א׳
הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה כִּי־ט֑וֹב כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
1
Praise the LORD, for He is good,
His steadfast love is eternal.
1
'O give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good, For His mercy endureth for ever.
ב׳
יֹֽאמַר־נָ֥א יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
2
Let Israel declare,
“His steadfast love is eternal.”
2
So let Israel now say, For His mercy endureth for ever,
הוֹדוּ לַה׳ וְגוֹ׳ יֹאמַר נָא יִשְׂרָאֵל. לְפִי שֶׁלְּעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ :
Give thanks to the Lord, etc. Israel shall now say because His kindness is eternal.
ג׳
יֹֽאמְרוּ־נָ֥א בֵֽית־אַהֲרֹ֑ן כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
3
Let the house of Aaron declare,
“His steadfast love is eternal.”
3
So let the house of Aaron now say, For His mercy endureth for ever.
ד׳
יֹֽאמְרוּ־נָ֭א יִרְאֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
4
Let those who fear the LORD declare,
“His steadfast love is eternal.”
4
So let them now that fear the LORD say, For His mercy endureth for ever.
יִרְאֵי ה׳. אֵלּוּ בְּנֵי לֵוִי, שֶׁכָּתוּב בָּהֶם (שמות לב:כו) ״מִי לַה׳ אֵלַי וַיֵּאָסְפוּ אֵלָיו כָּל בְּנֵי לֵוִי״ בְּמַעֲשֵׂה הָעֵגֶל, וְנִלְחֲמוּ עִם יִשְׂרָאֵל כְּשֶׁאָמְרוּ (במדבר יד:ד) ״נִתְּנָה רֹאשׁ וְנָשׁוּבָה מִצְרָיְמָה״:
Those who fear the Lord These are the Levites, about whom it is written (Exod. 32:26): “Whoever is the Lord’s, let him come to me! And all the sons of Levi gathered around him,” in the episode of the [Golden] Calf, and they fought with Israel when they said (Num. 14:4), “Let us appoint a leader and return to Egypt.”
ה׳
מִֽן־הַ֭מֵּצַ֥ר קָרָ֣אתִי יָּ֑הּ עָנָ֖נִי בַמֶּרְחָ֣ב יָֽהּ׃
5
In distress I called on the LORD;
the Lord answered me and brought me relief.
5
Out of my straits I called upon the LORD; He answered me with great enlargement.
ו׳
יְהוָ֣ה לִ֭י לֹ֣א אִירָ֑א מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה לִ֣י אָדָֽם׃
6
The LORD is on my side,
I have no fear;
what can man do to me?
6
The LORD is for me; I will not fear; What can man do unto me?
ז׳
יְהוָ֣ה לִ֭י בְּעֹזְרָ֑י וַ֝אֲנִ֗י אֶרְאֶ֥ה בְשֹׂנְאָֽי׃
7
With the LORD on my side as my helper,
I will see the downfall of my foes.
7
The LORD is for me as my helper; And I shall gaze upon them that hate me.
ח׳
ט֗וֹב לַחֲס֥וֹת בַּיהוָ֑ה מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַ בָּאָדָֽם׃
8
It is better to take refuge in the LORD
than to trust in mortals;
8
It is better to take refuge in the LORD Than to trust in man.
טוֹב לַחֲסוֹת בַּה׳ וְגוֹ׳. חֶסְיוֹן זֶה אֵינוֹ אֶלָּא לְשׁוֹן חֶסְיוֹן צֵל, וְדָבָר מוּעָט הוּא:
It is better to take shelter in the Lord Heb. לחסות. This shelter (חסיון) is only an expression of the shelter of a shadow, a small thing.
מִבְּטֹחַ. דָּבָר בָּרִיא וְסֶמֶךְ חָזָק, וְאַף עַל פִּי כֵן לַחֲסוֹת בַּה׳ טוֹב מֵהַבְטָחַת בְּנֵי אָדָם:
Trust (מבטח) is a stout and strong support. Nevertheless, to take shelter in the Lord is better than the promises of human beings.
ט׳
ט֗וֹב לַחֲס֥וֹת בַּיהוָ֑ה מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַ בִּנְדִיבִֽים׃
9
it is better to take refuge in the LORD
than to trust in the great.
9
It is better to take refuge in the LORD Than to trust in princes.
י׳
כָּל־גּוֹיִ֥ם סְבָב֑וּנִי בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃
10
All nations have beset me;
by the name of the LORD I will surely cut them down.
10
All nations compass me about; Verily, in the name of the LORD I will cut them off.
