Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 115

1Not unto us, O Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,not unto us, but unto thy nameלְ֭שִׁמְךָLe.shim.khaH8034giveתֵּ֣ןtenH5414gloryכָּב֑וֹדka.VodH3519,for thy mercyחַ֝סְדְּךָ֗chas.de.khaH2617, andfor thy truth’sאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃'a.mi.Te.khaH571sake.

2Wherefore should the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559, Where isnow their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430?

3But our Godוֵֽאלֹהֵ֥ינוּve.lo.Hei.nuH430isin the heavensבַשָּׁמָ֑יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064:he hath doneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213whatsoever he hath pleasedחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2654.

4Their idolsעֲֽ֭צַבֵּיהֶם'aTza.bei.hemH6091aresilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֑בve.za.HavH2091,the workמַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗הma.'a.SehH4639of men’sאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120handsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027.

5They have mouthsפֶּֽה־peh-H6310,but they speakיְדַבֵּ֑רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696not: eyesעֵינַ֥יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869have they, but they seeיִרְאֽוּ׃yir.'UH7200not:

6They have earsאָזְנַ֣יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241,but they hearיִשְׁמָ֑עוּyish.Ma.'uH8085not: nosesאַ֥ף'afH639have they, but they smellיְרִיחֽוּן׃ye.ri.ChunH7306not:

7They have handsיְדֵיהֶ֤ם׀ye.dei.HemH3027,but they handleיְמִישׁ֗וּןye.mi.ShunH4184not: feetרַ֭גְלֵיהֶםRag.lei.hemH7272have they, but they walkיְהַלֵּ֑כוּye.ha.Le.khuH1980not: neither speakיֶ֝הְגּ֗וּyeh.GuH1897they through their throatבִּגְרוֹנָֽם׃big.ro.NamH1627.

8They that makeעֹשֵׂיהֶ֑ם'o.sei.HemH6213them are like unto them; so isevery one that trustethבֹּטֵ֣חַbo.Te.achH982in them.

9O Israelיִ֭שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478,trustבְּטַ֣חbe.TachH982thou in Yhwhבַּיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068: he istheir helpעֶזְרָ֖ם'ez.RamH5828and their shieldוּמָגִנָּ֣םu.ma.gi.NamH4043.

10O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Aaronאַ֭הֲרֹן'A.ha.ronH175,trustבִּטְח֣וּbit.ChuH982in Yhwhבַיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068: he istheir helpעֶזְרָ֖ם'ez.RamH5828and their shieldוּמָגִנָּ֣םu.ma.gi.NamH4043.

11Ye that fearיִרְאֵ֣יyir.'EiH3373Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,trustבִּטְח֣וּbit.ChuH982in Yhwhבַיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068: he istheir helpעֶזְרָ֖ם'ez.RamH5828and their shieldוּמָגִנָּ֣םu.ma.gi.NamH4043.

12Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068hath been mindfulזְכָרָ֪נוּze.kha.Ra.nuH2142of 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.

13He will blessיְ֭בָרֵךְYe.va.rekhH1288them that fearיִרְאֵ֣יyir.'EiH3373Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, bothsmallהַ֝קְּטַנִּ֗יםha.ke.ta.NimH6996and greatהַגְּדֹלִֽים׃ha.ge.do.LimH1419.

14Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068shall increaseיֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3254you more and more, you and your childrenבְּנֵיכֶֽם׃be.nei.KhemH1121.

15Ye areblessedבְּרוּכִ֣יםbe.ru.KhimH1288of Yhwhלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068which madeעֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה'o.SehH6213heavenשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and earthוָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776.

16The heavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, eventhe heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064, areYhwh'sלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068:but the earthוְ֝הָאָ֗רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776hath he givenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414to the childrenלִבְנֵי־liv.nei-H1121of menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

17The deadהַ֭מֵּתִיםHa.me.timH4191praiseיְהַֽלְלוּ־ye.ha.lu-H1984not Yahיָ֑הּYahH3050,neither any that go downיֹרְדֵ֥יyo.re.DeiH3381into silenceדוּמָֽה׃du.MahH1745.

18But we will blessנְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְne.Va.RekhH1288 Yahיָ֗הּYahH3050from this time forth and forוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704evermoreעוֹלָ֗םo.LamH5769.Halleluהַֽלְלוּ־ha.lu-H1984jahיָֽהּ׃YahH3050.

Commentaries on Psalms 115