א׳
לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ מִזְמ֗וֹר לְדָוִ֥ד שִֽׁיר׃
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For the leader. A psalm of David. A song.
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For the Leader. A Psalm. A Song of David.
ב׳
לְךָ֤ דֻֽמִיָּ֬ה תְהִלָּ֓ה אֱלֹ֘הִ֥ים בְּצִיּ֑וֹן וּ֝לְךָ֗ יְשֻׁלַּם־נֶֽדֶר׃
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Praise befits You in Zion, O God;
vows are paid to You;
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Praise waiteth for Thee, O God, in Zion; and unto Thee the vow is performed.
לְךָ דֻמִיָּה תְהִלָּה. הַשְּׁתִיקָה תְּהִלָּה לְךָ, לְפִי שֶׁאֵין קֵץ לְשִׁבְחֲךָ; וְהַמַּרְבֶּה בְּשֶׁבַח אֵינוֹ אֶלָּא גּוֹרֵעַ:
Silence is praise to You Silence is praise to You; because there is no end to Your praise, the more one praises, the more one detracts.
אֱלֹהִים בְּצִיּוֹן. אֱלֹהִים הַשּׁוֹכֵן בְּצִיּוֹן, (מצאתי ״שִׂימוּ כָבוֹד תְּהִלָּתוֹ״ (תהלים סו:ב), לֹא יוֹתֵר מִדַּאי, אַךְ דֻּמִיָּה תְהִלָּה, וְכִמְדוּמֶּה הַלְלוּהוּ בְּאֵימָה בִּלְשׁוֹן הַלְלוּיָהּ שֵׁם בֶּן שְׁתֵּי אוֹתִיּוֹת, מְתֻרְגָּם ״דְּחִילָא״ ״עָזִּי וְזִמְרָת יָהּ״ (שמות טו:ב) ״וְיָד עַל כֵּס יָהּ״ (שמות יז:טז) וְלָשׁוֹן ״וְגִילוּ בִּרְעָדָה״ (תהלים ב:יא) דּוֹמֶה לָזֶה) דָּבָר אַחֵר לְךָ דֻמִיָּה תְהִלָּה אֱלֹהִים בְּצִיּוֹן אֶת אֲשֶׁר דּוֹמַמְתָּ וְהֶחֱרַשְׁתָּ עַל מַה שֶּׁעָשָׂה אוֹיְבֶיךָ בְּצִיּוֹן תְּהִלָּה הָיָה לְךָ שֶׁהַיְּכֹלֶת בְּיָדְךָ לְהִנָּקֵם וְאַתָּה מַאֲרִיךְ אַף:
O God in Zion God, Who dwells in Zion. [I found the following: make glorious His praise Not effusion, but silence is praise. It appears that דמיה means “praise God with awe,” with the expression “praise Ya-h.” The name consisting of two letters is translated (Exod. 15:2) as, the fear of God, for “My strength and my praise is God (י-ה).” Also (Exod. 17:16), “For a hand is on the throne of God (י-ה).” And the expression (above 2:11): “and rejoice with quaking” resembles this. Shem Ephraim comments: It appears to me that Rashi should read as follows: Make glorious, etc. But silence to God is praise, and its interpretation is: Praise Him with awe, etc.” The intention is that the word דמיה is divided into two words. For it was difficult for him to understand why it should appear that one is to recite any praise of the Holy One, blessed be He. Therefore he says, “Make glorious His praise,” but not excessively, for that is equivalent to detracting. Therefore he says, “To You is silence (דום),” meaning that silence is fitting, but י-ה is praise, i.e., with the name consisting of two letters. His statement that the expression, “rejoice with quaking” resembles this, should read: “Worship the Lord with awe and rejoice with quaking.” His intention is that both verses mean that one may worship the Lord with awe; that is, one may worship the Holy One, blessed be He, with the name י-ה. Otherwise, worship with love is superior. It is also possible that the reading, “and it appears that, etc.” is a copyist’s error. It should read instead: “But be silent and praise Him with the name י-ה, in the expression Hallelujah. But this needs study. Later I found (below 68:5) that Rashi writes something similar. There, for him to write that the expression “and rejoice with quaking” resembles this is more appropriate, because there it says: “and rejoice before Him.” Compare. Therefore, it appears to me that this entire statement was erroneously copied here.) The gloss belongs below 66:2.] Another explanation: To You is silence praise, O God, in Zion That You were silent and still concerning Your enemies’ deeds in Zion is praise to You, for You are able to take revenge, yet You are slow to anger.