כָּל גּוֹיִם סְבָבוּנִי. מְדַבֵּר בְּמִלְחֲמוֹת גּוֹג וּמָגוֹג (יחזקאל לח-לט) שֶׁכָּל הַגּוֹיִם יִהְיוּ שָׁם, כְּמוֹ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ״וְאָסַפְתִּי אֶת כָּל הַגּוֹיִם אֶל יְרוּשָׁלִַם לַמִּלְחָמָה״ (זכריה יד:ב):
All nations surrounded me This speaks about the war of Gog and Magog, when all the nations will be there, as it is said (Zech. 14:2): “And I shall gather all the nations to Jerusalem to wage war.”
אֲמִילַם. אַכְרִיתֵם, לְשׁוֹן ״יְמוֹלֵל וְיָבֵשׁ״ (תהלים צ:ו):
I shall cut them off Heb. אמלים, I shall cut them off, an expression of (above 90:6): “it is cut off (ימולל) and withers.”
י"א
סַבּ֥וּנִי גַם־סְבָב֑וּנִי בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃
11
They beset me, they surround me;
by the name of the LORD I will surely cut them down.
11
They compass me about, yea, they compass me about; Verily, in the name of the LORD I will cut them off.
י"ב
סַבּ֤וּנִי כִדְבוֹרִ֗ים דֹּ֭עֲכוּ כְּאֵ֣שׁ קוֹצִ֑ים בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃
12
They have beset me like bees;
they shall be extinguished like burning thorns;
by the name of the LORD I will surely cut them down.
12
They compass me about like bees; They are quenched as the fire of thorns; Verily, in the name of the LORD I will cut them off.
דֹּעֲכוּ כְּאֵשׁ קוֹצִים. כָּל לְשׁוֹן דְּעִיכָה נוֹפֵל עַל לְשׁוֹן קְפִיצָה וְנִתּוּר: מְמַהֵר לִהְיוֹת נִתָּר וְנִתָּק מִמְּקוֹמוֹ. עַל כֵּן הוּא נוֹפֵל עַל לְשׁוֹן אֵשׁ וְעַל לְשׁוֹן מַיִם, כְּמוֹ ״נִדְעֲכוּ מִמְּקוֹמָם״ (איוב ו:יז), וְכֵן ״יָמַי נִדְעָכוּ״ (איוב יז:א), וְכֵן ״נֵרוֹ עָלָיו יִדְעָךְ״ (איוב יח:ו), כְּדֶרֶךְ שַׁלְהֶבֶת הַנִּתֶּקֶת מִן הַפְּתִילָה וְעוֹלָה לְמַעְלָה כְּשֶׁהִיא כָּבָה:
they were extinguished like a thorn fire Every expression of דעיכה coincides with an expression of springing and skipping. It hastens to spring and skip from its place. Therefore, it fits with an expression of fire or with an expression of water, like (Job 6:17): “they jump (נדעכו) from their place.” Similarly (Job 17:1), “my days flicker (נדעכו)”; similarly (Job 18:6), “and his candle that is over him shall go out (ידעך),” in the way that the flame springs from the wick and ascends upward when it is extinguished.
י"ג
דַּחֹ֣ה דְחִיתַ֣נִי לִנְפֹּ֑ל וַ֖יהוָ֣ה עֲזָרָֽנִי׃
13
You pressed me hard,
I nearly fell;
but the LORD helped me.
13
Thou didst thrust sore at me that I might fall; But the LORD helped me.
דַּחֹה דְחִיתַנִי לִנְפֹּל. אַתָּה, אוֹיְבִי:
You pushed me to fall You, my enemy.
י"ד
עָזִּ֣י וְזִמְרָ֣ת יָ֑הּ וַֽיְהִי־לִ֝֗י לִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃
14
The LORD is my strength and might;
He has become my deliverance.
14
The LORD is my strength and song; And He is become my salvation.
