Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 145

David’s Psalm of praise.

1I will extolאֲרוֹמִמְךָ֣'a.ro.mi.KhaH7311thee, my Godאֱלוֹהַ֣י'e.lo.HaiH430,O kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;and I will blessוַאֲבָרֲכָ֥הva.'a.va.ra.KhahH1288thy nameשִׁ֝מְךָ֗Shim.KhaH8034for everלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769and everוָעֶֽד׃va.'EdH5703.

2Every dayי֥וֹםYomH3117will I blessאֲבָרֲכֶ֑ךָּ'a.va.ra.Khe.kaH1288thee; and I will praiseוַאֲהַלְלָ֥הva.'a.ha.LahH1984thy nameשִׁ֝מְךָ֗Shim.KhaH8034for everלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769and everוָעֶֽד׃va.'EdH5703.

3Greatגָּ֘ד֤וֹלga.DolH1419isYhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,and greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966to be praisedוּמְהֻלָּ֣לu.me.hu.LalH1984;and his greatnessוְ֝לִגְדֻלָּת֗וֹve.lig.du.la.ToH1420isunsearchableחֵֽקֶר׃Che.kerH2714.

4Oneדּ֣וֹרDorH1755generationלְ֭דוֹרLe.dorH1755shall praiseיְשַׁבַּ֣חye.sha.BachH7623thy worksמַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639to another, and shall declareיַגִּֽידוּ׃ya.Gi.duH5046thy mighty actsוּגְב֖וּרֹתֶ֣יךָu.ge.Vu.ro.Tei.khaH1369.

5I will speakאָשִֽׂיחָה׃'a.Si.chahH7878of the gloriousכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519honourהֲ֭דַרHa.darH1926of thy majestyהוֹדֶ֑ךָho.De.khaH1935,and of thy wondrousנִפְלְאוֹתֶ֣יךָnif.le.'o.Tei.khaH6381worksוְדִבְרֵ֖יve.div.ReiH1697.

6And menshall speakיֹאמֵ֑רוּyo.Me.ruH559of the mightוֶעֱז֣וּזve.'e.ZuzH5807of thy terrible actsנוֹרְאֹתֶ֣יךָnor.'o.Tei.khaH3372:and I will declareאֲסַפְּרֶֽנָּה׃'a.sap.pe.Re.nahH5608thy greatnessוּגְדוּלָּתְךָ֥u.ge.du.lo.tei.khaH1420.

7They shall abundantly utterיַבִּ֑יעוּya.Bi.'uH5042the memoryזֵ֣כֶרZe.kherH2143of thy greatרַב־rav-H7227goodnessטוּבְךָ֣tu.ve.KhaH2898,and shall singיְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃ye.ra.Ne.nuH7442of thy righteousnessוְצִדְקָתְךָ֥ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666.

8Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068isgraciousחַנּ֣וּןcha.NunH2587,and full of compassionוְרַח֣וּםve.ra.ChumH7349;slowאֶ֥רֶךְ'E.rekhH750to angerאַ֝פַּ֗יִם'a.Pa.yimH639,and of greatוּגְדָל־u.ge.dol-H1419mercyחָֽסֶד׃Cha.sedH2617.

9Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068isgoodטוֹב־tov-H2896to all: and his tender merciesוְ֝רַחֲמָ֗יוve.ra.cha.MavH7356areover all his worksמַעֲשָֽׂיו׃ma.'a.SavH4639.

10All thy worksמַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639shall praiseיוֹד֣וּךָyo.Du.khaH3034thee, O Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068;and thy saintsוַ֝חֲסִידֶ֗יךָva.cha.si.Dei.khaH2623shall blessיְבָרֲכֽוּכָה׃ye.va.ra.Khu.khahH1288thee.

11They shall speakיֹאמֵ֑רוּyo.Me.ruH559of the gloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of thy kingdomמַלְכוּתְךָ֣mal.khu.te.KhaH4438,and talkיְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃ye.da.Be.ruH1696of thy powerוּגְבוּרָתְךָ֥u.ge.vu.ra.te.KhaH1369;

12To make knownלְהוֹדִ֤יעַ׀le.ho.Di.a'H3045to the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of menהָ֭אָדָםHa.'a.domH120his mighty actsגְּבוּרֹתָ֑יוge.vu.ro.TavH1369,and the gloriousוּ֝כְב֗וֹדu.khe.VodH3519majestyהֲדַ֣רha.DarH1926of his kingdomמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃mal.khu.ToH4438.

13Thy kingdomמַֽלְכוּתְךָ֗mal.khu.te.KhaH4438isan everlastingעֹֽלָמִ֑ים'o.la.MimH5769kingdomמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4438,and thy dominionוּ֝מֶֽמְשֶׁלְתְּךָ֗u.mem.shel.te.khaH4475endureththroughout allדּ֥וֹרDorH1755generationsוָדֽוֹר׃va.DorH1755.

14Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068upholdethסוֹמֵ֣ךְso.MekhH5564all that fallהַנֹּפְלִ֑יםha.no.fe.LimH5307,and raiseth upוְ֝זוֹקֵ֗ףve.zo.KefH2210all those that bebowed downהַכְּפוּפִֽים׃ha.ke.fu.FimH3721.

15The eyesעֵֽינֵי־'ei.nei-H5869of all waitיְשַׂבֵּ֑רוּye.sa.Be.ruH7663upon thee; and thou givestנֽוֹתֵן־no.ten-H5414them their meatאָכְלָ֣ם'a.khe.LamH400in due seasonבְּעִתּֽוֹ׃be.'i.ToH6256.

16Thou openestפּוֹתֵ֥חַpo.Te.achH6605thine handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027,and satisfiestוּמַשְׂבִּ֖יעַu.mas.Bi.a'H7646the desireרָצֽוֹן׃ra.TzonH7522of every living thingחַ֣יchaiH2416.

17Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068isrighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662in all his waysדְּרָכָ֑יוde.ra.KhavH1870,and holyוְ֝חָסִ֗ידve.cha.SidH2623in all his worksמַעֲשָֽׂיו׃ma.'a.SavH4639.

18Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068isnighקָר֣וֹבka.RovH7138unto all them that callקֹרְאָ֑יוko.re.'AvH7121upon him, to all that callיִקְרָאֻ֣הוּyik.ra.'U.huH7121upon him in truthבֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.MetH571.

19He will fulfilיַעֲשֶׂ֑הya.'a.SehH6213the desireרְצוֹן־re.tzon-H7522of them that fearיְרֵאָ֥יוye.re.'AvH3373him: he also will hearיִ֝שְׁמַ֗עyish.Ma'H8085their cryשַׁוְעָתָ֥םshav.'a.TamH7775,and will saveוְיוֹשִׁיעֵֽם׃ve.yo.shi.'EmH3467them.

20Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068preservethשׁוֹמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104all them that loveאֹהֲבָ֑יו'o.ha.VavH157him: but all the wickedהָרְשָׁעִ֣יםha.re.sha.'ImH7563will he destroyיַשְׁמִֽיד׃yash.MidH8045.

21My mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310shall speakיְֽדַבֶּ֫ר־ye.da.Ber-H1696the praiseתְּהִלַּ֥תte.hi.LatH8416of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068:and let all fleshבָּ֭שָׂרBa.sorH1320blessוִיבָרֵ֣ךְvi.va.RekhH1288his holyקָדְשׁ֗וֹka.de.ShoH6944nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034for everלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769and everוָעֶֽד׃va.'EdH5703.

David’s Psalm of praise.

Commentaries on Psalms 145