א׳
מִזְמ֡וֹר שִׁיר־חֲנֻכַּ֖ת הַבַּ֣יִת לְדָוִֽד׃
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A psalm of David. A song for the dedication of the House.
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A Psalm; a Song at the Dedication of the House; of David.
שִׁיר חֲנֻכַּת הַבַּיִת. שֶׁיֹּאמְרוּהוּ הַלְוִיִּם בַּחֲנֻכַּת הַבַּיִת בִּימֵי שְׁלֹמֹה:
A song of dedication of the House which the Levites will say at the dedication of the House in the days of Solomon.
ב׳
אֲרוֹמִמְךָ֣ יְ֭הוָה כִּ֣י דִלִּיתָ֑נִי וְלֹא־שִׂמַּ֖חְתָּ אֹיְבַ֣י לִֽי׃
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I extol You, O LORD,
for You have lifted me up,
and not let my enemies rejoice over me.
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I will extol thee, O LORD, for Thou hast raised me up, and hast not suffered mine enemies to rejoice over me.
אֲרוֹמִמְךָ ה׳ כִּי דִלִּיתָנִי. הִגְבַּהְתָּנִי:
I will exalt You, O Lord, for You have raised me up Heb. דליתני, You have lifted me on high.
וְלֹא שִׂמַּחְתָּ אוֹיְבַי לִי. כְּמוֹ עָלַי, שֶׁהָיוּ אוֹמְרִים: אֵין לְדָוִד חֵלֶק לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא, וּכְשֶׁרָאוּ שֶׁבִּשְׁבִילוֹ נִפְתְּחוּ הַדְּלָתוֹת לָאָרוֹן, אָז יָדְעוּ שֶׁמָּחַל לוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא עַל אוֹתוֹ עָוֹן, וְנֶהֶפְכוּ פְּנֵי שׂוֹנְאֵי דָוִד כְּשׁוּלֵי קְדֵרָה (שבת ל.):
and You have not allowed my enemies to rejoice over me Heb. לי, like עלי, over me, for they would say, “David has no share in the world to come,” but when they saw that the doors opened for the Ark because of me, then they knew that the Holy One, blessed be He, had forgiven me for that sin, and the faces of David’s enemies became as black as the bottom of a pot.
ג׳
יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָ֑י שִׁוַּ֥עְתִּי אֵ֝לֶ֗יךָ וַתִּרְפָּאֵֽנִי׃
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O LORD, my God,
I cried out to You,
and You healed me.
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O LORD my God, I cried unto Thee, and Thou didst heal me;
וַתִּרְפָּאֵנִי. הִיא סְלִיחַת עָוֹן, כְּמוֹ ״וְשָׁב וְרָפָא לוֹ״ (ישעיהו ו:י):
and You have healed me That is the forgiving of iniquity, as (in Isa. 6:10), “and he repent and be healed.”
ד׳
יְֽהוָ֗ה הֶֽעֱלִ֣יתָ מִן־שְׁא֣וֹל נַפְשִׁ֑י חִ֝יִּיתַ֗נִי מיורדי־[מִיָּֽרְדִי־] בֽוֹר׃
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O LORD, You brought me up from Sheol,
preserved me from going down into the Pit.
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O LORD, Thou broughtest up my soul from the nether-world; Thou didst kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
מִיׇּרְדִי בוֹר. כְּמוֹ מִירִידָתִי לַבּוֹר, שֶׁלֹּא אֵרֵד לַגֵּיהִנֹּם:
from my descent into the Pit, etc. Heb. מירדי, like מִיְרִדָתִי, from my descent into the Pit, that I should not descend into Gehinnom.
ה׳
זַמְּר֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה חֲסִידָ֑יו וְ֝הוֹד֗וּ לְזֵ֣כֶר קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃
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O you faithful of the LORD, sing to Him,
and praise His holy name.
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Sing praise unto the LORD, O ye His godly ones, and give thanks to His holy name.
זַמְּרוּ לַה׳ חֲסִידָיו. עַל מָה שֶׁעָשָׂה לִי, כִּי יְכוֹלִים אַתֶּם לַחֲסוֹת בּוֹ שֶׁיֵּיטִיב לָכֶם; וַאֲפִלּוּ אַתֶּם שְׁרוּיִים בְּצַעַר, אַל תִּירָאוּ:
Sing to the Lord, His pious ones about what He did for me, because you can take refuge in Him, and He will benefit you; and even if you are experiencing pain, have no fear.
ו׳
כִּ֤י רֶ֨גַע ׀ בְּאַפּוֹ֮ חַיִּ֪ים בִּרְצ֫וֹנ֥וֹ בָּ֭עֶרֶב יָלִ֥ין בֶּ֗כִי וְלַבֹּ֥קֶר רִנָּֽה׃
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For He is angry but a moment,
and when He is pleased there is life.
One may lie down weeping at nightfall;
but at dawn there are shouts of joy.
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For His anger is but for a moment, His favour is for a life-time; weeping may tarry for the night, but joy cometh in the morning.
כִּי רֶגַע. קָטָן בְּאַפּוֹ:
For...but a moment [For] His wrath lasts but a short [moment];
חַיִּים בִּרְצוֹנוֹ. וְחַיִּים אֲרֻכִּים יֵשׁ בְּהֵרָצוֹתוֹ וּבְהִפָּיְסוֹ (ברכות ז.):
life results from His favor, there is long life in appeasing and placating Him.
