Psalms 118

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118:1
הוֹדוּ לַיהוָה כִּי־טוֹב כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ׃
'O give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good, For His mercy endureth for ever.
118:2
יֹאמַר־נָא יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ׃
So let Israel now say, For His mercy endureth for ever,
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118:3
יֹאמְרוּ־נָא בֵית־אַהֲרֹן כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ׃
So let the house of Aaron now say, For His mercy endureth for ever.
118:4
יֹאמְרוּ־נָא יִרְאֵי יְהוָה כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ׃
So let them now that fear the LORD say, For His mercy endureth for ever.
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118:5
מִן־הַמֵּצַר קָרָאתִי יָּהּ עָנָנִי בַמֶּרְחָב יָהּ׃
Out of my straits I called upon the LORD; He answered me with great enlargement.
118:6
יְהוָה לִי לֹא אִירָא מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂה לִי אָדָם׃
The LORD is for me; I will not fear; What can man do unto me?
118:7
יְהוָה לִי בְּעֹזְרָי וַאֲנִי אֶרְאֶה בְשֹׂנְאָי׃
The LORD is for me as my helper; And I shall gaze upon them that hate me.
118:8
טוֹב לַחֲסוֹת בַּיהוָה מִבְּטֹחַ בָּאָדָם׃
It is better to take refuge in the LORD Than to trust in man.
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118:9
טוֹב לַחֲסוֹת בַּיהוָה מִבְּטֹחַ בִּנְדִיבִים׃
It is better to take refuge in the LORD Than to trust in princes.
118:10
כָּל־גּוֹיִם סְבָבוּנִי בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה כִּי אֲמִילַם׃
All nations compass me about; Verily, in the name of the LORD I will cut them off.
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118:11
סַבּוּנִי גַם־סְבָבוּנִי בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה כִּי אֲמִילַם׃
They compass me about, yea, they compass me about; Verily, in the name of the LORD I will cut them off.
118:12
סַבּוּנִי כִדְבוֹרִים דֹּעֲכוּ כְּאֵשׁ קוֹצִים בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה כִּי אֲמִילַם׃
They compass me about like bees; They are quenched as the fire of thorns; Verily, in the name of the LORD I will cut them off.
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118:13
דַּחֹה דְחִיתַנִי לִנְפֹּל וַיהוָה עֲזָרָנִי׃
Thou didst thrust sore at me that I might fall; But the LORD helped me.
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118:14
עָזִּי וְזִמְרָת יָהּ וַיְהִי־לִי לִישׁוּעָה׃
The LORD is my strength and song; And He is become my salvation.
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118:15
קוֹל רִנָּה וִישׁוּעָה בְּאָהֳלֵי צַדִּיקִים יְמִין יְהוָה עֹשָׂה חָיִל׃
The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
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118:16
יְמִין יְהוָה רוֹמֵמָה יְמִין יְהוָה עֹשָׂה חָיִל׃
The right hand of the LORD is exalted; The right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
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118:17
לֹא אָמוּת כִּי־אֶחְיֶה וַאֲסַפֵּר מַעֲשֵׂי יָהּ׃
I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of the LORD.
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118:18
יַסֹּר יִסְּרַנִּי יָּהּ וְלַמָּוֶת לֹא נְתָנָנִי׃
The LORD hath chastened me sore; But He hath not given me over unto death.
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118:19
פִּתְחוּ־לִי שַׁעֲרֵי־צֶדֶק אָבֹא־בָם אוֹדֶה יָהּ׃
Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will enter into them, I will give thanks unto the LORD.
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118:20
זֶה־הַשַּׁעַר לַיהוָה צַדִּיקִים יָבֹאוּ בוֹ׃
This is the gate of the LORD; The righteous shall enter into it.
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118:21
אוֹדְךָ כִּי עֲנִיתָנִי וַתְּהִי־לִי לִישׁוּעָה׃
I will give thanks unto Thee, for Thou hast answered me, And art become my salvation.
118:22
אֶבֶן מָאֲסוּ הַבּוֹנִים הָיְתָה לְרֹאשׁ פִּנָּה׃
The stone which the builders rejected Is become the chief corner-stone.
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118:23
מֵאֵת יְהוָה הָיְתָה זֹּאת הִיא נִפְלָאת בְּעֵינֵינוּ׃
This is the LORD’S doing; It is marvellous in our eyes.
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118:24
זֶה־הַיּוֹם עָשָׂה יְהוָה נָגִילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָה בוֹ׃
This is the day which the LORD hath made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.
118:25
אָנָּא יְהוָה הוֹשִׁיעָה נָּא אָנָּא יְהוָה הַצְלִיחָה נָּא׃
We beseech Thee, O LORD, save now! We beseech Thee, O LORD, make us now to prosper!
118:26
בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה בֵּרַכְנוּכֶם מִבֵּית יְהוָה׃
Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD; We bless you out of the house of the LORD.
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118:27
אֵל יְהוָה וַיָּאֶר לָנוּ אִסְרוּ־חַג בַּעֲבֹתִים עַד־קַרְנוֹת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ׃
The LORD is God, and hath given us light; Order the festival procession with boughs, even unto the horns of the altar.
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118:28
אֵלִי אַתָּה וְאוֹדֶךָּ אֱלֹהַי אֲרוֹמְמֶךָּ׃
Thou art my God, and I will give thanks unto Thee; Thou art my God, I will exalt Thee.
118:29
הוֹדוּ לַיהוָה כִּי־טוֹב כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ׃
O give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good, For His mercy endureth for ever.
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@Rashi

Rashi on Psalms 118:15

<b>A voice of singing praises and salvation</b> will in the future be in the tents of the righteous, and what is that voice of singing praises? “The right hand of the Lord deals valiantly.” They will sing, “The right hand of the Lord is exalted, etc....

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