ג׳
שֹׁמֵ֥עַ תְּפִלָּ֑ה עָ֝דֶ֗יךָ כָּל־בָּשָׂ֥ר יָבֹֽאוּ׃
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all mankind comes to You,
You who hear prayer.
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O Thou that hearest prayer, unto Thee doth all flesh come.
ד׳
דִּבְרֵ֣י עֲ֭וֺנֹת גָּ֣בְרוּ מֶ֑נִּי פְּ֝שָׁעֵ֗ינוּ אַתָּ֥ה תְכַפְּרֵֽם׃
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When all manner of sins overwhelm me,
it is You who forgive our iniquities.
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The tale of iniquities is too heavy for me; as for our transgressions, Thou wilt pardon them.
דִּבְרֵי עֲוֺנֹת גָּבְרוּ מֶנִּי. וְאֵין אָנוּ יְכוֹלִים לְהַסְפִּיק לְסַדֵּר כֻּלָּם לְפָנֶיךָ, לְפִי שֶׁהֵם רַב, אֶלָּא בִּכְלָל אֶחָד אָנוּ מִתְפַּלְּלִים לְפָנֶיךָ, שֶׁפְּשָׁעֵינוּ אַתָּה תְכַפְּרֵם:
Words of iniquities have overcome me and we cannot manage to arrange them all before You because they are many. However, we offer a general prayer before You that You atone for our transgressions.
ה׳
אַשְׁרֵ֤י ׀ תִּֽבְחַ֣ר וּתְקָרֵב֮ יִשְׁכֹּ֪ן חֲצֵ֫רֶ֥יךָ נִ֭שְׂבְּעָה בְּט֣וּב בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ קְ֝דֹ֗שׁ הֵיכָלֶֽךָ׃
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Happy is the man You choose and bring near
to dwell in Your courts;
may we be sated with the blessings of Your house,
Your holy temple.
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Happy is the man whom Thou choosest, and bringest near, that he may dwell in Thy courts; may we be satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, the holy place of Thy temple!
אַשְׁרֵי. מִי אֲשֶׁר תִּבְחַר וּתְקָרֵב, אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁכֹּן בַּחֲצֵרֶיךָ:
Praiseworthy is he whom You choose and draw near, who will dwell in Your courts.
נִשְׂבְּעָה בְּטוּב. שֶׁבְּבֵיתֶךָ וּמִקְּדֻשַּׁת הֵיכָלֶךָ, שֶׁשְּׁכִינָתְךָ שׁוֹרָה שָׁם:
let us be sated with the goodness that is in Your house and of the sanctity of Your Temple, in which Your Shechinah dwells.
ו׳
נ֤וֹרָא֨וֹת ׀ בְּצֶ֣דֶק תַּ֭עֲנֵנוּ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׁעֵ֑נוּ מִבְטָ֥ח כָּל־קַצְוֵי־אֶ֝֗רֶץ וְיָ֣ם רְחֹקִֽים׃
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Answer us with victory through awesome deeds,
O God, our deliverer,
in whom all the ends of the earth
and the distant seas
put their trust;
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With wondrous works dost Thou answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation; Thou the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of the far distant seas;
נוֹרָאוֹת בְּצֶדֶק תַּעֲנֵנוּ. בְּצִדְקָתְךָ תַּעֲנֵנוּ, לַעֲשׂוֹת נוֹרָאוֹת בַּגּוֹיִם:
With awesome deeds, through [Your] charity You shall answer us Through Your charity, You shall answer us by performing awesome deeds upon the heathens.
מִבְטָח. אַתָּה וּמָנוֹס לְכָל יוֹשְׁבֵי קַצְווֹת אֶרֶץ, מִקְּצֵה הָאָרֶץ וְעַד קָצֵהוּ:
the trust You are [the trust] and the refuge of all the dwellers of the ends of the earth, from one end of the earth to the other.
וְיָם רְחוֹקִים. אֲפִלּוּ לָרְחוֹקִים שֶׁבַּיָּם אַתָּה מִבְטָח, שֶׁבְּכָל מָקוֹם מֶמְשַׁלְתְּךָ:
distant...and the sea Even to the distant ones in the sea You are the trust, for Your rule is everywhere.
