Tehillim

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הוֹדוּ לַיהוָה כִּי טוֹב כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ:

Give thanks to the Lord because He is good, for His kindness is eternal.

יֹאמַר נָא יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ:

Israel shall now say, "For His kindness is eternal."

יֹאמְרוּ נָא בֵית אַהֲרֹן כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ:

The house of Aaron shall now say, "For His kindness is eternal."

יֹאמְרוּ נָא יִרְאֵי יְהוָה כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ:

Those who fear the Lord shall now say, "For His kindness is eternal."

מִן הַמֵּצַר קָרָאתִי יָּהּ עָנָנִי בַמֶּרְחָב יָהּ:

From the straits I called God; God answered me with a vast expanse.

יְהוָה לִי לֹא אִירָא מַה יַּעֲשֶׂה לִי אָדָם:

The Lord is for me; I shall not fear. What can man do to me?

יְהוָה לִי בְּעֹזְרָי וַאֲנִי אֶרְאֶה בְשֹׂנְאָי:

The Lord is for me with my helpers, and I shall see [revenge] in my enemies.

טוֹב לַחֲסוֹת בַּיהוָה מִבְּטֹחַ בָּאָדָם:

It is better to take shelter in the Lord than to trust in man.

טוֹב לַחֲסוֹת בַּיהוָה מִבְּטֹחַ בִּנְדִיבִים:

It is better to take shelter in the Lord than to trust in princes.

כָּל גּוֹיִם סְבָבוּנִי בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה כִּי אֲמִילַם:

All nations surrounded me; in the name of the Lord that I shall cut them off.

סַבּוּנִי גַם סְבָבוּנִי בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה כִּי אֲמִילַם:

They encircled me, yea they surrounded me; in the name of the Lord that I shall cut them off.

סַבּוּנִי כִדְבוֹרִים דֹּעֲכוּ כְּאֵשׁ קוֹצִים בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה כִּי אֲמִילַם:

They encircled me like bees; they were extinguished like a thorn fire; in the name of the Lord that I shall cut them off.

דַּחֹה דְחִיתַנִי לִנְפֹּל וַיהוָה עֲזָרָנִי:

You pushed me to fall, but the Lord helped me.

עָזִּי וְזִמְרָת יָהּ וַיְהִי לִי לִישׁוּעָה:

The might and the cutting power of God was my salvation.

קוֹל רִנָּה וִישׁוּעָה בְּאָהֳלֵי צַדִּיקִים יְמִין יְהוָה עֹשָׂה חָיִל:

A voice of singing praises and salvation is in the tents of the righteous; the right hand of the Lord deals valiantly.

יְמִין יְהוָה רוֹמֵמָה יְמִין יְהוָה עֹשָׂה חָיִל:

The right hand of the Lord is exalted; the right hand of the Lord deals valiantly.

לֹא אָמוּת כִּי אֶחְיֶה וַאֲסַפֵּר מַעֲשֵׂי יָהּ:

I shall not die but I shall live and tell the deeds of God.

יַסֹּר יִסְּרַנִּי יָּהּ וְלַמָּוֶת לֹא נְתָנָנִי:

God has chastised me, but He has not delivered me to death.

פִּתְחוּ לִי שַׁעֲרֵי צֶדֶק אָבֹא בָם אוֹדֶה יָהּ:

Open for me the gates of righteousness; I shall enter them and thank God.

זֶה הַשַּׁעַר לַיהוָה צַדִּיקִים יָבֹאוּ בוֹ:

This is the Lord's gate; the righteous will enter therein.

אוֹדְךָ כִּי עֲנִיתָנִי וַתְּהִי לִי לִישׁוּעָה:

I shall thank You because You answered me, and You were my salvation.

אֶבֶן מָאֲסוּ הַבּוֹנִים הָיְתָה לְרֹאשׁ פִּנָּה:

The stone that the builders rejected became a cornerstone.

מֵאֵת יְהוָה הָיְתָה זֹּאת הִיא נִפְלָאת בְּעֵינֵינוּ:

This was from the Lord; it is wondrous in our eyes.

זֶה הַיּוֹם עָשָׂה יְהוָה נָגִילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָה בוֹ:

This is the day that the Lord made; we shall exult and rejoice thereon.

אָנָּא יְהוָה הוֹשִׁיעָה נָּא אָנָּא יְהוָה הַצְלִיחָה נָּא:

Please, O Lord, save now! Please, O Lord, make prosperous now!

בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה בֵּרַכְנוּכֶם מִבֵּית יְהוָה:

Blessed be he who has come in the name of the Lord; we have blessed you in the name of the Lord.

אֵל יְהוָה וַיָּאֶר לָנוּ אִסְרוּ חַג בַּעֲבֹתִים עַד קַרְנוֹת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ:

The Lord is God, and He gave us light. Bind the sacrifice with ropes until [it is brought to] the corners of the altar.

אֵלִי אַתָּה וְאוֹדֶךָּ אֱלֹהַי אֲרוֹמְמֶךָּ:

You are my God and I shall thank You; the God of my father, and I shall exalt You.

הוֹדוּ לַיהוָה כִּי טוֹב כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ:

Give thanks to the Lord because He is good, for His kindness is eternal.