א׳
הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ ׀ כִּי־ט֭וֹב זַמְּרָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ כִּֽי־נָ֝עִים נָאוָ֥ה תְהִלָּֽה׃
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Hallelujah.
It is good to chant hymns to our God;
it is pleasant to sing glorious praise.
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Hallelujah; For it is good to sing praises unto our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is comely.
כִּי טוֹב זַמְּרָה. כִּי טוֹב לְזַמֵּר לוֹ:
For it is good to sing For it is good to sing to Him.
ב׳
בּוֹנֵ֣ה יְרוּשָׁלִַ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה נִדְחֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל יְכַנֵּֽס׃
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The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem;
He gathers in the exiles of Israel.
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The LORD doth build up Jerusalem, He gathereth together the dispersed of Israel;
ג׳
הָ֭רֹפֵא לִשְׁב֣וּרֵי לֵ֑ב וּ֝מְחַבֵּ֗שׁ לְעַצְּבוֹתָֽם׃
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He heals their broken hearts,
and binds up their wounds.
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Who healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds.
ד׳
מוֹנֶ֣ה מִ֭סְפָּר לַכּוֹכָבִ֑ים לְ֝כֻלָּ֗ם שֵׁמ֥וֹת יִקְרָֽא׃
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He reckoned the number of the stars;
to each He gave its name.
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He counteth the number of the stars; He giveth them all their names.
ה׳
גָּד֣וֹל אֲדוֹנֵ֣ינוּ וְרַב־כֹּ֑חַ לִ֝תְבוּנָת֗וֹ אֵ֣ין מִסְפָּֽר׃
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Great is our Lord and full of power;
His wisdom is beyond reckoning.
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Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.
ו׳
מְעוֹדֵ֣ד עֲנָוִ֣ים יְהוָ֑ה מַשְׁפִּ֖יל רְשָׁעִ֣ים עֲדֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃
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The LORD gives courage to the lowly,
and brings the wicked down to the dust.
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The LORD upholdeth the humble; He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.
ז׳
עֱנ֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה בְּתוֹדָ֑ה זַמְּר֖וּ לֵאלֹהֵ֣ינוּ בְכִנּֽוֹר׃
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Sing to the LORD a song of praise,
chant a hymn with a lyre to our God,
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Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving, Sing praises upon the harp unto our God;
ח׳
הַֽמְכַסֶּ֬ה שָׁמַ֨יִם ׀ בְּעָבִ֗ים הַמֵּכִ֣ין לָאָ֣רֶץ מָטָ֑ר הַמַּצְמִ֖יחַ הָרִ֣ים חָצִֽיר׃
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who covers the heavens with clouds,
provides rain for the earth,
makes mountains put forth grass;
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Who covereth the heaven with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh the mountains to spring with grass.
ט׳
נוֹתֵ֣ן לִבְהֵמָ֣ה לַחְמָ֑הּ לִבְנֵ֥י עֹ֝רֵ֗ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִקְרָֽאוּ׃
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who gives the beasts their food,
to the raven’s brood what they cry for.
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He giveth to the beast his food, And to the young ravens which cry.
לַחְמָהּ. מַאֲכָלָהּ:
its food Heb. לחמה, lit. its bread.
לִבְנֵי עוֹרֵב. פֵּרְשׁוּ רַבּוֹתֵינוּ (ויקרא רבה יט, א), שֶׁהוּא אַכְזָרִי עַל בָּנָיו, וְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מְרַחֵם עֲלֵיהֶם וּמַזְמִין לָהֶם יַתּוּשִׁין מִתּוֹךְ צוֹאָתָם וְנִכְנָסִין לְתוֹךְ פִּיהֶם:
to the young ravens Our Sages explained that he [the raven] is cruel to his offspring, and the Holy One, blessed be He, has pity on them and prepares for them gnats from their excrement, which enter their mouths.
י׳
לֹ֤א בִגְבוּרַ֣ת הַסּ֣וּס יֶחְפָּ֑ץ לֹֽא־בְשׁוֹקֵ֖י הָאִ֣ישׁ יִרְצֶֽה׃
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He does not prize the strength of horses,
nor value the fleetness of men;
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He delighteth not in the strength of the horse; He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.
לֹא בִגְבוּרַת הַסּוּס יֶחְפָּץ. הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא:
He does not desire the might of the horse [i.e.,] the Holy One, blessed be He.
לֹא בְשׁוֹקֵי הָאִישׁ יִרְצֶה. וְלֹא בְּקַלּוּת מְרוּצַת שׁוֹקֵי הָאִישׁ יִרְצֶה:
nor does He take pleasure in the legs of man nor does He want the swiftness of the running of the legs of man.
י"א
רוֹצֶ֣ה יְ֭הוָה אֶת־יְרֵאָ֑יו אֶת־הַֽמְיַחֲלִ֥ים לְחַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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but the LORD values those who fear Him,
those who depend on His faithful care.
