א׳
לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ שִׁ֣יר מִזְמ֑וֹר הָרִ֥יעוּ לֵ֝אלֹהִים כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
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For the leader. A song. A psalm.
Raise a shout for God, all the earth;
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For the Leader. A Song, a Psalm. Shout unto God, all the earth;
ב׳
זַמְּר֥וּ כְבֽוֹד־שְׁמ֑וֹ שִׂ֥ימוּ כָ֝ב֗וֹד תְּהִלָּתֽוֹ׃
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sing the glory of His name,
make glorious His praise.
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Sing praises unto the glory of His name; Make His praise glorious.
זַמְּרוּ כְבוֹד שְׁמוֹ. זַמְּרוּ בִּכְבוֹד שְׁמוֹ. אִי נַמִּי: סַפְּרוּ כְּבוֹד שְׁמוֹ בְּזֶמֶר וְשִׁיר:
Sing the glory of His name Sing in honor of His name. Or: Recite the glory of His name with music and song.
ג׳
אִמְר֣וּ לֵ֭אלֹהִים מַה־נּוֹרָ֣א מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ בְּרֹ֥ב עֻ֝זְּךָ֗ יְֽכַחֲשׁ֖וּ לְךָ֣ אֹיְבֶֽיךָ׃
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Say to God,
“How awesome are Your deeds,
Your enemies cower before Your great strength;
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Say unto God: 'How tremendous is Thy work! Through the greatness of Thy power shall Thine enemies dwindle away before Thee.
מַה נּוֹרָא. כָּל אֶחָד מִמַּעֲשֶׂיךָ:
How awesome is each one of Your deeds!
בְּרֹב עֻזְּךָ. כְּשֶׁאַתָּה מַרְאֶה לָעוֹלָם עֻזְּךָ עַל יְדֵי דֶּבֶר אוֹ חֶרֶב אוֹ רָעָב אוֹ בְּרָקִים:
Through the greatness of Your might When You show the world Your mightthrough pestilence, sword, famine, or lightning—
אוֹיְבֶיךָ. הָרְשָׁעִים, מֵרוֹב פַּחַד מוֹדִים עַל כַּחַשׁ וַעֲבֵירוֹת שֶׁבְּיָדָם:
Your enemies, the wicked, confess their lies and sins because of their great fear.
ד׳
כָּל־הָאָ֤רֶץ ׀ יִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ לְ֭ךָ וִֽיזַמְּרוּ־לָ֑ךְ יְזַמְּר֖וּ שִׁמְךָ֣ סֶֽלָה׃
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all the earth bows to You,
and sings hymns to You;
all sing hymns to Your name.” Selah.
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All the earth shall worship Thee, And shall sing praises unto Thee; They shall sing praises to Thy name.' Selah
ה׳
לְכ֣וּ וּ֭רְאוּ מִפְעֲל֣וֹת אֱלֹהִ֑ים נוֹרָ֥א עֲ֝לִילָ֗ה עַל־בְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃
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Come and see the works of God,
who is held in awe by men for His acts.
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Come, and see the works of God; He is terrible in His doing toward the children of men.
נוֹרָא עֲלִילָה. יָראוּי עַל בְּנֵי אָדָם פֶּן יִמְצָא לָהֶם פֶּשַׁע, כִּי כָל מַעֲשֵׂיהֶם גְּלוּיִים לְךָ:
awesome in His deeds Feared by mankind, lest He find a transgression in them, for all their deeds are revealed to You.
ו׳
הָ֤פַךְ יָ֨ם ׀ לְֽיַבָּשָׁ֗ה בַּ֭נָּהָר יַֽעַבְר֣וּ בְרָ֑גֶל שָׁ֝֗ם נִשְׂמְחָה־בּֽוֹ׃
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He turned the sea into dry land;
they crossed the river on foot;
we therefore rejoice in Him.
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He turned the sea into dry land; They went through the river on foot; There let us rejoice in Him!
הָפַךְ יָם לְיַבָּשָׁה. יַם סוּף:
He turned the sea into dry land The Sea of Reeds.
שָׁם נִשְׂמְחָה בּוֹ. מָצָאתִי: שָׁם הָיָה דָּבָר שֶׁהַיָּם נִשְׂמַח בּוֹ, כְּלוֹמַר שֶׁרָאָה הַיָּם אֶת הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא:
there it rejoiced with it I found: There was a thing with which the sea rejoiced, i.e., that the sea saw the Holy One, blessed be He.
ז׳
מֹ֘שֵׁ֤ל בִּגְבוּרָת֨וֹ ׀ עוֹלָ֗ם עֵ֭ינָיו בַּגּוֹיִ֣ם תִּצְפֶּ֑ינָה הַסּוֹרְרִ֓ים ׀ אַל־ירימו [יָר֖וּמוּ] לָ֣מוֹ סֶֽלָה׃
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He rules forever in His might;
His eyes scan the nations;
let the rebellious not assert themselves. Selah.
