Psalms 113
9 verses · Hebrew with nikud, English alongside · tap 🔊 to hear a verse
הַ֥לְלוּ־יָ֨הּ ׀ הַ֭לְלוּ עַבְדֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה הַֽ֝לְל֗וּ אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם יְהֹוָֽה׃
halelu-yah halelu avde Adonai halelu et-shem Adonai
ש ת Hallelujah. O servants of GOD, give praise; praise the name of GOD.
יְהִ֤י שֵׁ֣ם יְהֹוָ֣ה מְבֹרָ֑ךְ מֵ֝עַתָּ֗ה וְעַד־עוֹלָֽם׃
yehi shem Adonai mevorakh me'attah ve'ad-olam
Let GOD’s name be blessed now and forever.
מִמִּזְרַח־שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ עַד־מְבוֹא֑וֹ מְ֝הֻלָּ֗ל שֵׁ֣ם יְהֹוָֽה׃
mimmizrakh-shemesh ad-mevo'o mehullal shem Adonai
From east to west GOD’s name is praised.
רָ֖ם עַל־כׇּל־גּוֹיִ֥ם ׀ יְהֹוָ֑ה עַ֖ל הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם כְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃
ram al-kol-goyim Adonai al hashamayim kevodo
GOD is exalted above all nations; God’s glory is above the heavens.
מִ֭י כַּיהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ הַֽמַּגְבִּיהִ֥י לָשָֽׁבֶת׃
mi ka-Adonai elohenu hammagbihi lashavet
Who is like the ETERNAL our God— the One who, enthroned on high,
הַֽמַּשְׁפִּילִ֥י לִרְא֑וֹת בַּשָּׁמַ֥יִם וּבָאָֽרֶץ׃
hammashpili lirot bashamayim uva'arets
sees what is below, in heaven and on earth?
מְקִ֥ימִ֣י מֵעָפָ֣ר דָּ֑ל מֵ֝אַשְׁפֹּ֗ת יָרִ֥ים אֶבְיֽוֹן׃
meqimi me'afar dal me'ashpot yarim evyon
[God] raises the poor from the dust, lifts up the needy from the refuse heap
לְהוֹשִׁיבִ֥י עִם־נְדִיבִ֑ים עִ֝֗ם נְדִיבֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹ׃
lehoshivi im-nedivim im nedive ammo
to set them with the nobles, with the nobles of God’s people,
מֽוֹשִׁיבִ֨י ׀ עֲקֶ֬רֶת הַבַּ֗יִת אֵֽם־הַבָּנִ֥ים שְׂמֵחָ֗ה הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃ {פ}
moshivi aqeret habbayit em-habbanim semekhah halelu-yah
and sets the childless woman among her household as a happy mother of children. Hallelujah.
Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, under their Creative Commons licence.
Yaacov, native Jerusalemite
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