Revised Version 1895

Psalms 118

1OGIVEהוֹד֣וּho.DuH3034thanksH3034unto theLORDH3068; for he isgoodH2896: for hismercyH3068endureth foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769.

2LetH4994Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478nowH4994sayיֹֽאמַר־yo.mar-H559, that his mercy endureth foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769.

3LetH4994thehouseבֵֽית־veit-H1004ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֑ן'a.ha.RonH175nowH4994sayיֹֽאמְרוּ־yo.me.ru-H559, that his mercy endureth foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769.

4LetH4994themnowH4994thatfearיִרְאֵ֣יyir.'EiH3373theLORDH3068sayיֹֽאמְרוּ־yo.me.ru-H559, that hismercyH3068endureth foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769.

5OutH4480of mydistressהַ֭מֵּצַ֥רha.me.TzarH4712Icalledקָרָ֣אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121uponH7121theLORDיָּ֑הּYahH3050: theLORDיָֽהּ׃YahH3050answeredעָנָ֖נִי'a.Na.niH6030meH4480and setmeH4480in alargeH4800placeבַמֶּרְחָ֣בva.mer.ChavH4800.

6TheLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068is on my side; I willnotH3808fearאִירָ֑א'i.Ra'H3372:whatH4100canH4100manאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120doיַּעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213untomeH3808?

7TheLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068is on my side among them thathelpבְּעֹזְרָ֑יbe.'o.ze.RaiH5826meH8130: therefore shall IseeH7200my desireuponH7200them thathateבְשֹׂנְאָֽי׃ve.so.ne.'AiH8130meH8130.

8It isbetterט֗וֹבTovH2896totrustמִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַmi.be.To.achH982in theLORDבַּיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068thanH2896toputH982confidenceH982inmanבָּאָדָֽם׃ba.'a.DamH120.

9It isbetterט֗וֹבTovH2896totrustמִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַmi.be.To.achH982in theLORDבַּיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068,thanH2896toputH982confidenceH982inprincesבִּנְדִיבִֽים׃bin.di.VimH5081.

10Allכָּל־kol-H3605nationsגּוֹיִ֥םgo.YimH1471compassedmeH5437aboutH5437: in thenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068I willcutH4135themoffH4135.

11They compassedmeH5437aboutH5437;yeaכִּ֣יkiH3588, they compassedmeH5437aboutH5437: in thenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068I willcutH4135themoffH4135.

12They compassedmeH5437aboutH5437likebeesכִדְבוֹרִ֗יםkhid.vo.RimH1682; they are quenched as thefireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784ofthornsקוֹצִ֑יםko.TzimH6975: in thenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068I willcutH4135themoffH4135.

13Thou didstthrustH1760sore atmeH1760that I mightfallלִנְפֹּ֑לlin.PolH5307: but theLORDוַ֖יהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068helpedעֲזָרָֽנִי׃'a.za.Ra.niH5826meH1760.

14TheLORDיָ֑הּYahH3050is mystrengthעָזִּ֣י'a.ZiH5797andsongוְזִמְרָ֣תve.zim.RatH2176; and he isbecomeוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961mysalvationלִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃Li.shu.'AhH3444.

15Thevoiceק֤וֹל׀KolH6963of rejoicing andsalvationוִֽישׁוּעָ֗הvi.shu.'AhH3444is in thetentsבְּאָהֳלֵ֥יbe.'o.ho.LeiH168of therighteousצַדִּיקִ֑יםtza.di.KimH6662: therightיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225handH3225of theLORDיְ֝הוָהYah.wehH3068doethvaliantlyחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.

16Therightיְמִ֣יןye.MinH3225handיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225of theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068is exalted: therightH3225handH3225of theLORDיְ֝הוָהYah.wehH3068doethvaliantlyחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.

17I shallnotלֹֽאlo'H3808dieאָמ֥וּת'a.MutH4191, butliveאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה'ech.YehH2421, anddeclareוַ֝אֲסַפֵּ֗רva.'a.sa.PerH5608theworksמַֽעֲשֵׂ֥יma.'a.SeiH4639of theLORDיָֽהּ׃YahH3050.

18TheLORDיָּ֑הּYahH3050hath chastenedmeH5414sore: but he hathnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808givenH5414meH5414over untodeathוְ֝לַמָּ֗וֶתve.la.Ma.vetH4194.

19Openפִּתְחוּ־pit.chu-H6605tomeH935thegatesשַׁעֲרֵי־sha.'a.rei-H8179ofrighteousnessצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664: I willenterH935intoH935them, I willgiveאוֹדֶ֥ה'o.DehH3034thanksH3034unto theLORDיָֽהּ׃YahH3050.

20This is thegateהַשַּׁ֥עַרha.Sha.'arH8179of theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068; therighteousצַ֝דִּיקִ֗יםtza.di.KimH6662shallenterH935intoH935it.

21I willgiveא֭וֹדְךָ'od.khaH3034thanksH3034unto thee, for thou hastansweredעֲנִיתָ֑נִי'a.ni.Ta.niH6030meH1961, and artbecomeוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961mysalvationלִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃Li.shu.'AhH3444.

22Thestoneאֶ֭בֶן'E.venH68whichH3988thebuildersהַבּוֹנִ֑יםha.bo.NimH1129rejectedמָאֲס֣וּma.'a.SuH3988isbecomeהָ֝יְתָ֗הha.ye.TahH1961theheadלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of thecornerפִּנָּֽה׃pi.NahH6438.

23This is theLORD’Sיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068doing; it ismarvelousנִפְלָ֣אתnif.LatH6381in oureyesבְּעֵינֵֽינוּ׃be.'ei.Nei.nuH5869.

24This is thedayהַ֭יּוֹםHai.yomH3117whichזֶה־zeh-H2088theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hathmadeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213;weH3117willrejoiceוְנִשְׂמְחָ֣הve.nis.me.ChahH8055and begladH8055in it.

25Saveהוֹשִׁ֘יעָ֥הho.Shi.'AhH3467nowH4994,weH4994beseechאָנָּ֣א'a.Na'H577thee, OLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068: OLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,weH4994beseechאָֽנָּ֥א'a.Na'H577thee, sendnowH4994prosperity.

26Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288be he that cometh in thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: we haveblessedבֵּ֝רַֽכְנוּכֶ֗םbe.rakh.nu.KhemH1288youH935outH935of thehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

27TheLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068isGodאֵ֤ל׀'elH410, and he hathgivenH215usH215lightוַיָּ֪אֶרvai.Ya.'erH215:bindאִסְרוּ־'is.ru-H631thesacrificeחַ֥גchagH2282withcordsבַּעֲבֹתִ֑יםba.'a.vo.TimH5688,evenעַד־'ad-H5704unto thehornsקַ֝רְנ֗וֹתkar.NotH7161of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

28Thou art myGodאֱ֝לֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430, and I willgiveוְאוֹדֶ֑ךָּve.'o.De.kaH3034thanksH3034unto thee: thou art myGodH430, I willexaltאֲרוֹמְמֶֽךָּ׃'a.ro.Me.kaH7311thee.

29Ogiveהוֹד֣וּho.DuH3034thanksH3034unto theLORDH3068; for he isgoodH2896: for hismercyH3068endureth foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769.

Commentaries on Psalms 118

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