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Who ruleth by His might for ever; His eyes keep watch upon the nations; Let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
אַל יָרוּמוּ. אַל תְּהִי יָדָם רָמָה:
will not exalt themselves Their hand will not be high.
ח׳
בָּרְכ֖וּ עַמִּ֥ים ׀ אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וְ֝הַשְׁמִ֗יעוּ ק֣וֹל תְּהִלָּתֽוֹ׃
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O peoples, bless our God,
celebrate His praises;
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Bless our God, ye peoples, And make the voice of His praise to be heard;
בָּרְכוּ עַמִּים אֱלֹהֵינוּ. עַל נִפְלְאוֹתָיו, שֶׁהוּא שָׂם נַפְשֵׁנוּ בַּחַיִּים בַּגָּלוּת, וְאֵינְכֶם יְכוֹלִים לְהַשְׁמִיד אוֹתָנוּ:
O peoples, bless our God for His wonders, that He kept our soul alive in exile, and you cannot annihilate us.
ט׳
הַשָּׂ֣ם נַ֭פְשֵׁנוּ בַּֽחַיִּ֑ים וְלֹֽא־נָתַ֖ן לַמּ֣וֹט רַגְלֵֽנוּ׃
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who has granted us life,
and has not let our feet slip.
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Who hath set our soul in life, And suffered not our foot to be moved,
י׳
כִּֽי־בְחַנְתָּ֥נוּ אֱלֹהִ֑ים צְ֝רַפְתָּ֗נוּ כִּצְרָף־כָּֽסֶף׃
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You have tried us, O God,
refining us, as one refines silver.
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For Thou, O God, hast tried us; Thou hast refined us, as silver is refined.
כִּי בְחַנְתָּנוּ. בְּצָרָה בַּגּוֹלָה:
You tested us with distress in the exile.
צְרַפְתָּנוּ. לְהָסִיר הַסִּיגִים מִמֶּנּוּ שֶׁנָּשׁוּב בִּתְשׁוּבָה לְפָנֶיךָ, כְּמוֹ שֶׁצּוֹרְפִים הַכֶּסֶף לְהָסִיר הַסִּיגִים מִמֶּנּוּ:
You refined us to remove the dross from us when we repent before You, as they refine silver to remove its dross.
י"א
הֲבֵאתָ֥נוּ בַמְּצוּדָ֑ה שַׂ֖מְתָּ מוּעָקָ֣ה בְמָתְנֵֽינוּ׃
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You have caught us in a net,
caught us in trammels.
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Thou didst bring us into the hold; Thou didst lay constraint upon our loins.
הֲבֵאתָנוּ בַמְּצוּדָה. בְּמָקוֹם צַר כְּמוֹ בְּמַאֲסָר:
You brought us into a trap A narrow place, like in a prison.
מוּעָקָה. לְשׁוֹן מַסְגֵּר וְכָל הַמֵּעִיק וּהַמֵּצִיק כָּמוֹהוּ:
a chain Heb. מועקה, an expression of locking up, and every [expression of] מֵעִיק and מֵצִיק is like it.
י"ב
הִרְכַּ֥בְתָּ אֱנ֗וֹשׁ לְרֹ֫אשֵׁ֥נוּ בָּֽאנוּ־בָאֵ֥שׁ וּבַמַּ֑יִם וַ֝תּוֹצִיאֵ֗נוּ לָֽרְוָיָֽה׃
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You have let men ride over us;
we have endured fire and water,
and You have brought us through to prosperity.
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Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water; But Thou didst bring us out unto abundance.
הִרְכַּבְתָּ אֱנוֹשׁ לְרֹאשֵׁנוּ. מַלְכֵי כָּל אוּמָּה וְאוּמָּה (פסיקתא רבתי ה:ב):
You caused man to ride at our head The kings of all the heathen nations.
י"ג
אָב֣וֹא בֵיתְךָ֣ בְעוֹל֑וֹת אֲשַׁלֵּ֖ם לְךָ֣ נְדָרָֽי׃
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I enter Your house with burnt offerings,
I pay my vows to You,
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I will come into Thy house with burnt-offerings, I will perform unto Thee my vows,
אָבוֹא בֵיתְךָ. בִּבְנוֹתְךָ בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ נְשַׁלֵּם נְדָרֵינוּ שֶׁנָּדַרְנוּ בַּגּוֹלָה:
I shall come to Your house when You build the Temple, we shall pay our vows that we vowed in exile.
