Psalms 118 תְּהִלִּים
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה כִּי־ט֑וֹב כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
hodu laADONAI ki-tov ki le'olam chasdo
'O give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good, For His mercy endureth for ever.
2יֹֽאמַר־נָ֥א יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
yomar-na yisra'el ki le'olam chasdo
So let Israel now say, For His mercy endureth for ever,
3יֹֽאמְרוּ־נָ֥א בֵֽית־אַהֲרֹ֑ן כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
yomru-na vet-aharon ki le'olam chasdo
So let the house of Aaron now say, For His mercy endureth for ever.
4יֹֽאמְרוּ־נָ֭א יִרְאֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
yomru-na yir'e ADONAI ki le'olam chasdo
So let them now that fear the LORD say, For His mercy endureth for ever.
5מִֽן־הַ֭מֵּצַ֥ר קָרָ֣אתִי יָּ֑הּ עָנָ֖נִי בַמֶּרְחָ֣ב יָֽהּ׃
min-hammetzar karati yah anani vammerchav yah
Out of my straits I called upon the LORD; He answered me with great enlargement.
6יְהוָ֣ה לִ֭י לֹ֣א אִירָ֑א מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה לִ֣י אָדָֽם׃
ADONAI li lo ira ma-ya'ase li adam
The LORD is for me; I will not fear; What can man do unto me?
7יְהוָ֣ה לִ֭י בְּעֹזְרָ֑י וַ֝אֲנִ֗י אֶרְאֶ֥ה בְשֹׂנְאָֽי׃
ADONAI li be'ozray va'ani er'e veson'ay
The LORD is for me as my helper; And I shall gaze upon them that hate me.
8ט֗וֹב לַחֲס֥וֹת בַּיהוָ֑ה מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַ בָּאָדָֽם׃
tov lachasot baADONAI mibbetoach ba'adam
It is better to take refuge in the LORD Than to trust in man.
9ט֗וֹב לַחֲס֥וֹת בַּיהוָ֑ה מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַ בִּנְדִיבִֽים׃
tov lachasot baADONAI mibbetoach bindivim
It is better to take refuge in the LORD Than to trust in princes.
10כָּל־גּוֹיִ֥ם סְבָב֑וּנִי בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃
kal-goyim sevavuni beshem ADONAI ki amilam
All nations compass me about; Verily, in the name of the LORD I will cut them off.
11סַבּ֥וּנִי גַם־סְבָב֑וּנִי בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃
sabbuni gam-sevavuni beshem ADONAI ki amilam
They compass me about, yea, they compass me about; Verily, in the name of the LORD I will cut them off.
12סַבּ֤וּנִי כִדְבוֹרִ֗ים דֹּ֭עֲכוּ כְּאֵ֣שׁ קוֹצִ֑ים בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃
sabbuni khidvorim do'akhu ke'esh kotzim beshem ADONAI ki amilam
They compass me about like bees; They are quenched as the fire of thorns; Verily, in the name of the LORD I will cut them off.
13דַּחֹ֣ה דְחִיתַ֣נִי לִנְפֹּ֑ל וַ֖יהוָ֣ה עֲזָרָֽנִי׃
dacho dechitani linpol veADONAI azarani
Thou didst thrust sore at me that I might fall; But the LORD helped me.
14עָזִּ֣י וְזִמְרָ֣ת יָ֑הּ וַֽיְהִי־לִ֝֗י לִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃
azzi vezimrat yah vayhi-li lishu'a
The LORD is my strength and song; And He is become my salvation.
15ק֤וֹל ׀ רִנָּ֬ה וִֽישׁוּעָ֗ה בְּאָהֳלֵ֥י צַדִּיקִ֑ים יְמִ֥ין יְ֝הוָה עֹ֣שָׂה חָֽיִל׃
kol rinna vishu'a be'ahole tzaddikim yemin ADONAI osa chayil
The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
16יְמִ֣ין יְ֭הוָה רוֹמֵמָ֑ה יְמִ֥ין יְ֝הוָה עֹ֣שָׂה חָֽיִל׃
yemin ADONAI romema yemin ADONAI osa chayil
The right hand of the LORD is exalted; The right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
17לֹֽא אָמ֥וּת כִּי־אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה וַ֝אֲסַפֵּ֗ר מַֽעֲשֵׂ֥י יָֽהּ׃
lo amut ki-echye va'asapper ma'ase yah
I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of the LORD.
