Psalms
Ps 118
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Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever. (LXX 117:1; Rahlfs 117:1)
הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה כִּי־ט֑וֹב כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
2Let Israel now say that his loving kindness endures forever. (LXX 117:2; Rahlfs 117:2)
יֹֽאמַר־נָ֥א יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
3Let the house of Aaron now say that his loving kindness endures forever. (LXX 117:3; Rahlfs 117:3)
יֹֽאמְרוּ־נָ֥א בֵֽית־אַהֲרֹ֑ן כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
4Now let those who fear Yahweh say that his loving kindness endures forever. (Rahlfs 117:4)
יֹֽאמְרוּ־נָ֭א יִרְאֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
5Out of my distress, I called on Yah. Yah answered me with freedom. (LXX 117:5; Rahlfs 117:5)
מִֽן־הַ֭מֵּצַ֥ר קָרָ֣אתִי יָּ֑הּ עָנָ֖נִי בַמֶּרְחָ֣ב יָֽהּ׃
6Yahweh is on my side. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? (LXX 117:6; Rahlfs 117:6)
יְהוָ֣ה לִ֭י לֹ֣א אִירָ֑א מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה לִ֣י אָדָֽם׃
7Yahweh is on my side among those who help me. Therefore I will look in triumph at those who hate me. (LXX 117:7; Rahlfs 117:7)
יְהוָ֣ה לִ֭י בְּעֹזְרָ֑י וַ֝אֲנִ֗י אֶרְאֶ֥ה בְשֹׂנְאָֽי׃
8It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man. (LXX 117:8; Rahlfs 117:8)
ט֗וֹב לַחֲס֥וֹת בַּיהוָ֑ה מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַ בָּאָדָֽם׃
9It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in princes. (LXX 117:9; Rahlfs 117:9)
ט֗וֹב לַחֲס֥וֹת בַּיהוָ֑ה מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַ בִּנְדִיבִֽים׃
10All the nations surrounded me, but in Yahweh’s name I cut them off. (LXX 117:10; Rahlfs 117:10)
כָּל־גּוֹיִ֥ם סְבָב֑וּנִי בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃
11They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me. In Yahweh’s name I indeed cut them off. (LXX 117:11; Rahlfs 117:11)
סַבּ֥וּנִי גַם־סְבָב֑וּנִי בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃
12They surrounded me like bees. They are quenched like the burning thorns. In Yahweh’s name I cut them off. (LXX 117:12; Rahlfs 117:12)
סַבּ֤וּנִי כִדְבוֹרִ֗ים דֹּ֭עֲכוּ כְּאֵ֣שׁ קוֹצִ֑ים בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃
13You pushed me back hard, to make me fall, but Yahweh helped me. (LXX 117:13; Rahlfs 117:13)
דַּחֹ֣ה דְחִיתַ֣נִי לִנְפֹּ֑ל וַ֖יהוָ֣ה עֲזָרָֽנִי׃
14Yah is my strength and song. He has become my salvation. (LXX 117:14; Rahlfs 117:14)
עָזִּ֣י וְזִמְרָ֣ת יָ֑הּ וַֽיְהִי־לִ֝֗י לִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃
15The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous. “The right hand of Yahweh does valiantly. (LXX 117:15; Rahlfs 117:15)
ק֤וֹל ׀ רִנָּ֬ה וִֽישׁוּעָ֗ה בְּאָהֳלֵ֥י צַדִּיקִ֑ים יְמִ֥ין יְ֝הוָה עֹ֣שָׂה חָֽיִל׃
16The right hand of Yahweh is exalted! The right hand of Yahweh does valiantly!” (LXX 117:16; Rahlfs 117:16)
יְמִ֣ין יְ֭הוָה רוֹמֵמָ֑ה יְמִ֥ין יְ֝הוָה עֹ֣שָׂה חָֽיִל׃
17I will not die, but live, and declare Yah’s works. (LXX 117:17; Rahlfs 117:17)
לֹֽא אָמ֥וּת כִּי־אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה וַ֝אֲסַפֵּ֗ר מַֽעֲשֵׂ֥י יָֽהּ׃
18Yah has punished me severely, but he has not given me over to death. (LXX 117:18; Rahlfs 117:18)
יַסֹּ֣ר יִסְּרַ֣נִּי יָּ֑הּ וְ֝לַמָּ֗וֶת לֹ֣א נְתָנָֽנִי׃
19Open to me the gates of righteousness. I will enter into them. I will give thanks to Yah. (LXX 117:19; Rahlfs 117:19)
פִּתְחוּ־לִ֥י שַׁעֲרֵי־צֶ֑דֶק אָֽבֹא־בָ֝ם אוֹדֶ֥ה יָֽהּ׃
20This is the gate of Yahweh; the righteous will enter into it. (LXX 117:20; Rahlfs 117:20)
זֶֽה־הַשַּׁ֥עַר לַיהוָ֑ה צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים יָבֹ֥אוּ בֽוֹ׃
21I will give thanks to you, for you have answered me, and have become my salvation. (LXX 117:21; Rahlfs 117:21)
א֭וֹדְךָ כִּ֣י עֲנִיתָ֑נִי וַתְּהִי־לִ֝֗י לִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃
22The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. (LXX 117:22; Rahlfs 117:22)
אֶ֭בֶן מָאֲס֣וּ הַבּוֹנִ֑ים הָ֝יְתָ֗ה לְרֹ֣אשׁ פִּנָּֽה׃
23This is Yahweh’s doing. It is marvelous in our eyes. (LXX 117:23; Rahlfs 117:23)
מֵאֵ֣ת יְ֭הוָה הָ֣יְתָה זֹּ֑את הִ֖יא נִפְלָ֣את בְּעֵינֵֽינוּ׃
24This is the day that Yahweh has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it! (LXX 117:24; Rahlfs 117:24)
זֶה־הַ֭יּוֹם עָשָׂ֣ה יְהוָ֑ה נָגִ֖ילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָ֣ה בֽוֹ׃
25Save us now, we beg you, Yahweh! Yahweh, we beg you, send prosperity now. (LXX 117:25; Rahlfs 117:25)
אָנָּ֣א יְ֭הוָה הוֹשִׁ֘יעָ֥ה נָּ֑א אָֽנָּ֥א יְ֝הוָ֗ה הַצְלִ֘יחָ֥ה נָּֽא׃
26Blessed is he who comes in Yahweh’s name! We have blessed you out of Yahweh’s house. (LXX 117:26; Rahlfs 117:26)
בָּר֣וּךְ הַ֭בָּא בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה בֵּ֝רַֽכְנוּכֶ֗ם מִבֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃
27Yahweh is God, and he has given us light. Bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar. (LXX 117:27; Rahlfs 117:27)
אֵ֤ל ׀ יְהוָה֮ וַיָּ֪אֶר לָ֥נוּ אִסְרוּ־חַ֥ג בַּעֲבֹתִ֑ים עַד־קַ֝רְנ֗וֹת הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃
28You are my God, and I will give thanks to you. You are my God, I will exalt you. (LXX 117:28; Rahlfs 117:28)
אֵלִ֣י אַתָּ֣ה וְאוֹדֶ֑ךָּ אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י אֲרוֹמְמֶֽךָּ׃
29Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever. (LXX 117:29; Rahlfs 117:29)
הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה כִּי־ט֑וֹב כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