְׁתֹּקוּ וַיַּנְחֵם אֶל מְחוֹז חֶפְצָם:
They rejoiced that they were stilled, and He led them to the region of their desire.
יוֹדוּ לַיהוָה חַסְדּוֹ וְנִפְלְאוֹתָיו לִבְנֵי אָדָם:
They shall thank the Lord for His kindness, and for His wonders to the children of men.
וִירֹמְמוּהוּ בִּקְהַל עָם וּבְמוֹשַׁב זְקֵנִים יְהַלְלוּהוּ:
And they shall exalt Him in an assembly of people, and in a sitting of elders, praise Him.
יָשֵׂם נְהָרוֹת לְמִדְבָּר וּמֹצָאֵי מַיִם לְצִמָּאוֹן:
He makes rivers into a desert, and springs of water into an arid place;
אֶרֶץ פְּרִי לִמְלֵחָה מֵרָעַת יֹשְׁבֵי בָהּ:
A fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the evil of its inhabitants.
יָשֵׂם מִדְבָּר לַאֲגַם מַיִם וְאֶרֶץ צִיָּה לְמֹצָאֵי מָיִם:
He makes a desert into a pool of water, and a wasteland into springs of water.
וַיּוֹשֶׁב שָׁם רְעֵבִים וַיְכוֹנְנוּ עִיר מוֹשָׁב:
And He settles the hungry there, and they establish an inhabited city.
וַיִּזְרְעוּ שָׂדוֹת וַיִּטְּעוּ כְרָמִים וַיַּעֲשׂוּ פְּרִי תְבוּאָה:
And they sow fields and plant vineyards, which produce fruits and grain.
וַיְבָרֲכֵם וַיִּרְבּוּ מְאֹד וּבְהֶמְתָּם לֹא יַמְעִיט:
And He blessed them, and they multiplied exceedingly, and their animals did not decrease.
וַיִּמְעֲטוּ וַיָּשֹׁחוּ מֵעֹצֶר רָעָה וְיָגוֹן:
Whereas they were few and they sank down from dominion, trouble, and sorrow.
שֹׁפֵךְ בּוּז עַל נְדִיבִים וַיַּתְעֵם בְּתֹהוּ לֹא דָרֶךְ:
He pours contempt upon princes and leads them astray in a wasteland where there is no path.
וַיְשַׂגֵּב אֶבְיוֹן מֵעוֹנִי וַיָּשֶׂם כַּצֹּאן מִשְׁפָּחוֹת:
And He strengthened the needy from poverty and made him families like flocks.
יִרְאוּ יְשָׁרִים וְיִשְׂמָחוּ וְכָל עַוְלָה קָפְצָה פִּיהָ:
The upright see and rejoice, and all injustice shuts its mouth.
מִי חָכָם וְיִשְׁמָר אֵלֶּה וְיִתְבּוֹנְנוּ חַסְדֵי יְהוָה:
He who is wise will keep these in mind, and they will ponder the kind deeds of the Lord.