ז׳
מֵכִ֣ין הָרִ֣ים בְּכֹח֑וֹ נֶ֝אְזָ֗ר בִּגְבוּרָֽה׃
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who by His power fixed the mountains firmly,
who is girded with might,
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Who by Thy strength settest fast the mountains, who art girded about with might;
מֵכִין הָרִים בְּכֹחוֹ. שֶׁמַּצְמִיחַ הֶהָרִים, שֶׁהֵם קָשִׁים, בְּכֹחוֹ, וּמְזַמֵּן וּמֵכִין בָּהֶן מְזוֹנוֹת וּמֵכִין מָטָר, כְּדִכְתִיב (תהלים קמז:ח) ״הַמֵּכִין לָאָרֶץ מָטָר הַמַּצְמִיחַ הָרִים״:
Who sets mountains with His strength With His strength, He makes the mountainswhich are hardsprout, and He prepares and readies food through them and prepares rain, as it is written (below 147:8): “Who prepares rain for the earth, Who makes the mountains grow grass.”
נֶאְזָר בִּגְבוּרָה. לְפִי שֶׁבָּא לְהַזְכִּיר גְּבוּרַת גְּשָׁמִים, אָמַר: נֶאֱזָר בִּגְבוּרָה:
Who is girded with might Because he wishes to mention the mighty deeds of the rains, he says, “Who is girded with might.”
ח׳
מַשְׁבִּ֤יחַ ׀ שְׁא֣וֹן יַ֭מִּים שְׁא֥וֹן גַּלֵּיהֶ֗ם וַהֲמ֥וֹן לְאֻמִּֽים׃
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who stills the raging seas,
the raging waves,
and tumultuous peoples.
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Who stillest the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the tumult of the peoples;
מַשְׁבִּיחַ. מַשְׁפִּיל, וְכֵן ״וְחָכָם בְּאָחוֹר יְשַׁבְּחֶנָּה״ (משלי כט:יא), ״בְּשׂוֹא גַלָּיו אַתָּה תְשַׁבְּחֵם״ (תהלים פט:י):
Who humbles Heb. משביח, He humbles. Similarly (Prov. 29:11): “but afterwards, a wise man will quiet it (ישבחנה) ; (below 89:10), “When it raises its waves, You humble them (תשבחם).”
ט׳
וַיִּ֤ירְא֨וּ ׀ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י קְ֭צָוֺת מֵאוֹתֹתֶ֑יךָ מ֤וֹצָֽאֵי־בֹ֖קֶר וָעֶ֣רֶב תַּרְנִֽין׃
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Those who live at the ends of the earth are awed by Your signs;
You make the lands of sunrise and sunset shout for joy.
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So that they that dwell in the uttermost parts stand in awe of Thy signs; Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.
מוֹצָאֵי בֹקֶר וָעֶרֶב תַּרְנִין. לְךָ אֶת הַבְּרִיּוֹת יוֹשְׁבֵי הַקְּצָווֹת, בַּבֹּקֶר אוֹמְרִים בָּרוּךְ יוֹצֵר הַמְּאוֹרוֹת, וּבָעֶרֶב בָּרוּךְ הַמַּעֲרִיב עֲרָבִים:
with the emergence of the morning and evening, You cause [them] to sing praises [You cause] the creatures who dwell at the extremes to sing praises. In the morning, they say, “Blessed is He Who formed the luminaries,” and in the evening “Blessed is He Who brings about evening.”
י׳
פָּקַ֥דְתָּ הָאָ֨רֶץ ׀ וַתְּשֹׁ֪קְקֶ֡הָ רַבַּ֬ת תַּעְשְׁרֶ֗נָּה פֶּ֣לֶג אֱ֭לֹהִים מָ֣לֵא מָ֑יִם תָּכִ֥ין דְּ֝גָנָ֗ם כִּי־כֵ֥ן תְּכִינֶֽהָ׃
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You take care of the earth and irrigate it;
You enrich it greatly,
with the channel of God full of water;
You provide grain for men;
for so do You prepare it.
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Thou hast remembered the earth, and watered her, greatly enriching her, with the river of God that is full of water; Thou preparest them corn, for so preparest Thou her.
פָּקַדְתָּ הָאָרֶץ. כְּשֶׁאַתָּה חָפֵץ לְהֵיטִיב, אַתָּה פּוֹקֵד אֶת הָאָרֶץ וּמַשְׁקֶה אוֹתָם:
You remember the earth When You wish to do good, You remember the earth and water it.
רַבַּת תַּעְשְׁרֶנָּה. הַרְבֵּה אַתָּה מְעַשְּׁרָהּ מִפֶּלֶג שֶׁלְּךָ, שֶׁהוּא מָלֵא מָיִם (תענית ח:), וְתָכִין בּוֹ דְּגָנָם שֶׁל יוֹשְׁבֵי קְצָווֹת, כִּי בְּכֵן אַתָּה מֵכִין אוֹתָהּ:
You enrich it greatly You enrich it greatly from Your stream, which is full of water, and You prepare therewith the corn of the dwellers of “the ends,” for therewith You prepare it.
