א׳
לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ לִבְנֵי־קֹ֑רַח עַֽל־עֲלָמ֥וֹת שִֽׁיר׃
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For the leader. Of the Korahites;
on alamoth. A song.
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For the Leader; [a Psalm] of the sons of Korah; upon Alamoth. A Song.
עַל עֲלָמוֹת. שֵׁם שֶׁל כְּלִי שִׁיר בְּדִבְרֵי הַיָּמִים (דברי הימים א טו:כ):
on alamoth The name of a musical instrument in Chronicles (I Chron. 15:20).
ב׳
אֱלֹהִ֣ים לָ֭נוּ מַחֲסֶ֣ה וָעֹ֑ז עֶזְרָ֥ה בְ֝צָר֗וֹת נִמְצָ֥א מְאֹֽד׃
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God is our refuge and stronghold,
a help in trouble, very near.
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God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.
ג׳
עַל־כֵּ֣ן לֹא־נִ֭ירָא בְּהָמִ֣יר אָ֑רֶץ וּבְמ֥וֹט הָ֝רִ֗ים בְּלֵ֣ב יַמִּֽים׃
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Therefore we are not afraid
though the earth reels,
though mountains topple into the sea—
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Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change, And though the mountains be moved into the heart of the seas;
בְּהָמִיר אָרֶץ. לֶעָתִיד לָבוֹא, בַּיּוֹם שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ״וְהָאָרֶץ כַּבֶּגֶד תִּבְלֶה״ (ישעיה נא:ו). רָאוּ בְּנֵי קֹרַח נֵס שֶׁנַּעֲשָׂה לָהֶם, שֶׁנִּבְלְעוּ כָּל סְבִיבוֹתֵיהֶם וְהֵם עָמְדוּ בָּאֲוִיר, וְאָמְרוּ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל בְּרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ, שֶׁדּוּגְמַת הַנֵּס הַזֶּה יִהְיֶה עָשׂוּי לָהֶם לֶעָתִיד (סנהדרין קי.):
when the earth changes in the future, on the day concerning which Scripture states (Isa. 51: 6): “and the earth shall rot away like a garment.” The sons of Korah saw the miracle that was performed for them, that all those around them were swallowed up while they [the sons of Korah] stood in the air and said to Israel, through the holy spirit, that a similar miracle would be performed for them in the future.
ד׳
יֶהֱמ֣וּ יֶחְמְר֣וּ מֵימָ֑יו יִֽרְעֲשֽׁוּ־הָרִ֖ים בְּגַאֲוָת֣וֹ סֶֽלָה׃
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its waters rage and foam;
in its swell mountains quake. Selah.
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Though the waters thereof roar and foam, Though the mountains shake at the swelling thereof. Selah
יֶהֱמוּ יֶחְמְרוּ מֵימָיו. יְגָרְשׁוּ רֶפֶשׁ וְחֹמֶר וָטִיט (ישעיהו נז:כ) כְּמִשְׁפָּטָם, וּמְנַחֵם חִבְּרוֹ כְּמוֹ ״מֵעַי חֳמַרְמָרוּ״, (איכה א:כ) רגורזרונ״ט בְּלַעַ״ז:
His waters shall stir and be muddied Heb. יחמרו, they shall cast up mud, clay (חמר), and dirt as is their wont. Menachem (pp. 90f.), however, associated it with (Lam. 1:20), “my reins have shriveled (חמרמרו),” regrezeliront in Old French, have shriveled.
יִרְעֲשׁוּ הָרִים בְּגַאֲוָתוֹ. שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, שֶׁנִּזְכָּר בְּרֹאשׁ הַמִּזְמוֹר (תהלים מו:ב):
mountains shall quake from His pride [The pride] of the Holy One, blessed be He, Who is mentioned in the beginning of the psalm (verse 2).
ה׳
נָהָ֗ר פְּלָגָ֗יו יְשַׂמְּח֥וּ עִיר־אֱלֹהִ֑ים קְ֝דֹ֗שׁ מִשְׁכְּנֵ֥י עֶלְיֽוֹן׃
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There is a river whose streams gladden God’s city,
the holy dwelling-place of the Most High.
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There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God, The holiest dwelling-place of the Most High.
נָהָר פְּלָגָיו. שׁוֹשְׁרוֹיִישִׁיל״שׁ בְּלַעַ״ז:
But as for the river its rivulets Heb. פלגיו, ses ruisseaux in French, its rivulets.
נָהָר. גַּן עֵדֶן (בראשית ב:י):
the river of Paradise.
ו׳
אֱלֹהִ֣ים בְּ֭קִרְבָּהּ בַּל־תִּמּ֑וֹט יַעְזְרֶ֥הָ אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים לִפְנ֥וֹת בֹּֽקֶר׃
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God is in its midst, it will not be toppled;
by daybreak God will come to its aid.
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God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; God shall help her, at the approach of morning.
לִפְנוֹת בֹּקֶר. לְקֵץ הַגְּאֻלָּה:
as morning approaches at the end of the redemption.
