Psalms 149 תְּהִלִּים
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ ׀ שִׁ֣ירוּ לַֽ֭יהוָה שִׁ֣יר חָדָ֑שׁ תְּ֝הִלָּת֗וֹ בִּקְהַ֥ל חֲסִידִֽים׃
hallu yah shiru laADONAI shir chadash tehillato bikhal chasidim
Hallelujah. Sing unto the LORD a new song, And His praise in the assembly of the saints.
2יִשְׂמַ֣ח יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל בְּעֹשָׂ֑יו בְּנֵֽי־צִ֝יּ֗וֹן יָגִ֥ילוּ בְמַלְכָּֽם׃
yismach yisra'el be'osav bene-tziyyon yagilu vemalkam
Let Israel rejoice in his Maker; Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
3יְהַֽלְל֣וּ שְׁמ֣וֹ בְמָח֑וֹל בְּתֹ֥ף וְ֝כִנּ֗וֹר יְזַמְּרוּ־לֽוֹ׃
yehallu shemo vemachol betof vekhinnor yezammeru-lo
Let them praise His name in the dance; Let them sing praises unto Him with the timbrel and harp.
4כִּֽי־רוֹצֶ֣ה יְהוָ֣ה בְּעַמּ֑וֹ יְפָאֵ֥ר עֲ֝נָוִ֗ים בִּישׁוּעָֽה׃
ki-rotze ADONAI be'ammo yefa'er anavim bishu'a
For the LORD taketh pleasure in His people; He adorneth the humble with salvation.
5יַעְלְז֣וּ חֲסִידִ֣ים בְּכָב֑וֹד יְ֝רַנְּנ֗וּ עַל־מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָֽם׃
ya'lezu chasidim bekhavod yerannenu al-mishkevotam
Let the saints exult in glory; Let them sing for joy upon their beds.
6רוֹמְמ֣וֹת אֵ֭ל בִּגְרוֹנָ֑ם וְחֶ֖רֶב פִּֽיפִיּ֣וֹת בְּיָדָֽם׃
rommot el bigronam vecherev pifiyyot beyadam
Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand;
7לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת נְ֭קָמָה בַּגּוֹיִ֑ם תּֽ֝וֹכֵחֹ֗ת בַּל־אֻמִּֽים׃
la'asot nekama baggoyim tokhechot bal-ummim
To execute vengeance upon the nations, And chastisements upon the peoples;
8לֶאְסֹ֣ר מַלְכֵיהֶ֣ם בְּזִקִּ֑ים וְ֝נִכְבְּדֵיהֶ֗ם בְּכַבְלֵ֥י בַרְזֶֽל׃
le'sor malkhehem bezikkim venikhbedehem bekhavle varzel
To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron;
9לַעֲשׂ֤וֹת בָּהֶ֨ם ׀ מִשְׁפָּ֬ט כָּת֗וּב הָדָ֣ר ה֭וּא לְכָל־חֲסִידָ֗יו הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃
la'asot bahem mishpat katuv hadar hu lekhal-chasidav hallu-yah
To execute upon them the judgment written; He is the glory of all His saints. Hallelujah.
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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.