18יַסֹּ֣ר יִסְּרַ֣נִּי יָּ֑הּ וְ֝לַמָּ֗וֶת לֹ֣א נְתָנָֽנִי׃
yassor yisseranni yah velammavet lo netanani
The LORD hath chastened me sore; But He hath not given me over unto death.
19פִּתְחוּ־לִ֥י שַׁעֲרֵי־צֶ֑דֶק אָֽבֹא־בָ֝ם אוֹדֶ֥ה יָֽהּ׃
pitchu-li sha'are-tzedek avo-vam ode yah
Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will enter into them, I will give thanks unto the LORD.
20זֶֽה־הַשַּׁ֥עַר לַיהוָ֑ה צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים יָבֹ֥אוּ בֽוֹ׃
ze-hasha'ar laADONAI tzaddikim yavou vo
This is the gate of the LORD; The righteous shall enter into it.
21א֭וֹדְךָ כִּ֣י עֲנִיתָ֑נִי וַתְּהִי־לִ֝֗י לִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃
odkha ki anitani vattehi-li lishu'a
I will give thanks unto Thee, for Thou hast answered me, And art become my salvation.
22אֶ֭בֶן מָאֲס֣וּ הַבּוֹנִ֑ים הָ֝יְתָ֗ה לְרֹ֣אשׁ פִּנָּֽה׃
even ma'asu habbonim hayta lerosh pinna
The stone which the builders rejected Is become the chief corner-stone.
23מֵאֵ֣ת יְ֭הוָה הָ֣יְתָה זֹּ֑את הִ֖יא נִפְלָ֣את בְּעֵינֵֽינוּ׃
me'et ADONAI hayta zot hi niflat be'enenu
This is the LORD’S doing; It is marvellous in our eyes.
24זֶה־הַ֭יּוֹם עָשָׂ֣ה יְהוָ֑ה נָגִ֖ילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָ֣ה בֽוֹ׃
ze-hayyom asa ADONAI nagila venismecha vo
This is the day which the LORD hath made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.
25אָנָּ֣א יְ֭הוָה הוֹשִׁ֘יעָ֥ה נָּ֑א אָֽנָּ֥א יְ֝הוָ֗ה הַצְלִ֘יחָ֥ה נָּֽא׃
anna ADONAI hoshi'a na anna ADONAI hatzlicha na
We beseech Thee, O LORD, save now! We beseech Thee, O LORD, make us now to prosper!
26בָּר֣וּךְ הַ֭בָּא בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה בֵּ֝רַֽכְנוּכֶ֗ם מִבֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃
barukh habba beshem ADONAI berakhnukhem mibbet ADONAI
Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD; We bless you out of the house of the LORD.
27אֵ֤ל ׀ יְהוָה֮ וַיָּ֪אֶר לָ֥נוּ אִסְרוּ־חַ֥ג בַּעֲבֹתִ֑ים עַד־קַ֝רְנ֗וֹת הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃
el ADONAI vayya'er lanu isru-chag ba'avotim ad-karnot hammizbeach
The LORD is God, and hath given us light; Order the festival procession with boughs, even unto the horns of the altar.
28אֵלִ֣י אַתָּ֣ה וְאוֹדֶ֑ךָּ אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י אֲרוֹמְמֶֽךָּ׃
eli atta veodekka elohay arommekka
Thou art my God, and I will give thanks unto Thee; Thou art my God, I will exalt Thee.
29הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה כִּי־ט֑וֹב כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
hodu laADONAI ki-tov ki le'olam chasdo
O give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good, For His mercy endureth for ever.
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Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (ketiv shown with the qere in brackets). JPS 1917 and the Hebrew use Hebrew verse numbers; the English column uses English numbering, which sometimes differs by a verse.