עָזִּי וְזִמְרָת יָהּ וַיְהִי לִי לִישׁוּעָה. עָזִּי וְזִמְרַת גְּבוּרַת הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא הָיָה לִי לִישׁוּעָה. עָזִּי יוֹ״ד יְתֵירָהף כִּי לֹא מָצִינוּ בַמִּקְרָא עָזִּי נָקוּד חֲטַף קָמַץ אֶלָּא שׁוּרֵק, חוּץ מִשְּׁלֹשָׁה מְקוֹמוֹת שֶׁהוּא סָמוּךְ אֵצֶל וְזִמְרַת, וְעַל כָּרְחֲךָ וְזִמְרַת דָּבוּק לְתֵיבַת הַשֵּׁם, וְאֵינְךָ יָכוֹל לְפָרְשׁוֹ וְזִמְרָתִי, וְאַל תִּתְמַהּ עַל וַיְהִי לִי, שֶׁלֹּא אָמַר הָיָה לִי לִישׁוּעָה, שֶׁהַרְבֵּה כָּאֵלֶּה בַמִּקְרָא, ״וַאֲשֶׁר לֹא שָׂם לִבּוֹ וְגוֹ׳ וַיַּעֲזֹב אֶת עֲבָדָיו וְגוֹ׳״ (שמות ט:כא) הָיָה לוֹ לִכְתֹּב עָזַב:
The might and the cutting power of God was my salvation Heb. עזי וזמרת, the might of the Holy One, blessed be He, was my salvation. עזי has a superfluous “yud” because we do not [usually] find עזי vowelized with a short “kamatz” instead of a “shuruk,” except in three places, where it is next to וזמרת, and perforce is attached to the word denoting the name of God. You cannot explain it as “my praise.” Do not wonder about ויהי לי, that he did not say היה לי לישועה, for there are many like these in Scripture, [e.g.] (Exod. 9:21): “And whoever did not pay attention...left (ויעזב) his slaves, etc.” He should have written עַזָב.
ט"ו
ק֤וֹל ׀ רִנָּ֬ה וִֽישׁוּעָ֗ה בְּאָהֳלֵ֥י צַדִּיקִ֑ים יְמִ֥ין יְ֝הוָה עֹ֣שָׂה חָֽיִל׃
15
The tents of the victorious resound with joyous shouts of deliverance,
“The right hand of the LORD is triumphant!
15
The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
קוֹל רִנָּה וִישׁוּעָה. תִּהְיֶה לֶעָתִיד בְּאָהֳלֵי צַדִּיקִים, וּמַהוּ קוֹל הָרִנָּה? יְמִין ה׳ עֹשָׂה חָיִל, יְרַנְּנוּ, יְמִין ה׳ רוֹמֵמָה וְגוֹ׳:
A voice of singing praises and salvation will in the future be in the tents of the righteous, and what is that voice of singing praises? “The right hand of the Lord deals valiantly.” They will sing, “The right hand of the Lord is exalted, etc.”
ט"ז
יְמִ֣ין יְ֭הוָה רוֹמֵמָ֑ה יְמִ֥ין יְ֝הוָה עֹ֣שָׂה חָֽיִל׃
16
The right hand of the LORD is exalted!
The right hand of the LORD is triumphant!”
16
The right hand of the LORD is exalted; The right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
יְמִין ה׳ רוֹמֵמָה. מִדְרַשׁ אַגָּדָה: עֶלְיוֹנִים בָּרָא הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא בְּיָמִין, לְפִיכָךְ לֹא שָׁלְטָה בָּהֶם מִיתָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ״אַף יָדִי יָסְדָה אֶרֶץ״ (ישעיה מח:יג) זֶה שְׂמֹאל ״וִימִינִי טִפְּחָה שָׁמַיִם״ (ישעיה מח:יג) זֶה יָמִין. וְכֵן אָמַר הַמְשׁוֹרֵר יְמִין ה׳ רוֹמֵמָה שֶׁבָּרָאתָ אוֹתָם שֶׁבְּרוּמוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם, הִיא יְמִין ה׳ שֶׁתַּעֲשֶׂה חֲיָלוֹת שֶׁל צַדִּיקִים לֶעָתִיד לָבוֹא, וְגַם בָּהּ יְחַיֶּה אוֹתָם וְיִחְיוּ לְעוֹלָם, וְאָז לֹא אָמוּת כִּי אֶחְיֶה לְעוֹלָם:
The right hand of the Lord is exalted The Midrash Aggadah states: The Holy One, blessed be He, created the celestial beings with His right hand; therefore, death has no power over them; as it says (Isa. 48:13): “Even my hand laid the foundation of the earth.” This is the left hand. “And My right hand measured the heavens with handbreadths.” This is the right hand. Similarly, the Psalmist says: “The right hand of the Lord is exalted,” that created those [that are] in the heights of the world. That is the right hand of the Lord that will make armies of righteous men in the future, and also with it [the right hand] He will resurrect them and they will live forever. And then, I shall not die, but I shall live forever.
י"ז
לֹֽא אָמ֥וּת כִּי־אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה וַ֝אֲסַפֵּ֗ר מַֽעֲשֵׂ֥י יָֽהּ׃
17
I shall not die but live
and proclaim the works of the LORD.
17
I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of the LORD.
