א׳
הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה כִּי־ט֑וֹב כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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Praise the LORD; for He is good,
His steadfast love is eternal.
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O give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good, For His mercy endureth for ever. .
ב׳
ה֭וֹדוּ לֵֽאלֹהֵ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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Praise the God of gods,
His steadfast love is eternal.
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O give thanks unto the God of gods, For His mercy endureth for ever.
ג׳
ה֭וֹדוּ לַאֲדֹנֵ֣י הָאֲדֹנִ֑ים כִּ֖י לְעֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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Praise the Lord of lords,
His steadfast love is eternal;
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O give thanks unto the Lord of lords, For His mercy endureth for ever.
ד׳
לְעֹ֘שֵׂ֤ה נִפְלָא֣וֹת גְּדֹל֣וֹת לְבַדּ֑וֹ כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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Who alone works great marvels,
His steadfast love is eternal;
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To Him who alone doeth great wonders, For His mercy endureth for ever.
לְעֹשֵׂה נִפְלָאוֹת גְּדוֹלוֹת לְבַדּוֹ. בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה לֹא נִבְרָא מַלְאָךְ כְּשֶׁעֲשָׂאָן לַנִּפְלָאוֹת הַלָּלוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ, הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וְהַיָּרֵחַ:
To Him Who performs great wonders alone In the beginning, no angel was created when He made the wonders: the heaven, the earth, the sun and the moon.
ה׳
לְעֹשֵׂ֣ה הַ֭שָּׁמַיִם בִּתְבוּנָ֑ה כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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Who made the heavens with wisdom,
His steadfast love is eternal;
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To Him that by understanding made the heavens, for His mercy endureth for ever.
ו׳
לְרֹקַ֣ע הָ֭אָרֶץ עַל־הַמָּ֑יִם כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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Who spread the earth over the water,
His steadfast love is eternal;
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To Him that spread forth the earth above the waters, For His mercy endureth for ever.
ז׳
לְ֭עֹשֵׂה אוֹרִ֣ים גְּדֹלִ֑ים כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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Who made the great lights,
His steadfast love is eternal;
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To Him that made great lights, For His mercy endureth for ever;
ח׳
אֶת־הַ֭שֶּׁמֶשׁ לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת בַּיּ֑וֹם כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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the sun to dominate the day,
His steadfast love is eternal;
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The sun to rule by day, For His mercy endureth for ever;
ט׳
אֶת־הַיָּרֵ֣חַ וְ֭כוֹכָבִים לְמֶמְשְׁל֣וֹת בַּלָּ֑יְלָה כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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the moon and the stars to dominate the night,
His steadfast love is eternal;
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The moon and stars to rule by night, For His mercy endureth for ever.
י׳
לְמַכֵּ֣ה מִ֭צְרַיִם בִּבְכוֹרֵיהֶ֑ם כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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Who struck Egypt through their first-born,
His steadfast love is eternal;
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To Him that smote Egypt in their first-born, For His mercy endureth for ever;
לְמַכֵּה מִצְרַיִם בִּבְכוֹרֵיהֶם. בְּכוֹרֵיהֶם לֹא נֶאֱמַר, אֶלָּא בִּבְכוֹרֵיהֶם: עָמְדוּ בְּכוֹרִים וְקִפְּחוּ שׁוֹקָן שֶׁל אֲבִיהֶם הַמְעַכְּבִים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל כְּשֶׁשָּׁמְעוּ נֶגַע עֲשִׂירִי מִפִּי מֹשֶׁה:
To Him Who smote the Egyptians with their firstborn It does not say, “their firstborn,” but “with their firstborn.” The firstborn arose and beat their fathers’ legs because they detained Israel, when they heard about the tenth plague from Moses.
י"א
וַיּוֹצֵ֣א יִ֭שְׂרָאֵל מִתּוֹכָ֑ם כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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and brought Israel out of their midst,
His steadfast love is eternal;
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And brought out Israel from among them, For His mercy endureth for ever;
י"ב
בְּיָ֣ד חֲ֭זָקָה וּבִזְר֣וֹעַ נְטוּיָ֑ה כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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with a strong hand and outstretched arm,
His steadfast love is eternal;
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With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, For His mercy endureth for ever.
י"ג
לְגֹזֵ֣ר יַם־ס֭וּף לִגְזָרִ֑ים כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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Who split apart the Sea of Reeds,
His steadfast love is eternal;
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To Him who divided the Red Sea in sunder, For His mercy endureth for ever;
לִגְזָרִים. שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר קְרָעִים לִשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר שְׁבָטִים:
asunder In twelve pieces for the twelve tribes.
י"ד
וְהֶעֱבִ֣יר יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל בְּתוֹכ֑וֹ כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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and made Israel pass through it,
His steadfast love is eternal;
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And made Israel to pass through the midst of it, For His mercy endureth for ever;
ט"ו
וְנִ֘עֵ֤ר פַּרְעֹ֣ה וְחֵיל֣וֹ בְיַם־ס֑וּף כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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Who hurled Pharaoh and his army into the Sea of Reeds,
His steadfast love is eternal;
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But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea, For His mercy endureth for ever.
