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.