א׳
לֹ֤א לָ֥נוּ יְהוָ֗ה לֹ֫א לָ֥נוּ כִּֽי־לְ֭שִׁמְךָ תֵּ֣ן כָּב֑וֹד עַל־חַ֝סְדְּךָ֗ עַל־אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃
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Not to us, O LORD, not to us
but to Your name bring glory
for the sake of Your love and Your faithfulness.
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Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, But unto Thy name give glory, For Thy mercy, and for Thy truth's sake.
לֹא לָנוּ. לֹא בִּשְׁבִילֵנוּ וּבְכֹשֶׁר מַעֲשֵׂינוּ תַּעֲשֶׂה עִמָּנוּ:
Not for us Not for us or for the fitness of our deeds shall You do [this] for us.
כִּי לְשִׁמְךָ תֵּן כָּבוֹד. כְּדֵי שֶׁלֹּא יֹאמְרוּ: אַיֵּה נָא אֱלֹהֵיהֶם?
but for Your name give honor So that they should not say, “Where is their God now?”
ב׳
לָ֭מָּה יֹאמְר֣וּ הַגּוֹיִ֑ם אַיֵּה־נָ֝֗א אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃
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Let the nations not say,
“Where, now, is their God?”
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Wherefore should the nations say: 'Where is now their God?'
ג׳
וֵֽאלֹהֵ֥ינוּ בַשָּׁמָ֑יִם כֹּ֭ל אֲשֶׁר־חָפֵ֣ץ עָשָֽׂה׃
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when our God is in heaven
and all that He wills He accomplishes.
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But our God is in the heavens; Whatsoever pleased Him He hath done.
ד׳
עֲֽ֭צַבֵּיהֶם כֶּ֣סֶף וְזָהָ֑ב מַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗ה יְדֵ֣י אָדָֽם׃
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Their idols are silver and gold,
the work of men’s hands.
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Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men's hands.
ה׳
פֶּֽה־לָ֭הֶם וְלֹ֣א יְדַבֵּ֑רוּ עֵינַ֥יִם לָ֝הֶ֗ם וְלֹ֣א יִרְאֽוּ׃
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They have mouths, but cannot speak,
eyes, but cannot see;
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They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not;
ו׳
אָזְנַ֣יִם לָ֭הֶם וְלֹ֣א יִשְׁמָ֑עוּ אַ֥ף לָ֝הֶ֗ם וְלֹ֣א יְרִיחֽוּן׃
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they have ears, but cannot hear,
noses, but cannot smell;
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They have ears, but they hear not; Noses have they, but they smell not;
ז׳
יְדֵיהֶ֤ם ׀ וְלֹ֬א יְמִישׁ֗וּן רַ֭גְלֵיהֶם וְלֹ֣א יְהַלֵּ֑כוּ לֹֽא־יֶ֝הְגּ֗וּ בִּגְרוֹנָֽם׃
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they have hands, but cannot touch,
feet, but cannot walk;
they can make no sound in their throats.
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They have hands, but they handle not; Feet have they, but they walk not; Neither speak they with their throat. .
וְלֹא יְמִישׁוּן. לְשׁוֹן ״יְמֻשֵּׁנִי אָבִי״ (בראשית כז:יב):
but they do not feel Heb. ימישון, an expression of (Gen. 27:12): “Perhaps my father will feel me (ימשני).”
ח׳
כְּ֭מוֹהֶם יִהְי֣וּ עֹשֵׂיהֶ֑ם כֹּ֭ל אֲשֶׁר־בֹּטֵ֣חַ בָּהֶֽם׃
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Those who fashion them,
all who trust in them,
shall become like them.
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They that make them shall be like unto them; Yea, every one that trusteth in them.
ט׳
יִ֭שְׂרָאֵל בְּטַ֣ח בַּיהוָ֑ה עֶזְרָ֖ם וּמָגִנָּ֣ם הֽוּא׃
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O Israel, trust in the LORD!
He is their help and shield.
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O Israel, trust thou in the LORD! He is their help and their shield!
י׳
בֵּ֣ית אַ֭הֲרֹן בִּטְח֣וּ בַיהוָ֑ה עֶזְרָ֖ם וּמָגִנָּ֣ם הֽוּא׃
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O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD!
He is their help and shield.
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O house of Aaron, trust ye in the LORD! He is their help and their shield!
י"א
יִרְאֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה בִּטְח֣וּ בַיהוָ֑ה עֶזְרָ֖ם וּמָגִנָּ֣ם הֽוּא׃
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O you who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD!
He is their help and shield.
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Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield.
יִרְאֵי ה׳. אֵלּוּ הַגֵּרִים:
Those who fear the Lord These are the proselytes.
י"ב
יְהוָה֮ זְכָרָ֪נוּ יְבָ֫רֵ֥ךְ יְ֭בָרֵךְ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יְ֝בָרֵ֗ךְ אֶת־בֵּ֥ית אַהֲרֹֽן׃
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The LORD is mindful of us.
He will bless us;
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron;
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The LORD hath been mindful of us, He will bless— He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron.
י"ג
יְ֭בָרֵךְ יִרְאֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה הַ֝קְּטַנִּ֗ים עִם־הַגְּדֹלִֽים׃
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He will bless those who fear the LORD,
small and great alike.
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He will bless them that fear the LORD, Both small and great.
י"ד
יֹסֵ֣ף יְהוָ֣ה עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם עֲ֝לֵיכֶ֗ם וְעַל־בְּנֵיכֶֽם׃
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May the LORD increase your numbers,
yours and your children’s also.
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The LORD increase you more and more, You and your children.
ט"ו
בְּרוּכִ֣ים אַ֭תֶּם לַיהוָ֑ה עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃
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May you be blessed by the LORD,
Maker of heaven and earth.
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Blessed be ye of the LORD Who made heaven and earth.
ט"ז
הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם שָׁ֭מַיִם לַיהוָ֑ה וְ֝הָאָ֗רֶץ נָתַ֥ן לִבְנֵי־אָדָֽם׃
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The heavens belong to the LORD,
but the earth He gave over to man.
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The heavens are the heavens of the LORD; But the earth hath He given to the children of men.
י"ז
לֹ֣א הַ֭מֵּתִים יְהַֽלְלוּ־יָ֑הּ וְ֝לֹ֗א כָּל־יֹרְדֵ֥י דוּמָֽה׃
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The dead cannot praise the LORD,
nor any who go down into silence.
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The dead praise not the LORD, Neither any that go down into silence;
י"ח
וַאֲנַ֤חְנוּ ׀ נְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְ יָ֗הּ מֵֽעַתָּ֥ה וְעַד־עוֹלָ֗ם הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃
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But we will bless the LORD
now and forever.
Hallelujah.
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But we will bless the LORD From this time forth and for ever. Hallelujah.