ט"ז
לְמוֹלִ֣יךְ עַ֭מּוֹ בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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Who led His people through the wilderness,
His steadfast love is eternal;
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To Him that led His people through the wilderness, For His mercy endureth for ever.
י"ז
לְ֭מַכֵּה מְלָכִ֣ים גְּדֹלִ֑ים כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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Who struck down great kings,
His steadfast love is eternal;
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To Him that smote great kings; For His mercy endureth for ever;
מְלָכִים גְּדוֹלִים. כָּאן רָמַז שְׁלֹשִׁים וְאֶחָד מְלָכִים, וְהִשְׁוָה לָהֶם פַּרְעֹה וְחֵילוֹ וּמַכַּת מִצְרַיִם לִמְלָכִים אַדִּירִים קָשִׁים מֵהֶם. שָׁקוּל סִיחוֹן כְּנֶגֶד כֻּלָּם, כָּל אֶחָד לְעַצְמוֹ. וְכֵן פֵּרֵשׁ לְמַעְלָה: ״לְסִיחוֹן מֶלֶךְ הָאֱמֹרִי וּלְעוֹג מֶלֶךְ הַבָּשָׁן וּלְכֹל מַמְלְכוֹת כְּנָעַן״ (תהלים קלה:יא). כֵּן בָּאַגָּדָה:
great kings Here he alluded to the thirty-one kings, and he compared for them Pharaoh and his host and the plagues of Egypt to mighty kings, harsher than they. Sihon was equal to all of them, [and Og was equal to all of them (Machzor Vitry)], each one individually, and so did he explain above (135: 11): “Sihon the king of the Amorites and Og the king of Bashan and all the kingdoms of Canaan.” So it is in the Aggadah.
י"ח
וַֽ֭יַּהֲרֹג מְלָכִ֣ים אַדִּירִ֑ים כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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and slew mighty kings—
His steadfast love is eternal;
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And slew mighty kings, For His mercy endureth for ever.
י"ט
לְ֭סִיחוֹן מֶ֣לֶךְ הָאֱמֹרִ֑י כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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Sihon, king of the Amorites,
His steadfast love is eternal;
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Sihon king of the Amorites, For His mercy endureth for ever;
כ׳
וּ֭לְעוֹג מֶ֣לֶךְ הַבָּשָׁ֑ן כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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Og, king of Bashan—
His steadfast love is eternal;
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And Og king of Bashan, For His mercy endureth for ever;
כ"א
וְנָתַ֣ן אַרְצָ֣ם לְנַחֲלָ֑ה כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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and gave their land as a heritage,
His steadfast love is eternal;
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And gave their land for a heritage, For His mercy endureth for ever;
כ"ב
נַ֭חֲלָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל עַבְדּ֑וֹ כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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a heritage to His servant Israel,
His steadfast love is eternal;
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Even a heritage unto Israel His servant, For His mercy endureth for ever.
כ"ג
שֶׁ֭בְּשִׁפְלֵנוּ זָ֣כַר לָ֑נוּ כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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Who took note of us in our degradation,
His steadfast love is eternal;
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Who remembered us in our low estate, For His mercy endureth for ever;
שֶׁבְּשִׁפְלֵנוּ זָכַר לָנוּ. בְּמִצְרַיִם זָכַר לָנוּ (שמות ב:כד):
Who remembered us in our humble state In Egypt, He remembered us.
כ"ד
וַיִּפְרְקֵ֥נוּ מִצָּרֵ֑ינוּ כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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and rescued us from our enemies,
His steadfast love is eternal;
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And hath delivered us from our adversaries, For His mercy endureth for ever.
וַיִּפְרְקֵנוּ. מִתּוֹכָם, וְהִפְלִיא לָנוּ כָּל זֶה:
And He rescued us from their midst and performed all these wonders for us.
כ"ה
נֹתֵ֣ן לֶ֭חֶם לְכָל־בָּשָׂ֑ר כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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Who gives food to all flesh,
His steadfast love is eternal.
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Who giveth food to all flesh, For His mercy endureth for ever.
נוֹתֵן לֶחֶם. רָמַז כָּאן חֶסֶד (כָּל הַמַּעֲשִׂים):
Who gives bread He alludes here to kindness (to all creatures).
כ"ו
ה֭וֹדוּ לְאֵ֣ל הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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Praise the God of heaven,
His steadfast love is eternal.
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O give thanks unto the God of heaven, For His mercy endureth for ever.
הוֹדוּ לְאֵל הַשָּׁמָיִם. הַמֵּכִין בָּהֶם מָזוֹן לְכָל בְּרִיָּה. עֶשְׂרִים וְשִׁשָּׁה ״כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ״ נֶאֶמְרוּ בְּמִזְמוֹר זֶה, כְּנֶגֶד עֶשְׂרִים וְשִׁשָּׁה דּוֹרוֹת שֶׁהָיָה הָעוֹלָם בְּלֹא תּוֹרָה וְנִתְקַיֵּם בְּחַסְדּוֹ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא:
Gives thanks to the God of heaven Who prepares therein food for every creature. The expression, “for His kindness is eternal,” appears twenty-six times in this psalm, corresponding to the twenty-six generations that the world was without Torah and existed through the kindness of the Holy One, blessed be He.