ז׳
הָמ֣וּ ג֭וֹיִם מָ֣טוּ מַמְלָכ֑וֹת נָתַ֥ן בְּ֝קוֹל֗וֹ תָּמ֥וּג אָֽרֶץ׃
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Nations rage, kingdoms topple;
at the sound of His thunder the earth dissolves.
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Nations were in tumult, kingdoms were moved; He uttered His voice, the earth melted.
הָמוּ גוֹיִם. לְשׁוֹן ״הוֹמֶה״ (מלכים א א:מא):
Nations have stirred Heb. המו, an expression of stirring.
תָּמוּג. תָּמֵס, כֵּן פָּתַר מְנַחֵם (שמות טו:טו) ״נָמֹגוּ כָּל יוֹשְׁבֵי כְנָעַן״, וְכֵן (יחזקאל כא:כ) ״לָמוּג לֵב״, אֲבָל דּוּנָשׁ פָּתַר אוֹתָם לְשׁוֹן הֲנָעָה, וְכֵן (שמואל א יד:טז) ״הֶהָמוֹן נָמוֹג וַיֵּלֶךְ וַהֲלֹם״ וְכֵן כֻּלָּם:
shall melt Shall melt - so explained Menachem, similar to (Exod. 15:15), “all the inhabitants of Canaan melted (נמוגו),” and to (Ezek. 21: 12), “every heart will melt (למוג).” But Dunash explained it as an expression of movement, as in (I Sam. 14:16), “the multitude was wandering (נמוג), and it was coming closer,” and so in every instance.
ח׳
יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֣וֹת עִמָּ֑נוּ מִשְׂגָּֽב־לָ֝נוּ אֱלֹהֵ֖י יַעֲקֹ֣ב סֶֽלָה׃
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The LORD of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our haven. Selah.
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The LORD of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our high tower. Selah
ט׳
לְֽכוּ־חֲ֭זוּ מִפְעֲל֣וֹת יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֖ם שַׁמּ֣וֹת בָּאָֽרֶץ׃
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Come and see what the LORD has done,
how He has wrought desolation on the earth.
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Come, behold the works of the LORD, Who hath made desolations in the earth.
אֲשֶׁר שָׂם שַׁמּוֹת. אֲשֶׁר שָׂם אַרְצוֹת הַגּוֹיִם שְׁמָמָה:
that He has wrought devastation That He has made the lands of the nations desolate.
י׳
מַשְׁבִּ֥ית מִלְחָמוֹת֮ עַד־קְצֵ֪ה הָ֫אָ֥רֶץ קֶ֣שֶׁת יְ֭שַׁבֵּר וְקִצֵּ֣ץ חֲנִ֑ית עֲ֝גָל֗וֹת יִשְׂרֹ֥ף בָּאֵֽשׁ׃
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He puts a stop to wars throughout the earth,
breaking the bow, snapping the spear,
consigning wagons to the flames.
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He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; He burneth the chariots in the fire.
מַשְׁבִּית מִלְחָמוֹת. מֵעָלֵינוּ:
He puts a stop to wars from upon us.
עַד קְצֵה הָאָרֶץ. שֶׁכָּל אַרְצוֹת הַגּוֹיִם יִהְיוּ עִמָּנוּ בְּשָׁלוֹם:
until the end of the earth that all the lands of the nations shall be at peace with us.
קֶשֶׁת. הַגּוֹיִם יְשַׁבֵּר:
the bow of the nations He shall break.
עֲגָלוֹת יִשְׂרֹף בָּאֵשׁ. רִכְבֵי מִלְחָמוֹת:
wagons He will burn with fire The war chariots of the nations of the world. [The war chariots of the star worshippers.]
י"א
הַרְפּ֣וּ וּ֭דְעוּ כִּי־אָנֹכִ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים אָר֥וּם בַּ֝גּוֹיִ֗ם אָר֥וּם בָּאָֽרֶץ׃
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“Desist! Realize that I am God!
I dominate the nations;
I dominate the earth.”
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'Let be, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.'
הַרְפּוּ. עַצְמְכֶם מִלָּבוֹא עוֹד עַל יְרוּשָׁלַיִם:
Desist all nations from further marching upon Jerusalem.
וּדְעוּ כִּי אָנֹכִי אֱלֹהִים. שֶׁאֶעֱשֶׂה דִּין בָּכֶם:
and know that I am God That I will execute judgment upon you.
אָרוּם בָּאָרֶץ. אֶתְרוֹמֵם בְּנִקְמָתִי אֲשֶׁר אֶעֱשֶׂה בַּגּוֹיִם:
I will be exalted among the nations I will be exalted with My vengeance which I will wreak upon those nations.
י"ב
יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֣וֹת עִמָּ֑נוּ מִשְׂגָּֽב־לָ֝נוּ אֱלֹהֵ֖י יַעֲקֹ֣ב סֶֽלָה׃
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The LORD of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our haven. Selah.
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The LORD of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our high tower. Selah