א׳
יְהוָ֣ה מָ֭לָךְ תָּגֵ֣ל הָאָ֑רֶץ יִ֝שְׂמְח֗וּ אִיִּ֥ים רַבִּֽים׃
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The LORD is king!
Let the earth exult,
the many islands rejoice!
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The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; Let the multitude of isles be glad.
ה׳ מָלַךְ. בְּנָטְלוֹ הַמְּלוּכָה מֵעֲמָלֵק וּמִזַּרְעוֹ (שמות יז:יד-טז):
The Lord has reigned when He takes the kingdom from Amalek and from his descendants.
תָּגֵל הָאָרֶץ. זֶהוּ שֶׁאָמַר (יחזקאל לה:יד) ״כִּשְׂמוֹחַ כָּל הָאָרֶץ שְׁמָמָה אֶעֱשֶׂה לָּךְ״, עַל עֲמָלֵק נִתְנַבֵּא כֵּן:
the earth will exult This is what Ezekiel said (35:14): “When the whole earth rejoices, I shall make you desolate.” He prophesied this concerning Amalek.
ב׳
עָנָ֣ן וַעֲרָפֶ֣ל סְבִיבָ֑יו צֶ֥דֶק וּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט מְכ֣וֹן כִּסְאֽוֹ׃
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Dense clouds are around Him,
righteousness and justice are the base of His throne.
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Clouds and darkness are round about Him; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
ג׳
אֵ֭שׁ לְפָנָ֣יו תֵּלֵ֑ךְ וּתְלַהֵ֖ט סָבִ֣יב צָרָֽיו׃
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Fire is His vanguard,
burning His foes on every side.
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A fire goeth before Him, And burneth up His adversaries round about.
אֵשׁ לְפָנָיו תֵּלֵךְ. בְּמִלְחֶמֶת גּוֹג וּמָגוֹג, דִּכְתִיב בְּמִלְחַמְתּוֹ (יחזקאל לח:כב) ״וְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּי אִתּוֹ בְּדֶבֶר וּבְדָם וְגֶשֶׁם שׁוֹטֵף וְאַבְנֵי אֶלְגָּבִישׁ אֵשׁ וְגָפְרִית״:
Fire will go before Him in the war of Gog and Magog, for it is written concerning his war (Ezek. 38:22): “And I shall plead against him with pestilence and with blood, and rain bringing floods and great hailstones, fire and brimstone.”
ד׳
הֵאִ֣ירוּ בְרָקָ֣יו תֵּבֵ֑ל רָאֲתָ֖ה וַתָּחֵ֣ל הָאָֽרֶץ׃
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His lightnings light up the world;
the earth is convulsed at the sight;
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His lightnings lighted up the world; The earth saw, and trembled.
בְּרָקָיו. זָהֳרוּרָיו, לָשׁוֹן ״לְמַעַן הֱיֹה לָהּ בָּרָק מוֹרָטָה״ (יחזקאל כא:טו):
His lightnings His brilliant lights, an expression of (Ezek. 21:15): “It is polished that it may glitter (ברק).”
וַתָּחֵל. ״בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יִהְיֶה רַעַשׁ גָּדוֹל עַל אַדְמַת יִשְׂרָאֵל וְרָעֲשׁוּ מִפָּנָיו דְּגֵי הַיָּם״ (יחזקאל לח:יט-כ):
and quaked “Surely there will be a great earthquake on that day in the land of Israel. And at My presence, the fishes of the sea...will quake.”
וַתָּחֵל. לְשׁוֹן ״חִיל כַּיּוֹלֵדָה״ (תהלים מח:ז; מיכה ד:ט):
[The word] וַתָּחֵל is an expression of (above 48: 7): “pangs (חיל) like [those of] a woman in confinement.”
ה׳
הָרִ֗ים כַּדּוֹנַ֗ג נָ֭מַסּוּ מִלִּפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה מִ֝לִּפְנֵ֗י אֲד֣וֹן כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
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mountains melt like wax at the LORD’s presence,
at the presence of the Lord of all the earth.
