Psalms 118
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Psalms 118

1O give thanksהוֹד֣וּho.DuH3034unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068; for he isgoodH2896:because his mercyחַסְדּֽוֹ׃chas.DoH2617endurethfor everלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769.
2Let Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478now sayיֹֽאמַר־yo.mar-H559,that his mercyחַסְדּֽוֹ׃chas.DoH2617endurethfor everלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769.
3Let the houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֑ן'a.ha.RonH175now sayיֹֽאמְרוּ־yo.me.ru-H559,that his mercyחַסְדּֽוֹ׃chas.DoH2617endurethfor everלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769.
4Let them now that fearיִרְאֵ֣יyir.'EiH3373Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068sayיֹֽאמְרוּ־yo.me.ru-H559,that his mercyחַסְדּֽוֹ׃chas.DoH2617endurethfor everלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769.
5I calledקָרָ֣אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121upon Yahיָּ֑הּYahH3050in distressהַ֭מֵּצַ֥רha.me.TzarH4712: Yahיָֽהּ׃YahH3050answeredעָנָ֖נִי'a.Na.niH6030me, and set mein a large placeבַמֶּרְחָ֣בva.mer.ChavH4800.
6Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ison my side; I will not fearאִירָ֑א'i.Ra'H3372:what canH6213manאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120doH6213unto me?
7Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068taketh my part with them that helpבְּעֹזְרָ֑יbe.'o.ze.RaiH5826me: therefore shall I seeאֶרְאֶ֥ה'er.'EhH7200my desireupon them that hateבְשֹׂנְאָֽי׃ve.so.ne.'AiH8130me.
8It isbetterט֗וֹבTovH2896to trustלַחֲס֥וֹתla.cha.SotH2620in Yhwhבַּיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068than to put confidenceמִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַmi.be.To.achH982in manבָּאָדָֽם׃ba.'a.DamH120.
9It isbetterט֗וֹבTovH2896to trustלַחֲס֥וֹתla.cha.SotH2620in Yhwhבַּיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068than to put confidenceמִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַmi.be.To.achH982in princesבִּנְדִיבִֽים׃bin.di.VimH5081.
10All nationsגּוֹיִ֥םgo.YimH1471compassed me aboutסְבָב֑וּנִיse.va.Vu.niH5437:but in the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068will I destroyאֲמִילַֽם׃'a.mi.LamH4135them.
11They compassed me aboutסַבּ֥וּנִיsa.Bu.niH5437;yea, they compassed me aboutסְבָב֑וּנִיse.va.Vu.niH5437:but in the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068I will destroyאֲמִילַֽם׃'a.mi.LamH4135them.
12They compassed me aboutסַבּ֤וּנִיsa.Bu.niH5437like beesכִדְבוֹרִ֗יםkhid.vo.RimH1682;they are quenchedדֹּ֭עֲכוּDo.'a.khuH1846as the fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784of thornsקוֹצִ֑יםko.TzimH6975:for in the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068I will destroyאֲמִילַֽם׃'a.mi.LamH4135them.
13Thou hast thrustדַּחֹ֣הda.ChohH1760soreדְחִיתַ֣נִיde.chi.Ta.niH1760at me that I might fallלִנְפֹּ֑לlin.PolH5307:But Yhwhוַ֖יהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068helpedעֲזָרָֽנִי׃'a.za.Ra.niH5826me.
14Yahיָ֑הּYahH3050ismy strengthעָזִּ֣י'a.ZiH5797and songוְזִמְרָ֣תve.zim.RatH2176,and is become my salvationלִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃Li.shu.'AhH3444.
15The voiceק֤וֹל׀KolH6963of rejoicingרִנָּ֬הri.NahH7440and salvationוִֽישׁוּעָ֗הvi.shu.'AhH3444isin the tabernaclesבְּאָהֳלֵ֥יbe.'o.ho.LeiH168of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֑יםtza.di.KimH6662:the right handיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225of Yhwhיְ֝הוָהYah.wehH3068doethעֹ֣שָׂה'O.sahH6213valiantlyחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.
