1Notלֹ֤אlo'H3808to us,O LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,notלֹ֫אlo'H3808to us,butכִּֽי־ki-H3588to Your nameלְ֭שִׁמְךָLe.shim.khaH8034beתֵּ֣ןtenH5414the gloryכָּב֑וֹדka.VodH3519,because ofעַל־'al-H5921Your loving devotionחַ֝סְדְּךָ֗chas.de.khaH2617,becauseעַל־'al-H5921of Your faithfulnessאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃'a.mi.Te.khaH571.
2Whyלָ֭מָּהLa.mahH4100should the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559, “Whereאַיֵּה־ נָ֝֗א'ai.yeh- Na'H346H4994is their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430?”
3Our Godוֵֽאלֹהֵ֥ינוּve.lo.Hei.nuH430is in heavenבַשָּׁמָ֑יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064;He doesעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213asכֹּ֭לkolH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He pleasesחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2654.
4Their idolsעֲֽ֭צַבֵּיהֶם'aTza.bei.hemH6091are silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֑בve.za.HavH2091,madeמַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗הma.'a.SehH4639by the handsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027of menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.
5They have mouthsפֶּֽה־peh-H6310,but cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808speakיְדַבֵּ֑רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696;they have eyesעֵינַ֥יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869,but cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808seeיִרְאֽוּ׃yir.'UH7200;
6they have earsאָזְנַ֣יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241,but cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808hearיִשְׁמָ֑עוּyish.Ma.'uH8085;they have nosesאַ֥ף'afH639,but cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808smellיְרִיחֽוּן׃ye.ri.ChunH7306;
7they have handsיְדֵיהֶ֤ם׀ye.dei.HemH3027,but cannotוְלֹ֬אve.Lo'H3808feelיְמִישׁ֗וּןye.mi.ShunH4184;they have feetרַ֭גְלֵיהֶםRag.lei.hemH7272,but cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808walkיְהַלֵּ֑כוּye.ha.Le.khuH1980;they cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808even clearיֶ֝הְגּ֗וּyeh.GuH1897their throatsבִּגְרוֹנָֽם׃big.ro.NamH1627.
8Those who make themעֹשֵׂיהֶ֑ם'o.sei.HemH6213becomeיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961like themכְּ֭מוֹהֶםKe.mo.hemH3644,as do allכֹּ֭לkolH3605whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834trustבֹּטֵ֣חַbo.Te.achH982in them.
9O Israelיִ֭שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478,trustבְּטַ֣חbe.TachH982in the LORDבַּיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068!Heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is their helpעֶזְרָ֖ם'ez.RamH5828and shieldוּמָגִנָּ֣םu.ma.gi.NamH4043.
10O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Aaronאַ֭הֲרֹן'A.ha.ronH175,trustבִּטְח֣וּbit.ChuH982in the LORDבַיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068!Heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is their helpעֶזְרָ֖ם'ez.RamH5828and shieldוּמָגִנָּ֣םu.ma.gi.NamH4043.
11You who fearיִרְאֵ֣יyir.'EiH3373the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,trustבִּטְח֣וּbit.ChuH982in the LORDבַיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068!Heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is their helpעֶזְרָ֖ם'ez.RamH5828and shieldוּמָגִנָּ֣םu.ma.gi.NamH4043.
12The LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068is mindful of usזְכָרָ֪נוּze.kha.Ra.nuH2142;He will bless usיְבָ֫רֵ֥ךְye.Va.RekhH1288.He will blessיְ֭בָרֵךְYe.va.rekhH1288אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;He will blessיְ֝בָרֵ֗ךְye.va.RekhH1288אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Aaronאַהֲרֹֽן׃'a.ha.RonH175;
13He will blessיְ֭בָרֵךְYe.va.rekhH1288those who fearיִרְאֵ֣יyir.'EiH3373the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068—smallהַ֝קְּטַנִּ֗יםha.ke.ta.NimH6996andעִם־'im-H5973great alikeהַגְּדֹלִֽים׃ha.ge.do.LimH1419.
14May the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068give you increaseיֹסֵ֣ף עֲלֵיכֶ֑םyo.Sef 'a.lei.KhemH3254H5921,both youעֲ֝לֵיכֶ֗ם'a.lei.KhemH5921andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921your childrenבְּנֵיכֶֽם׃be.nei.KhemH1121.
15May youאַ֭תֶּם'A.temH859be blessedבְּרוּכִ֣יםbe.ru.KhimH1288by the LORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,the Makerעֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה'o.SehH6213of heavenשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and earthוָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776.
16The highest heavensH8064belong to the LORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,but the earthוְ֝הָאָ֗רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776He has givenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414to mankindלִבְנֵי־ אָדָֽם׃liv.nei- 'a.DamH1121H120.
17It is notלֹ֣אlo'H3808the deadהַ֭מֵּתִיםHa.me.timH4191who praiseיְהַֽלְלוּ־ye.ha.lu-H1984the LORDיָ֑הּYahH3050,norוְ֝לֹ֗אve.Lo'H3808anyכָּל־kol-H3605who descendיֹרְדֵ֥יyo.re.DeiH3381into silenceדוּמָֽה׃du.MahH1745.
18But it is weוַאֲנַ֤חְנוּ׀va.'a.Nach.nuH587who will blessנְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְne.Va.RekhH1288the LORDיָ֗הּYahH3050,both nowמֵֽעַתָּ֥הme.'a.TahH6258and forevermoreוְעַד־ עוֹלָ֗םve.'ad- o.LamH5704H5769.Hallelujahהַֽלְלוּ־ יָֽהּ׃ha.lu- YahH1984H3050!
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