1Not to us, Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, not to us, Butto Your nameלְ֭שִׁמְךָLe.shim.khaH8034giveתֵּ֣ןtenH5414gloryכָּב֑וֹדka.VodH3519,Becauseעַל־'al-H5921of Your mercyחַ֝סְדְּךָ֗chas.de.khaH2617,becauseעַל־'al-H5921of Yourtruthאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃'a.mi.Te.khaH571.
2Whyלָ֭מָּהLa.mahH4100should the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559, “Whereאַיֵּה־'ai.yeh-H346,thenנָ֝֗אNa'H4994,is their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430?”
3But ourGodוֵֽאלֹהֵ֥ינוּve.lo.Hei.nuH430is in the heavensבַשָּׁמָ֑יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064; Hedoesעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213whateverכֹּ֭ל אֲשֶׁר־kol 'a.Sher-H3605H834He pleasesחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2654.
5They have mouthsפֶּֽה־peh-H6310, but theycannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808speakיְדַבֵּ֑רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696;They have eyesעֵינַ֥יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869,but they cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808seeיִרְאֽוּ׃yir.'UH7200;
6They have earsאָזְנַ֣יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241,but they cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808hearיִשְׁמָ֑עוּyish.Ma.'uH8085;They have nosesאַ֥ף'afH639,but they cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808smellH7381;
7They have handsיְדֵיהֶ֤ם׀ye.dei.HemH3027,but they cannotוְלֹ֬אve.Lo'H3808feelיְמִישׁ֗וּןye.mi.ShunH4184;They have feetרַ֭גְלֵיהֶםRag.lei.hemH7272,but they cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808walkיְהַלֵּ֑כוּye.ha.Le.khuH1980;They cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808makeH1897aH1897soundH1897with their throatבִּגְרוֹנָֽם׃big.ro.NamH1627.
8Those who makeעֹשֵׂיהֶ֑ם'o.sei.HemH6213themwill becomeיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961likeכְּ֭מוֹהֶםKe.mo.hemH3644them,Everyoneכֹּ֭לkolH3605whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834trustsבֹּטֵ֣חַbo.Te.achH982in them.
9Israelיִ֭שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478,trustבְּטַ֣חbe.TachH982in the Lordבַּיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068; He is theirhelpעֶזְרָ֖ם'ez.RamH5828and their shieldוּמָגִנָּ֣םu.ma.gi.NamH4043.
10Houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAaronאַ֭הֲרֹן'A.ha.ronH175,trustבִּטְח֣וּbit.ChuH982in the Lordבַיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068;He is their helpעֶזְרָ֖ם'ez.RamH5828and their shieldוּמָגִנָּ֣םu.ma.gi.NamH4043.
11You whofearH3372the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,trustבִּטְח֣וּbit.ChuH982in the Lordבַיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068;He is their helpעֶזְרָ֖ם'ez.RamH5828and their shieldוּמָגִנָּ֣םu.ma.gi.NamH4043.
12The Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068has beenH2142mindfulH2142of us; He will blessיְבָ֫רֵ֥ךְye.Va.RekhH1288us.He will blessיְ֭בָרֵךְYe.va.rekhH1288the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;He will blessיְ֝בָרֵ֗ךְye.va.RekhH1288the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Aaronאַהֲרֹֽן׃'a.ha.RonH175.
14May the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068increaseיֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3254you,You and your childrenבְּנֵיכֶֽם׃be.nei.KhemH1121.
15May you be blessedבְּרוּכִ֣יםbe.ru.KhimH1288of the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,Makerעֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה'o.SehH6213of heavenשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and earthוָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776.
16The heavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064arethe heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064of the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068, Butthe earthוְ֝הָאָ֗רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776He has givenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414to the sonsלִבְנֵי־liv.nei-H1121of mankindאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.
17Thedeadהַ֭מֵּתִיםHa.me.timH4191do not praiseיְהַֽלְלוּ־ye.ha.lu-H1984the Lordיָ֑הּYahH3050,NorH3808doanyכָּל־kol-H3605who goיֹרְדֵ֥יyo.re.DeiH3381downH3381intosilenceדוּמָֽה׃du.MahH1745;
18But as for us, we willblessנְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְne.Va.RekhH1288the Lordיָ֗הּYahH3050From thisH6258timeH6258and foreverוְעַד־ עוֹלָ֗םve.'ad- o.LamH5704H5769.Praiseהַֽלְלוּ־ha.lu-H1984the Lordיָֽהּ׃YahH3050!
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