16The right handיְמִ֣יןye.MinH3225of Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068is exaltedרוֹמֵמָ֑הro.me.MahH7426:the right handיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225of Yhwhיְ֝הוָהYah.wehH3068doethעֹ֣שָׂה'O.sahH6213valiantlyחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.
17I shall not dieאָמ֥וּת'a.MutH4191,but liveאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה'ech.YehH2421,and declareוַ֝אֲסַפֵּ֗רva.'a.sa.PerH5608the worksמַֽעֲשֵׂ֥יma.'a.SeiH4639of Yahיָֽהּ׃YahH3050.
18Yahיָּ֑הּYahH3050hath chastenedיַסֹּ֣רya.SorH3256me soreיִסְּרַ֣נִּיyi.se.Ra.niH3256:but he hath not given me overנְתָנָֽנִי׃ne.ta.Na.niH5414unto deathוְ֝לַמָּ֗וֶתve.la.Ma.vetH4194.
19Openפִּתְחוּ־pit.chu-H6605to me the gatesשַׁעֲרֵי־sha.'a.rei-H8179of righteousnessצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664:I will goאָֽבֹא־'a.vo'-H935into them, andI will praiseאוֹדֶ֥ה'o.DehH3034 Yahיָֽהּ׃YahH3050:
20This gateהַשַּׁ֥עַרha.Sha.'arH8179of Yhwhלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,into which the righteousצַ֝דִּיקִ֗יםtza.di.KimH6662shall enterיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935.
21I will praiseא֭וֹדְךָ'od.khaH3034thee: for thou hast heardעֲנִיתָ֑נִי'a.ni.Ta.niH6030me, and art become my salvationלִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃Li.shu.'AhH3444.
22The stoneאֶ֭בֶן'E.venH68whichthe buildersהַבּוֹנִ֑יםha.bo.NimH1129refusedמָאֲס֣וּma.'a.SuH3988is become the headלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218stoneof the cornerפִּנָּֽה׃pi.NahH6438.
23This is Yhwh'sיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068doing; it ismarvellousנִפְלָ֣אתnif.LatH6381in our eyesבְּעֵינֵֽינוּ׃be.'ei.Nei.nuH5869.
24This isthe dayהַ֭יּוֹםHai.yomH3117whichYhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hath madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213;we will rejoiceנָגִ֖ילָהna.Gi.lahH1523and be gladוְנִשְׂמְחָ֣הve.nis.me.ChahH8055in it.
25Saveהוֹשִׁ֘יעָ֥הho.Shi.'AhH3467now, I beseechאָנָּ֣א'a.Na'H577thee, O Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068:O Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,I beseechאָֽנָּ֥א'a.Na'H577thee, send now prosperityהַצְלִ֘יחָ֥הhatz.Li.ChahH6743.
26Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288behe that comethהַ֭בָּאHa.ba'H935in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:we have blessedבֵּ֝רַֽכְנוּכֶ֗םbe.rakh.nu.KhemH1288you out of the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
27Godאֵ֤ל׀'elH410isYhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068,which hath shewed us lightוַיָּ֪אֶרvai.Ya.'erH215:bindאִסְרוּ־'is.ru-H631the sacrificeחַ֥גchagH2282with cordsבַּעֲבֹתִ֑יםba.'a.vo.TimH5688, evenunto the hornsקַ֝רְנ֗וֹתkar.NotH7161of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.
28Thou artmy Godאֵלִ֣י'e.LiH410,and I will praiseוְאוֹדֶ֑ךָּve.'o.De.kaH3034thee: thou artmy Godאֱ֝לֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430,I will exaltאֲרוֹמְמֶֽךָּ׃'a.ro.Me.kaH7311thee.
29O give thanksהוֹד֣וּho.DuH3034unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068; for he isgoodH2896:for his mercyחַסְדּֽוֹ׃chas.DoH2617endurethfor everלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769.

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