י"ד
אֲשֶׁר־פָּצ֥וּ שְׂפָתָ֑י וְדִבֶּר־פִּ֝֗י בַּצַּר־לִֽי׃
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[vows] that my lips pronounced,
that my mouth uttered in my distress.
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Which my lips have uttered, And my mouth hath spoken, when I was in distress.
ט"ו
עֹ֘ל֤וֹת מֵחִ֣ים אַעֲלֶה־לָּ֭ךְ עִם־קְטֹ֣רֶת אֵילִ֑ים אֶ֥עֱשֶֽׂה בָקָ֖ר עִם־עַתּוּדִ֣ים סֶֽלָה׃
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I offer up fatlings to You,
with the odor of burning rams;
I sacrifice bulls and he-goats. Selah.
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I will offer unto Thee burnt-offerings of fatlings, With the sweet smoke of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah
מֵחִים. שְׁמֵנִים, לְשׁוֹן מֹחַ:
fat Heb. מיחים, fat, an expression of מוֹחַ, marrow.
ט"ז
לְכֽוּ־שִׁמְע֣וּ וַ֭אֲסַפְּרָה כָּל־יִרְאֵ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר עָשָׂ֣ה לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃
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Come and hear, all God-fearing men,
as I tell what He did for me.
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Come, and hearken, all ye that fear God, And I will declare what He hath done for my soul.
כָּל יִרְאֵי אֱלֹהִים. הֵם הַגֵּרִים שֶׁיִּתְגַּיְּרוּ:
all you who fear God They are the proselytes who became converted.
י"ז
אֵלָ֥יו פִּֽי־קָרָ֑אתִי וְ֝רוֹמַ֗ם תַּ֣חַת לְשׁוֹנִֽי׃
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I called aloud to Him,
glorification on my tongue.
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I cried unto Him with my mouth, And He was extolled with my tongue.
אֵלָיו פִּי קָרָאתִי. כְּשֶׁהָיִינוּ בַּגּוֹלָה קְרָאנוּהוּ וְסִפַּרְנוּ רוֹמְמוֹתָיו בִּלְשׁוֹנֵנוּ:
My mouth called out to Him When we were in exile, we called out to Him, and we recited His exaltation with our tongue.
וְרוֹמַם. כְּמוֹ וְנִתְרוֹמֵם. מָצָאתִי בְּפִי קָרָאתִי אֵלָיו וְרוֹמַם שֵׁם מִלָּה: רוֹמְמוּת שֶׁלּוֹ מוּכָן תַּחַת לְשׁוֹנִי, לְהוֹצִיאוֹ בַּפֶּה, כְּמוֹ ״יַכְחִידֶנָּה תַּחַת לְשׁוֹנוֹ״ (איוב כ:יב):
and He was exalted Heb. ורומם, like ונתרומם, and He was exalted. I found: With my mouth, I called out to Him. ורומם is a noun. His exaltation is ready under my tongue to be let out of my mouth, as (Job 20:12): “though he hide it under his tongue.”
י"ח
אָ֭וֶן אִם־רָאִ֣יתִי בְלִבִּ֑י לֹ֖א יִשְׁמַ֣ע ׀ אֲדֹנָֽי׃
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Had I an evil thought in my mind,
the Lord would not have listened.
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If I had regarded iniquity in my heart, The Lord would not hear;
אָוֶן אִם־רָאִיתִי וְגוֹ׳. לֹא פָּעַל עִמָּנוּ כַּחֲטָאתֵינוּ, עָשָׂה עִמָּנוּ כְּלֹא רוֹאֶה וְלֹא שׁוֹמֵעַ אָוֶן שֶׁבִּלְבָבֵנוּ:
If I saw iniquity, etc. He did not deal with us according to our sins, but He made Himself as though He neither saw nor heard the iniquity that was in our hearts.
י"ט
אָ֭כֵן שָׁמַ֣ע אֱלֹהִ֑ים הִ֝קְשִׁ֗יב בְּק֣וֹל תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃
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But God did listen;
He paid heed to my prayer.
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But verily God hath heard; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
אָכֵן. בֶּאֱמֶת יֵשׁ לָדַעַת:
But indeed you should know.
כ׳
בָּר֥וּךְ אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־הֵסִ֘יר תְּפִלָּתִ֥י וְ֝חַסְדּ֗וֹ מֵאִתִּֽי׃
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Blessed is God who has not turned away my prayer,
or His faithful care from me.
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Blessed be God, Who hath not turned away my prayer, nor His mercy from me.
אֲשֶׁר לֹא הֵסִיר תְּפִלָּתִי. מִלְּפָנָיו, וְחַסְדּוֹ לֹא הֵסִיר מֵאִתִּי:
Who did not remove my prayer from before Him, and He did not remove His kindness from me.