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The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
כַּדּוֹנַג נָמַסּוּ. דִּכְתִיב ״וְנֶהֶרְסוּ הֶהָרִים וְנָפְלוּ הַמַּדְרֵגוֹת״ (יחזקאל לח:כ):
melted like wax Heb. כדונג, as it is written (Ezek. 38:20): “and the mountains will be thrown down, and the cliffs will fall.”
כַּדּוֹנַג. כְּשַׁעֲוָה:
ו׳
הִגִּ֣ידוּ הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם צִדְק֑וֹ וְרָא֖וּ כָל־הָעַמִּ֣ים כְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃
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The heavens proclaim His righteousness
and all peoples see His glory.
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The heavens declared His righteousness, And all the peoples saw His glory.
ז׳
יֵבֹ֤שׁוּ ׀ כָּל־עֹ֬בְדֵי פֶ֗סֶל הַמִּֽתְהַלְלִ֥ים בָּאֱלִילִ֑ים הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־ל֝וֹ כָּל־אֱלֹהִֽים׃
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All who worship images,
who vaunt their idols,
are dismayed;
all divine beings bow down to Him.
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Ashamed be all they that serve graven images, That boast themselves of things of nought; Bow down to Him, all ye gods.
יֵבֹשׁוּ כָּל עוֹבְדֵי פֶסֶל. דִּכְתִיב (ישעיהו ב:יח) ״וְהָאֱלִילִים כָּלִיל יַחֲלֹף״:
All worshippers of graven images will be ashamed as it is written (Isa. 2:18): “And the idols will completely pass away.”
הַמִּתְהַלְלִים. הַמִּתְפָּאֲרִים לַעֲבוֹדַת גִּלּוּלִים:
who boast Who praise themselves with their worship.
ח׳
שָׁמְעָ֬ה וַתִּשְׂמַ֨ח ׀ צִיּ֗וֹן וַ֭תָּגֵלְנָה בְּנ֣וֹת יְהוּדָ֑ה לְמַ֖עַן מִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָ יְהוָֽה׃
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Zion, hearing it, rejoices,
the towns of Judah exult,
because of Your judgments, O LORD.
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Zion heard and was glad, And the daughters of Judah rejoiced; Because of Thy judgments, O LORD.
מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ. נִקְמָתְךָ:
Your judgments Your vengeance.
ט׳
כִּֽי־אַתָּ֤ה יְהוָ֗ה עֶלְי֥וֹן עַל־כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ מְאֹ֥ד נַ֝עֲלֵ֗יתָ עַל־כָּל־אֱלֹהִֽים׃
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For You, LORD, are supreme over all the earth;
You are exalted high above all divine beings.
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For Thou, LORD, art most high above all the earth; Thou art exalted far above all gods.
י׳
אֹהֲבֵ֥י יְהוָ֗ה שִׂנְא֫וּ רָ֥ע שֹׁ֭מֵר נַפְשׁ֣וֹת חֲסִידָ֑יו מִיַּ֥ד רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יַצִּילֵֽם׃
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O you who love the LORD, hate evil!
He guards the lives of His loyal ones,
saving them from the hand of the wicked.
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O ye that love the LORD, hate evil; He preserveth the souls of His saints; He delivered them out of the hand of the wicked.
י"א
א֭וֹר זָרֻ֣עַ לַצַּדִּ֑יק וּֽלְיִשְׁרֵי־לֵ֥ב שִׂמְחָֽה׃
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Light is sown for the righteous,
radiance for the upright.
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Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.
אוֹר זָרוּעַ לַצַּדִּיק. זְרִיעָה מַמָּשׁ, מוּכֶנֶת לִצְמֹחַ לָהֶם:
A light is sown for the righteous A real sowing is prepared to grow for them.
י"ב
שִׂמְח֣וּ צַ֭דִּיקִים בַּֽיהוָ֑ה וְ֝הוֹד֗וּ לְזֵ֣כֶר קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃
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O you righteous, rejoice in the LORD
and acclaim His holy name!
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Be glad in the LORD, ye righteous; And give thanks to His holy name.