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The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear Him, In those that wait for His mercy.
י"ב
שַׁבְּחִ֣י יְ֭רוּשָׁלִַם אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה הַֽלְלִ֖י אֱלֹהַ֣יִךְ צִיּֽוֹן׃
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O Jerusalem, glorify the LORD;
praise your God, O Zion!
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Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem; Praise thy God, O Zion.
י"ג
כִּֽי־חִ֭זַּק בְּרִיחֵ֣י שְׁעָרָ֑יִךְ בֵּרַ֖ךְ בָּנַ֣יִךְ בְּקִרְבֵּֽךְ׃
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For He made the bars of your gates strong,
and blessed your children within you.
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For He hath made strong the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee.
י"ד
הַשָּׂם־גְּבוּלֵ֥ךְ שָׁל֑וֹם חֵ֥לֶב חִ֝טִּ֗ים יַשְׂבִּיעֵֽךְ׃
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He endows your realm with well-being,
and satisfies you with choice wheat.
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He maketh thy borders peace; He giveth thee in plenty the fat of wheat.
חֵלֶב חִטִּים. טוּב חִטִּים שְׁמֵנִים:
the best of the wheat Heb. חלב, lit. fat. The best, fat wheat kernels.
ט"ו
הַשֹּׁלֵ֣חַ אִמְרָת֣וֹ אָ֑רֶץ עַד־מְ֝הֵרָ֗ה יָר֥וּץ דְּבָרֽוֹ׃
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He sends forth His word to the earth;
His command runs swiftly.
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He sendeth out His commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly.
ט"ז
הַנֹּתֵ֣ן שֶׁ֣לֶג כַּצָּ֑מֶר כְּ֝פ֗וֹר כָּאֵ֥פֶר יְפַזֵּֽר׃
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He lays down snow like fleece,
scatters frost like ashes.
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He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.
כְּפוֹר. גְּלִיזָ״א בְּלַעַ״ז:
hoarfrost Heb. כפור, jelede in Old French.
י"ז
מַשְׁלִ֣יךְ קַֽרְח֣וֹ כְפִתִּ֑ים לִפְנֵ֥י קָ֝רָת֗וֹ מִ֣י יַעֲמֹֽד׃
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He tosses down hail like crumbs—
who can endure His icy cold?
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He casteth forth His ice like crumbs; Who can stand before His cold?
מַשְׁלִיךְ קַרְחוֹ כְפִתִּים. הַמַּיִם מַגְלִידִים וְנַעֲשִׂין פְּתִיתִין פְּתִיתִין, וּמִדְרַשׁ אַגָּדָה כְפִתִּים הַכֹּל לְפִי מַשָּׂא הַבְּרִיּוֹת: הֶעָנִי לְפִי חוֹסֶר מַלְבּוּשָׁיו מֵיקֵל עָלָיו:
He hurls His ice like crumbs The water congeals and becomes crumbs. [According to] Midrash Aggadah: like crumbs Everything [is] according to the burden of the people: the poor man—according to his lack of clothing, He is lenient with him.
מִי יַעֲמֹד. שֶׁלֹּא יְהֵא צוֹנֵן בְּקָרָתוֹ:
who can stand that he should not become chilled from His cold?
י"ח
יִשְׁלַ֣ח דְּבָר֣וֹ וְיַמְסֵ֑ם יַשֵּׁ֥ב ר֝וּח֗וֹ יִזְּלוּ־מָֽיִם׃
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He issues a command—it melts them;
He breathes—the waters flow.
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He sendeth forth His word, and melteth them; He causeth His wind to blow, and the waters flow.
יִשְׁלַח דְּבָרוֹ וְיַמְסֵם. לְאוֹתָם פִּתִּים:
He sends His word and melts them those crumbs.
יַשֵּׁב רוּחוֹ. רוּחַ מַעֲרָבִי לְהַשְׁבִּית הַקֶּרַח, וְיִזְּלוּ מָיִם:
He blows His wind The west wind, to get rid of the ice, and water runs.
י"ט
מַגִּ֣יד דברו [דְּבָרָ֣יו] לְיַעֲקֹ֑ב חֻקָּ֥יו וּ֝מִשְׁפָּטָ֗יו לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
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He issued His commands to Jacob,
His statutes and rules to Israel.
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He declareth His word unto Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances unto Israel.
כ׳
לֹ֘א עָ֤שָׂה כֵ֨ן ׀ לְכָל־גּ֗וֹי וּמִשְׁפָּטִ֥ים בַּל־יְדָע֗וּם הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃
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He did not do so for any other nation;
of such rules they know nothing.
Hallelujah.
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He hath not dealt so with any nation; And as for His ordinances, they have not known them. Hallelujah.