א׳
לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ ׀ לִבְנֵי־קֹ֬רַח מִזְמֽוֹר׃
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For the leader. Of the Korahites. A psalm.
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For the Leader; a Psalm for the sons of Korah.
ב׳
כָּֽל־הָ֭עַמִּים תִּקְעוּ־כָ֑ף הָרִ֥יעוּ לֵ֝אלֹהִ֗ים בְּק֣וֹל רִנָּֽה׃
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All you peoples, clap your hands,
raise a joyous shout for God.
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O clap your hands, all ye peoples; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. .
תִּקְעוּ כָף. הִתְעָרְבוּ יַחַד זֶה עִם זֶה לְהָרִיעַ לֵאלֹהִים בְּקוֹל רִנָּה:
clap hands Join together with one another to shout to God with a voice of praise.
ג׳
כִּֽי־יְהוָ֣ה עֶלְי֣וֹן נוֹרָ֑א מֶ֥לֶךְ גָּ֝דוֹל עַל־כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
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For the LORD Most High is awesome,
great king over all the earth;
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For the LORD is most high, awful; a great King over all the earth.
ד׳
יַדְבֵּ֣ר עַמִּ֣ים תַּחְתֵּ֑ינוּ וּ֝לְאֻמִּ֗ים תַּ֣חַת רַגְלֵֽינוּ׃
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He subjects peoples to us,
sets nations at our feet.
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He subdueth peoples under us, and nations under our feet.
יַדְבֵּר עַמִּים תַּחְתֵּינוּ. יִתֵּן דֶּבֶר בָּעוֹבְדֵי כוֹכָבִים תַּחַת נַפְשֵׁנוּ, לִהְיוֹת חֲמָתוֹ מִתְקָרֶרֶת בָּהֶם וְאֵלּוּ נִצּוֹלִים, כְּעִנְיָן שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״וְנָתַתִּי כָפְרְךָ מִצְרַיִם וְגוֹ׳״ (ישעיהו מג:ג). וּמְנַחֵם חִבֵּר יַדְבֵּר לְשׁוֹן הַנְהָגָה:
He shall plague peoples in our stead Heb. ידבר עמים תחתינו, He shall afflict the peoples with a plague (דבר) instead of our soul(s) so that His wrath will subside through them, and we will be saved, as the matter that is stated (Isa. 43:3): “I have given Egypt as your ransom, etc.” Menachem, however, associated it with an expression of leading (p. 61).
ה׳
יִבְחַר־לָ֥נוּ אֶת־נַחֲלָתֵ֑נוּ אֶ֥ת גְּא֨וֹן יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֲשֶׁר־אָהֵ֣ב סֶֽלָה׃
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He chose our heritage for us,
the pride of Jacob whom He loved. Selah.
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He chooseth our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob whom He loveth. Selah
יִבְחַר לָנוּ וְגוֹ׳. וְיַחֲזִירֵנוּ לְתוֹכָהּ, וְאָז יִתְעַלֶּה בִּתְרוּעָה וְקוֹל שׁוֹפָר – שֶׁנִּתְקַע לְפָנָיו בְּשִׁיר עַל עוֹלוֹת וְזִבְחֵי שְׁלָמִים, וְנֹאמַר: זַמְּרוּ אֱלֹהִים וְגוֹ׳:
He shall choose...for us and restore us to its midst. Then He will be exalted with the trumpet blast and the sound of the shofar that we will sound before Him over the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, and we will say, “Sing to God, etc.”
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עָלָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים בִּתְרוּעָ֑ה יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה בְּק֣וֹל שׁוֹפָֽר׃
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God ascends midst acclamation;
the LORD, to the blasts of the horn.
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God is gone up amidst shouting, the LORD amidst the sound of the horn.
ז׳
זַמְּר֣וּ אֱלֹהִ֣ים זַמֵּ֑רוּ זַמְּר֖וּ לְמַלְכֵּ֣נוּ זַמֵּֽרוּ׃
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Sing, O sing to God;
sing, O sing to our king;
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Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
ח׳
כִּ֤י מֶ֖לֶךְ כָּל־הָאָ֥רֶץ אֱלֹהִ֗ים זַמְּר֥וּ מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃
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for God is king over all the earth;
sing a hymn.
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For God is the King of all the earth; sing ye praises in a skilful song.
ט׳
מָלַ֣ךְ אֱ֭לֹהִים עַל־גּוֹיִ֑ם אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים יָשַׁ֤ב ׀ עַל־כִּסֵּ֬א קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃
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God reigns over the nations;
God is seated on His holy throne.
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God reigneth over the nations; God sitteth upon His holy throne.
מָלַךְ אֱלֹהִים עַל גּוֹיִם. כָּךְ יֹאמְרוּ הַכֹּל:
God has reigned over nations So will everyone say.
יָשַׁב עַל כִּסֵּא קָדְשׁוֹ. עַכְשָׁיו הַכִּסֵּא שָׁלֵם וּבִגְדוּלָּה נִכֶּרֶת (פסיקתא רבתי ג:טז), וְיַגִּידוּ כִּי נֶאֶסְפוּ לְעִירוֹ:
God has sat upon His holy throne Now the throne is complete and the greatness is recognized, and they will declare that the volunteers of the people have gathered to His city.
י׳
נְדִ֘יבֵ֤י עַמִּ֨ים ׀ נֶאֱסָ֗פוּ עַם֮ אֱלֹהֵ֪י אַבְרָ֫הָ֥ם כִּ֣י לֵֽ֭אלֹהִים מָֽגִנֵּי־אֶ֗רֶץ מְאֹ֣ד נַעֲלָֽה׃
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The great of the peoples are gathered together,
the retinue of Abraham’s God;
for the guardians of the earth belong to God;
He is greatly exalted.
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The princes of the peoples are gathered together, the people of the God of Abraham; for unto God belong the shields of the earth; He is greatly exalted.
נְדִיבֵי עַמִּים. שֶׁהִתְנַדְּבוּ עַצְמָם לִטְבֹּחַ וְלַהֲרֹג עַל קְדֻשַּׁת שְׁמוֹ:
The volunteers of the peoples Who offered themselves to the slaughter, to be slain for the sanctity of His name.
עַם אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם. שֶׁהָיָה נְדִיב לֵב הָרִאשׁוֹן תְּחִלָּה לַגֵּרִים (סוכה מט:). עַתָּה נוֹדַע כִּי לֵאלֹהִים מָגִנֵּי אֶרֶץ הַיְכֹלֶת בְּיָדוֹ לִהְיוֹת לְמָגֵן עַל כָּל הַבּוֹטְחִים בּוֹ:
the people of the God of Abraham who was the first volunteer, the first of the proselytes [he was the first to volunteer himself to proselytize]. Now it is known that God has the shields of the earth and He has the power to be a shield for all who trust in Him.