ז׳
וַ֭אֲנִי אָמַ֣רְתִּי בְשַׁלְוִ֑י בַּל־אֶמּ֥וֹט לְעוֹלָֽם׃
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When I was untroubled,
I thought, “I shall never be shaken,”
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Now I had said in my security: 'I shall never be moved.'
וַאֲנִי אָמַרְתִּי בְשַׁלְוִי. בְּשַׁלְוָתִי הָיִיתִי חוֹשֵׁב לֹא אֶמּוֹט לְעוֹלָם, אֲבָל אֵין הַדָּבָר בִּרְשׁוּתִי כִּי אִם בִּרְשׁוּתוֹ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא: בִּרְצוֹנוֹ הֶעֱמִיד אֶת הֲרָרִי, אֶת גְּדֻלָּתִי, לִהְיוֹת עֹז, וְכֵיוָן שֶׁהִסְתִּיר פָּנָיו מִמֶּנִּי, מִיָּד הָיִיתִי נִבְהָל:
And I said in my tranquility In my tranquility, I thought that I would never falter. However, the matter is not in my power, but in the power of the Holy One, blessed be He. With His will, He set up my mountain, my greatness to be [my] mightbut when He hid His countenance from me, I was immediately frightened.
ח׳
יְֽהוָ֗ה בִּרְצוֹנְךָ֮ הֶעֱמַ֪דְתָּה לְֽהַרְרִ֫י עֹ֥ז הִסְתַּ֥רְתָּ פָנֶ֗יךָ הָיִ֥יתִי נִבְהָֽל׃
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for You, O LORD, when You were pleased,
made [me] firm as a mighty mountain.
When You hid Your face,
I was terrified.
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Thou hadst established, O LORD, in Thy favour my mountain as a stronghold— Thou didst hide Thy face; I was affrighted.
ט׳
אֵלֶ֣יךָ יְהוָ֣ה אֶקְרָ֑א וְאֶל־אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י אֶתְחַנָּֽן׃
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I called to You, O LORD;
to my Lord I made appeal,
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Unto Thee, O LORD, did I call, And unto the LORD I made supplication:
אֵלֶיךָ ה׳ אֶקְרָא וְגוֹ׳ וְאֶתְחַנָּן. תָּמִיד לֵאמֹר לְפָנֶיךָ: מַה בֶּצַע בְּדָמִי וְגוֹ׳, וְאַתָּה שָׁמַעְתָּ קוֹלִי וְהָפַכְתָּ מִסְפְּדִי לְמָחוֹל לִי:
To You, O Lord, I would call I would call to You and supplicate constantly, saying before You: “What gain is there in my blood, etc.,” and You heard my voice and turned my lament into dancing for me.
י׳
מַה־בֶּ֥צַע בְּדָמִי֮ בְּרִדְתִּ֪י אֶ֫ל־שָׁ֥חַת הֲיוֹדְךָ֥ עָפָ֑ר הֲיַגִּ֥יד אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃
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“What is to be gained from my death,
from my descent into the Pit?
Can dust praise You?
Can it declare Your faithfulness?
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'What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise Thee? shall it declare Thy truth?
י"א
שְׁמַע־יְהוָ֥ה וְחָנֵּ֑נִי יְ֝הוָה הֱֽיֵה־עֹזֵ֥ר לִֽי׃
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Hear, O LORD, and have mercy on me;
O LORD, be my help!”
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Hear, O LORD, and be gracious unto me; LORD, be Thou my helper.'
י"ב
הָפַ֣כְתָּ מִסְפְּדִי֮ לְמָח֪וֹל לִ֥י פִּתַּ֥חְתָּ שַׂקִּ֑י וַֽתְּאַזְּרֵ֥נִי שִׂמְחָֽה׃
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You turned my lament into dancing,
you undid my sackcloth and girded me with joy,
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Thou didst turn for me my mourning into dancing; Thou didst loose my sackcloth, and gird me with gladness;
פִּתַּחְתָּ. אֵלַאקְ״שׁ בְּלַעַ״ז, כְּמוֹ (בראשית כד:לב) ״וַיְפַתַּח אֶת הַגְּמַלִּים״, וְרַבּוֹתֵינוּ דָּרְשׁוּ כָּל הַמִּזְמוֹר עַל מָרְדְּכַי וְאֶסְתֵּר וְהָמָן, בִּפְסִיקְתָּא זוּטָא (פסיקתא זוטרתא):
You loosened Heb. פתחת, alachas in Old French, to release, like (Gen. 24:32): “and he untied (ויפתח) the camels.” Our Sages, however, explained the entire psalm as referring to Mordecai, Esther, and Haman, in Pesikta Zuta.
וַאֲנִי אָמַרְתִּי בְשַׁלְוִי, אָמַר הָמָן. אֵלֶיךָ ה׳ אֶקְרָא, אָמְרָה אֶסְתֵּר וְכוּ׳ עַד הָיָה עוֹזֵר לִי. הָפַכְתָּ מִסְפְּדִי לְמָחוֹל לִי, אָמַר מָרְדֳּכַי וְכָל יִשְׂרָאֵל:
and I said in my tranquility Haman said this. To You, O Lord, I would call Esther said this etc. until “be my helper.” You turned my lament into dancing for me Mordecai and all Israel said this.
י"ג
לְמַ֤עַן ׀ יְזַמֶּרְךָ֣ כָ֭בוֹד וְלֹ֣א יִדֹּ֑ם יְהוָ֥ה אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י לְעוֹלָ֥ם אוֹדֶֽךָּ׃
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that [my] whole being might sing hymns to You endlessly;
O LORD my God, I will praise You forever.
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So that my glory may sing praise to Thee, and not be silent; O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto Thee for ever.