Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 135

1Praise הַ֥לְלוּHa.luH1984Yahיָ֨הּ׀yahH3050.Praiseהַֽ֭לְלוּHa.luH1984ye the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;praiseהַֽ֝לְלוּHa.luH1984him,O ye servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

2Ye that standשֶׁ֣֭עֹֽמְדִיםshe.'O.me.dimH5975in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,in the courtsבְּ֝חַצְר֗וֹתbe.chatz.RotH2691of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,

3Praiseהַֽ֭לְלוּ־Ha.lu-H1984 YahיָהּyahH3050;for Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896:sing praisesזַמְּר֥וּza.me.RuH2167unto his nameלִ֝שְׁמ֗וֹlish.MoH8034; for it ispleasantנָעִֽים׃na.'ImH5273.

4For Yahיָ֑הּYahH3050hath chosenבָּחַ֣רba.CharH977Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290unto himself, andIsraelיִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478for his peculiar treasureלִסְגֻלָּתֽוֹ׃lis.gu.la.ToH5459.

5For I knowיָ֭דַעְתִּיYa.da'.tiH3045that Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068isgreatגָד֣וֹלga.DolH1419, and thatour Lordוַ֝אֲדֹנֵ֗ינוּva.'a.do.Nei.nuH113isabove all godsאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

6Whatsoever Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068pleasedחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654, thatdidעָ֫שָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213he in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֥יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and in earthוּבָאָ֑רֶץu.va.'A.retzH776,in the seasבַּ֝יַּמִּ֗יםbai.ya.MimH3220,and all deep placesתְּהוֹמֽוֹת׃te.ho.MotH8415.

7He causeth the vapoursנְשִׂאִים֮ne.si.'ImH5387to ascendמַֽעֲלֶ֣הma.'a.LehH5927from the endsמִקְצֵ֪הmik.TzehH7097of the earthהָ֫אָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776;he makethעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213lightningsבְּרָקִ֣יםbe.ra.KimH1300for the rainלַמָּטָ֣רla.ma.TarH4306;he bringethמֽוֹצֵא־mo.tze'-H3318the windר֝וּחַRu.achH7307out of his treasuriesמֵאֽוֹצְרוֹתָֽיו׃me.'otz.ro.TavH214.

8Who smoteשֶֽׁ֭הִכָּהShe.hi.kahH5221the firstbornבְּכוֹרֵ֣יbe.kho.ReiH1060of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,both of manמֵ֝אָדָ֗םme.'a.DamH120and beastבְּהֵמָֽה׃be.he.MahH929.

9Whosentשָׁלַ֤ח׀sha.LachH7971signsאֹת֣וֹת'o.TotH226and wondersוּ֭מֹפְתִיםU.mo.fe.timH4159into the midstבְּתוֹכֵ֣כִיbe.to.Khe.khiH8432of thee, O Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,upon Pharaohבְּ֝פַרְעֹ֗הbe.far.'OhH6547,and upon all his servantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃'a.va.DavH5650.

10Who smoteשֶֽׁ֭הִכָּהShe.hi.kahH5221greatרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471,and slewוְ֝הָרַ֗גve.ha.RagH2026mightyעֲצוּמִֽים׃'a.tzu.MimH6099kingsמְלָכִ֥יםme.la.KhimH4428;

11Sihonלְסִיח֤וֹן׀le.si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֗יha.'e.mo.RiH567,and Ogוּ֭לְעוֹגU.le.'ogH5747kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֑ןha.ba.ShanH1316,and all the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667:

12And gaveוְנָתַ֣ןve.na.TanH5414their landאַרְצָ֣ם'ar.TzamH776foran heritageנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159,an heritageנַ֝חֲלָ֗הna.cha.LahH5159unto Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

13Thy nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034,O Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068, endurethfor everלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769; andthy memorialזִכְרְךָ֥zikh.re.KhaH2143,O Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,throughout allלְדֹר־le.dor-H1755generationsוָדֹֽר׃va.DorH1755.

14For Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068will judgeיָדִ֣יןya.DinH1777his peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,and he will repentיִתְנֶחָֽם׃yit.ne.ChamH5162himself concerning his servantsעֲ֝בָדָ֗יו'a.va.DavH5650.

15The idolsעֲצַבֵּ֣י'a.tza.BeiH6091of the heathenהַ֭גּוֹיִםHa.go.yimH1471aresilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֑בve.za.HavH2091,the workמַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗הma.'a.SehH4639of men’sאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120handsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027.

16They have mouthsפֶּֽה־peh-H6310,but they speakיְדַבֵּ֑רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696not; eyesעֵינַ֥יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869have they, but they seeיִרְאֽוּ׃yir.'UH7200not;

17They have earsאָזְנַ֣יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241,but they hearיַאֲזִ֑ינוּya.'a.Zi.nuH238not; neither is thereיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426anybreathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307in their mouthsבְּפִיהֶֽם׃be.fi.HemH6310.

18They that makeעֹשֵׂיהֶ֑ם'o.sei.HemH6213them are like unto them: so isevery one that trustethבֹּטֵ֣חַbo.Te.achH982in them.

19Blessבָּרֲכ֣וּba.ra.KhuH1288Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִ֭שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478:blessבָּרֲכ֥וּba.ra.KhuH1288Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Aaronאַ֝הֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175:

20Blessבָּרֲכ֣וּba.ra.KhuH1288Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Leviהַ֭לֵּוִיHa.le.viH3878:ye that fearיִֽרְאֵ֥יyir.'EiH3373Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,blessבָּרֲכ֥וּba.ra.KhuH1288Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21Blessedבָּ֘ר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288be Yhwhיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068out of Zionמִצִּיּ֗וֹןmi.tzi.YonH6726,which dwellethשֹׁ֘כֵ֤ןsho.KhenH7931at Jerusalemיְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.Halleluהַֽלְלוּ־ha.lu-H1984jahיָֽהּ׃YahH3050.

Commentaries on Psalms 135