לֹא אָמוּת. אֲנִי, כְּנֶסֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל, כְּעוֹבְדֵי גִּלּוּלִים, מִיתַת עוֹלָם כִּי אֶחְיֶה וְגוֹ׳:
I shall not die I, the congregation of Israel, [shall not die] like the other peoples an eternal death, but I shall live, etc.
י"ח
יַסֹּ֣ר יִסְּרַ֣נִּי יָּ֑הּ וְ֝לַמָּ֗וֶת לֹ֣א נְתָנָֽנִי׃
18
The LORD punished me severely,
but did not hand me over to death.
18
The LORD hath chastened me sore; But He hath not given me over unto death.
יַסֹּר יִסְּרַנִּי יָּהּ. בַּגָּלוּת, וְשָׁם נִתְכַּפְּרוּ כָּל עֲוֹנוֹתַי, וְלַמָּוֶת לֹא נְתָנָנִי:
God has chastised me in exile, and there all my iniquities were expiated, and You did not deliver me to death.
י"ט
פִּתְחוּ־לִ֥י שַׁעֲרֵי־צֶ֑דֶק אָֽבֹא־בָ֝ם אוֹדֶ֥ה יָֽהּ׃
19
Open the gates of victory for me
that I may enter them and praise the LORD.
19
Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will enter into them, I will give thanks unto the LORD.
פִּתְחוּ לִי שַׁעֲרֵי צֶדֶק. וְאֵלּוּ הֵן שַׁעֲרֵי צֶדֶק?
Open for me the gates of righteousness And these are the gates of righteousness.
כ׳
זֶֽה־הַשַּׁ֥עַר לַיהוָ֑ה צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים יָבֹ֥אוּ בֽוֹ׃
20
This is the gateway to the LORD—
the victorious shall enter through it.
20
This is the gate of the LORD; The righteous shall enter into it.
זֶה הַשַּׁעַר. שֶׁל בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ שֶׁהוּא לַה׳, וְהַצַּדִּיקִים יָבֹאוּ בוֹ, וְשָׁם אוֹדְךָ כִּי עֲנִיתָנִי מִן הַגָּלוּת:
This is the...gate of the Temple, which is the Lord’s, and the righteous will enter therein and there... I shall thank You because You answered me from the exile.
כ"א
א֭וֹדְךָ כִּ֣י עֲנִיתָ֑נִי וַתְּהִי־לִ֝֗י לִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃
21
I praise You, for You have answered me,
and have become my deliverance.
21
I will give thanks unto Thee, for Thou hast answered me, And art become my salvation.
כ"ב
אֶ֭בֶן מָאֲס֣וּ הַבּוֹנִ֑ים הָ֝יְתָ֗ה לְרֹ֣אשׁ פִּנָּֽה׃
22
The stone that the builders rejected
has become the chief cornerstone.
22
The stone which the builders rejected Is become the chief corner-stone.
אֶבֶן מָאֲסוּ הַבּוֹנִים. עַם שֶׁהָיוּ שָׁפָל בֵּין הָאֻמּוֹת:
The stone that the builders rejected A people that was humble among the peoples.
כ"ג
מֵאֵ֣ת יְ֭הוָה הָ֣יְתָה זֹּ֑את הִ֖יא נִפְלָ֣את בְּעֵינֵֽינוּ׃
23
This is the LORD’s doing;
it is marvelous in our sight.
23
This is the LORD’S doing; It is marvellous in our eyes.
מֵאֵת ה׳ הָיְתָה זֹּאת. כָּךְ יֹאמְרוּ הַכֹּל:
This was from the Lord So will everyone say.
כ"ד
זֶה־הַ֭יּוֹם עָשָׂ֣ה יְהוָ֑ה נָגִ֖ילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָ֣ה בֽוֹ׃
24
This is the day that the LORD has made—
let us exult and rejoice on it.
24
This is the day which the LORD hath made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.
כ"ה
אָנָּ֣א יְ֭הוָה הוֹשִׁ֘יעָ֥ה נָּ֑א אָֽנָּ֥א יְ֝הוָ֗ה הַצְלִ֘יחָ֥ה נָּֽא׃
25
O LORD, deliver us!
O LORD, let us prosper!
25
We beseech Thee, O LORD, save now! We beseech Thee, O LORD, make us now to prosper!
כ"ו
בָּר֣וּךְ הַ֭בָּא בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה בֵּ֝רַֽכְנוּכֶ֗ם מִבֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃
26
May he who enters be blessed in the name of the LORD;
we bless you from the House of the LORD.
26
Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD; We bless you out of the house of the LORD.
בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא בְּשֵׁם ה׳. יֹאמְרוּ לִמְבִיאֵי הַבִּכּוּרִים וּלְעוֹלֵי הָרְגָלִים:
Blessed be he who has come in the name of the Lord They will say to those who bring the first fruits and to those who perform the pilgrimages.
בֵּרַכְנוּכֶם. בֵּרַכְנוּ אֶתְכֶם:
we have blessed you we have blessed you.
כ"ז
אֵ֤ל ׀ יְהוָה֮ וַיָּ֪אֶר לָ֥נוּ אִסְרוּ־חַ֥ג בַּעֲבֹתִ֑ים עַד־קַ֝רְנ֗וֹת הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃
27
The LORD is God;
He has given us light;
bind the festal offering to the horns of the altar with cords.
27
The LORD is God, and hath given us light; Order the festival procession with boughs, even unto the horns of the altar.
אִסְרוּ חַג בַּעֲבוֹתִים. הַזְּבָחִים וְהַחֲגִיגוֹת שֶׁהָיוּ נְקִיִּים וּבְדוּקִין מִמּוּם קוֹשְׁרִין בְּכַרְעֵי מִטּוֹתֵיהֶם, עַד שֶׁיְּבִיאוּם לָעֲזָרָה בְּקַרְנוֹת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ. וְיֵשׁ לִפְתּוֹר כָּל סוֹף הַמִּזְמוֹר הַזֶּה מִלֹּא אָמוּת כִּי אֶחְיֶה בְּדָוִד עַצְמוֹ:
Bind the sacrifice with ropes The sacrifices and the festival offerings, which were clean and examined for a blemish, they would bind to the feet of their beds until they brought them to the Temple court at the corners of the altar. It is also possible to interpret the entire end of this psalm from (verse 17), “I shall not die but I shall live,” as referring to David himself:
(יח) יִסּוֹר יִסְּרַנִּי יָּהּ. עַל מַעֲשֵׂה בַת שֶׁבַע בְּיִסּוּרִין, כְּגוֹן ״תַּחַת הַכִּבְשָׂה יְשַׁלֵּם אַרְבַּעְתַּיִם״ (שמואל ב יב:ו). שִׁשָּׁה חֳדָשִׁים נִצְטָרַע דָּוִד (יומא כב:):
[18] God has chastised me For the episode of Bath sheba with torments, e.g. (II Sam. 12:6): “And the ewe-lamb he shall repay fourfold.” David was stricken with zaraath for six months.
וְלָמוּת לֹא נְתָנָנִי. שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״גַּם ה׳ הֶעֱבִיר חַטָּאתְךָ לֹא תָמוּת״ (שמואל ב יב:יג):
but He has not delivered me to death (II Sam. 13) “Also the Lord has removed your sin; you shall not die.”
(יט) פִּתְחוּ לִי שַׁעֲרֵי צֶדֶק. וְאֵלּוּ הֵן שַׁעֲרֵי צֶדֶק? אוֹתָם הַשְּׁעָרִים שֶׁל בָּתֵּי כְנֵסִיּוֹת וּמִדְרָשׁוֹת, אֲשֶׁר הֵם לַה׳, וְהַצַּדִּיקִים בָּאִים בָּהֶם:
[19] Open for me the gates of righteousness And these are the gates of righteousnessthose gates of synagogues and study halls, which are the Lord’sand the righteous enter through them.
(כא) אוֹדְךָ כִּי עֲנִיתָנִי. מִכָּאן וָאֵילָךְ אָמַר דָּוִד וּשְׁמוּאֵל וְיִשַׁי וַאֲחֵי דָוִד, כְּמוֹ שֶׁמְּפֹרָשׁ בְּעַרְבֵי פְסָחִים (פסחים קיט.): מִי שֶׁאָמַר זֶה לֹא אָמַר זֶה:
[21] I shall thank You because You have answered me From here on, David, Samuel, Jesse, and David’s brothers recited this, as is delineated in [the chapter entitled] “The eves of Passovers,” (Pes. 119a). He who said this did not say the other.
כ"ח
אֵלִ֣י אַתָּ֣ה וְאוֹדֶ֑ךָּ אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י אֲרוֹמְמֶֽךָּ׃
28
You are my God and I will praise You;
You are my God and I will extol You.
28
Thou art my God, and I will give thanks unto Thee; Thou art my God, I will exalt Thee.
כ"ט
הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה כִּי־ט֑וֹב כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
29
Praise the LORD for He is good,
His steadfast love is eternal.
29
O give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good, For His mercy endureth for ever.