New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 118:1-8

1Giveהוֹד֣וּho.DuH3034thanksH3034to the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068, forHe is goodH2896;For His mercyחַסְדּֽוֹ׃chas.DoH2617is everlastingלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769.

2LetIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478sayיֹֽאמַר־yo.mar-H559, “His mercyחַסְדּֽוֹ׃chas.DoH2617is everlastingלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769.”

3Ohנָ֥אna'H4994let thehouseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֑ן'a.ha.RonH175sayיֹֽאמְרוּ־yo.me.ru-H559, “His mercyחַסְדּֽוֹ׃chas.DoH2617is everlastingלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769.”

4Let those whofearH3372the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068sayיֹֽאמְרוּ־yo.me.ru-H559, “His mercyחַסְדּֽוֹ׃chas.DoH2617is everlastingלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769.”

5From mydistressהַ֭מֵּצַ֥רha.me.TzarH4712I calledקָרָ֣אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121uponthe Lordיָּ֑הּYahH3050;The Lordיָֽהּ׃YahH3050answeredעָנָ֖נִי'a.Na.niH6030me and put mein an openH4800spaceH4800.

6The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068is for me; I willnot fearאִירָ֑א'i.Ra'H3372;Whatמַה־mah-H4100can manאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120doיַּעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213to me?

7The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068is for meamong those who helpבְּעֹזְרָ֑יbe.'o.ze.RaiH5826me; Therefore I willlookאֶרְאֶ֥ה'er.'EhH7200with satisfactionon those who hateבְשֹׂנְאָֽי׃ve.so.ne.'AiH8130me.

8It isbetterט֗וֹבTovH2896to takeלַחֲס֥וֹתla.cha.SotH2620refugeH2620in the Lordבַּיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068ThanH4480to trustמִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַmi.be.To.achH982in peopleבָּאָדָֽם׃ba.'a.DamH120.

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