י"א
תְּלָמֶ֣יהָ רַ֭וֵּה נַחֵ֣ת גְּדוּדֶ֑יהָ בִּרְבִיבִ֥ים תְּ֝מֹגְגֶ֗נָּה צִמְחָ֥הּ תְּבָרֵֽךְ׃
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Saturating its furrows,
leveling its ridges,
You soften it with showers,
You bless its growth.
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Watering her ridges abundantly, settling down the furrows thereof, Thou makest her soft with showers; Thou blessest the growth thereof.
תְּלָמֶיהָ. הֵן שׁוּרוֹת הַמַּחֲרֵשָׁה:
its furrows Heb. תלמיה. They are the rows of the plowshare.
רַוֵּה. כְּמוֹ לְרַוָּה:
To sate Heb. רוה, like לרוה.
נַחֵת גְּדוּדֶיהָ. כְּמוֹ לְנַחֵת גְּדוּדֶיהָ, לְהָנִיחַ לִגְדוּדֶיהָ לַעֲשׂוֹת נַחַת לַבְּרִיּוֹת. אַתָּה תְּמֹגְגֶנָּה בִּרְבִיבִים שֶׁל מָטָר:
to afford pleasure to its troops Heb. נחתגדודה, like לְנַחֵתגְדוּדֶהָ, to give rest to its troops. To afford pleasure to its creatures, You dissolve it with drops of rain.
תְּמֹגְגֶנָּה. לְשׁוֹן הֲמָסָה:
You dissolve it Heb. תמגגנה, an expression of melting.
י"ב
עִ֭טַּרְתָּ שְׁנַ֣ת טוֹבָתֶ֑ךָ וּ֝מַעְגָּלֶ֗יךָ יִרְעֲפ֥וּן דָּֽשֶׁן׃
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You crown the year with Your bounty;
fatness is distilled in Your paths;
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Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness; and Thy paths drop fatness.
עִטַּרְתָּ שְׁנַת טוֹבָתֶךָ. עַל יְדֵי הַגְּשָׁמִים אַתָּה מְעַטֵּר בְּכָל טוֹב אֶת הַשָּׁנָה שֶׁאַתָּה חָפֵץ לְהֵיטִיב:
You crowned a year of Your goodness Through the rains, You crown with total goodness the year that You wish to benefit.
וּמַעְגָּלֶיךָ. הֵם הַשָּׁמַיִם, שֶׁהֵם אֲבַק רַגְלֶיךָ:
and Your paths They are the heavens, which are the dust of Your feet.
יִרְעֲפוּן. יִטְּפוּן:
דָּשֶׁן. שׁוּמָן:
י"ג
יִ֭רְעֲפוּ נְא֣וֹת מִדְבָּ֑ר וְ֝גִ֗יל גְּבָע֥וֹת תַּחְגֹּֽרְנָה׃
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the pasturelands distill it;
the hills are girded with joy.
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The pastures of the wilderness do drop; and the hills are girded with joy.
יִרְעֲפוּ. הַשָּׁמַיִם בִּנְאוֹת הַמִּדְבָּר:
They drip The heavens [drip] upon the dwellings of the desert.
י"ד
לָבְשׁ֬וּ כָרִ֨ים ׀ הַצֹּ֗אן וַעֲמָקִ֥ים יַֽעַטְפוּ־בָ֑ר יִ֝תְרוֹעֲע֗וּ אַף־יָשִֽׁירוּ׃
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The meadows are clothed with flocks,
the valleys mantled with grain;
they raise a shout, they break into song.
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The meadows are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, yea, they sing.
לָבְשׁוּ כָרִים הַצֹּאן. יִתְלַבְּשׁוּן הַשָּׁרוֹן וְהָעֲרָבָה מִן הַצֹּאן, הַבָּאִים לִרְעוֹת הַדֶּשֶׁא אֲשֶׁר הִצְמִיחַ הַמָּטָר:
Meadows are clothed with flocks The Sharon and the Arabah are clothed with the flocks that come to graze on the grass that the rain causes to grow.
וַעֲמָקִים יַעַטְפוּ בָר. עַל יְדֵי הַמָּטָר יִהְיוּ מְעֻטָּפִים הָעֲמָקִים בִּתְבוּאָה, וְאָז יִתְרוֹעֲעוּ הַבְּרִיּוֹת תְּרוּעַת שִׂמְחָה וְיָשִׁירוּ מֵרֹב הַבְּרָכָה:
and valleys are enwrapped with corn Through the rain, the valleys will be enwrapped with grain. Then the creatures will shout with shouts of joy and sing because of the abundant blessing.