א׳
הַֽלְלוּ־יָ֡הּ הַלְלִ֥י נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃
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Hallelujah.
Praise the LORD, O my soul!
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Hallelujah. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
ב׳
אֲהַלְלָ֣ה יְהוָ֣ה בְּחַיָּ֑י אֲזַמְּרָ֖ה לֵֽאלֹהַ֣י בְּעוֹדִֽי׃
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I will praise the LORD all my life,
sing hymns to my God while I exist.
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I will praise the LORD while I live; I will sing praises unto my God while I have my being.
אֲזַמְּרָה לֵאלֹהַי בְּעוֹדִי. בְּעוֹד אֲנִי חַי:
as long as I exist Heb. בעודי.
ג׳
אַל־תִּבְטְח֥וּ בִנְדִיבִ֑ים בְּבֶן־אָדָ֓ם ׀ שֶׁ֤אֵֽין ל֥וֹ תְשׁוּעָֽה׃
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Put not your trust in the great,
in mortal man who cannot save.
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Put not your trust in princes, Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
ד׳
תֵּצֵ֣א ר֭וּחוֹ יָשֻׁ֣ב לְאַדְמָת֑וֹ בַּיּ֥וֹם הַ֝ה֗וּא אָבְד֥וּ עֶשְׁתֹּנֹתָֽיו׃
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His breath departs;
he returns to the dust;
on that day his plans come to nothing.
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His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his dust; In that very day his thoughts perish.
עֶשְׁתֹּנוֹתָיו. מַחְשְׁבוֹתָיו:
his thoughts Heb. עשתונותיו his thoughts.
ה׳
אַשְׁרֵ֗י שֶׁ֤אֵ֣ל יַעֲקֹ֣ב בְּעֶזְר֑וֹ שִׂ֝בְר֗וֹ עַל־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָֽיו׃
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Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help,
whose hope is in the LORD his God,
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Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob, Whose hope is in the LORD his God,
אַשְׁרֵי. מִי שֶׁאֵל יַעֲקֹב בְּעֶזְרוֹ, שֶׁהִבְטִיחוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא ״הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי עִמָּךְ וּשְׁמַרְתִּיךָ וַהֲשִׁיבֹתִיךָ״ (בראשית כח:טו). וְלָמָּה אַשְׁרָיו? לְפִי שֶׁהוּא עוֹשֶׂה שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ וְאֶת הַיָּם, וְכֵיוָן שֶׁהַכֹּל שֶׁלּוֹ, יֵשׁ בְּיָדוֹ לְשָׁמְרוֹ בַּיָּם וּבַיַּבָּשָׁה. אֲבָל מֶלֶךְ עוֹבֵד גִּלּוּלִים, אִם שׁוֹמְרוֹ בַּיַּבָּשָׁה אֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לְשָׁמְרוֹ בַּיָּם:
Praiseworthy is he in whose help is the God of Jacob, for the Holy One, blessed be He, promised him (Gen. 28:15): “Behold I am with you, and I shall guard You, etc., and I shall return you.” Now why is He praiseworthy? Because He made heaven and earth and the sea, and since all is His, He has the power to guard him on the sea and on dry land; but a mortal king, although he watches him on dry land, cannot watch him on the sea.
ו׳
עֹשֶׂ֤ה ׀ שָׁ֘מַ֤יִם וָאָ֗רֶץ אֶת־הַיָּ֥ם וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֑ם הַשֹּׁמֵ֖ר אֱמֶ֣ת לְעוֹלָֽם׃
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maker of heaven and earth,
the sea and all that is in them;
who keeps faith forever;
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Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that in them is; Who keepeth truth for ever;
הַשּׁוֹמֵר אֱמֶת לְעוֹלָם. לְסוֹף דּוֹרוֹת רַבִּים הוּא מְקַיֵּם וְשׁוֹמֵר אֲמִתַּת הַבְטָחָתוֹ:
Who keeps truth forever To the end of many generations, He fulfills and keeps the truth of His promise.
ז׳
עֹשֶׂ֤ה מִשְׁפָּ֨ט ׀ לָעֲשׁוּקִ֗ים נֹתֵ֣ן לֶ֭חֶם לָרְעֵבִ֑ים יְ֝הוָ֗ה מַתִּ֥יר אֲסוּרִֽים׃
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who secures justice for those who are wronged,
gives food to the hungry.
The LORD sets prisoners free;
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Who executeth justice for the oppressed; Who giveth bread to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners;
ח׳
יְהוָ֤ה ׀ פֹּ֘קֵ֤חַ עִוְרִ֗ים יְ֭הוָה זֹקֵ֣ף כְּפוּפִ֑ים יְ֝הוָ֗ה אֹהֵ֥ב צַדִּיקִֽים׃
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The LORD restores sight to the blind;
the LORD makes those who are bent stand straight;
the LORD loves the righteous;
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The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind; The LORD raiseth up them that are bowed down; The LORD loveth the righteous;
ט׳
יְהוָ֤ה ׀ שֹׁ֘מֵ֤ר אֶת־גֵּרִ֗ים יָת֣וֹם וְאַלְמָנָ֣ה יְעוֹדֵ֑ד וְדֶ֖רֶךְ רְשָׁעִ֣ים יְעַוֵּֽת׃
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The LORD watches over the stranger;
He gives courage to the orphan and widow,
but makes the path of the wicked tortuous.
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The LORD preserveth the strangers; He upholdeth the fatherless and the widow; But the way of the wicked He maketh crooked.
יְעוֹדֵד. לְשׁוֹן כֹּחַ:
strengthens Heb. יעודד, an expression of strength.
י׳
יִמְלֹ֤ךְ יְהוָ֨ה ׀ לְעוֹלָ֗ם אֱלֹהַ֣יִךְ צִ֭יּוֹן לְדֹ֥ר וָדֹ֗ר הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃
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The LORD shall reign forever,
your God, O Zion, for all generations.
Hallelujah.
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The LORD will reign for ever, Thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Hallelujah.
יִמְלֹךְ ה׳ לְעוֹלָם. יְקַיֵּם אֶת מַלְכוּתוֹ בִּשְׁמִירַת בָּנָיו:
The Lord will reign forever He will perpetuate His kingdom with the redemption of His children.