Psalms 118

hodu la-Adonai ki-tov ki le'olam khasdo

Praise GOD, who is good— whose steadfast love is eternal.

yomar-na yisra'el ki le'olam khasdo

Let Israel declare, “God’s steadfast love is eternal.”

yomeru-na vet-aharon ki le'olam khasdo

Let the house of Aaron declare, “God’s steadfast love is eternal.”

yomeru-na yire Adonai ki le'olam khasdo

Let those who fear GOD declare, “God’s steadfast love is eternal.”

min-hammetsar qarati yah anani vammerkhav yah

In distress I called on Yah; Yah answered me and brought me relief.

Adonai li lo ira mah-yya'aseh li adam

GOD is on my side, I have no fear; what can mortals do to me?

Adonai li be'ozeray va'ani ereh vesone'ay

With GOD on my side as my helper, I will see the downfall of my foes.

tov lakhasot ba-Adonai mibbetoakh ba'adam

It is better to take refuge in GOD than to trust in mortals;

tov lakhasot ba-Adonai mibbetoakh bindivim

it is better to take refuge in GOD than to trust in the great.

kol-goyim sevavuni beshem Adonai ki amilam

All nations have beset me; by GOD’s name I will surely cut them down.

sabbuni gam-sevavuni beshem Adonai ki amilam

They beset me, they surround me; by GOD’s name I will surely cut them down.

sabbuni khidvorim do'akhu ke'esh qotsim beshem Adonai ki amilam

They have beset me like bees; they shall be extinguished like burning thorns; by GOD’s name I will surely cut them down.

dakhoh dekhitani linpol va-Adonai azarani

You pressed me hard, I nearly fell; but GOD helped me.

ozzi vezimrat yah vayehi-li lishu'ah

Yah is my strength and might, and has become my deliverance.

qol rinnah vishu'ah be'ohole tsaddiqim yemin Adonai osah khayil

The tents of the victorious resound with joyous shouts of deliverance, “GOD’s right hand is triumphant!

yemin Adonai romemah yemin Adonai osah khayil

GOD’s right hand is exalted! GOD’s right hand is triumphant!”

lo-amut ki-ekhyeh va'asapper ma'ase yah

I shall not die but live and proclaim the works of Yah.

yassor yisseranni yah velammavet lo netanani

Yah punished me severely, but did not hand me over to death.

pitkhu-li sha'are-tsedeq avo-vam odeh yah

Open the gates of victory for me that I may enter them and praise Yah.

zeh-hasha'ar la-Adonai tsaddiqim yavo'u vo

This is the gateway to GOD— the victorious shall enter through it.

odekha ki anitani vattehi-li lishu'ah

I praise You, for You have answered me, and have become my deliverance.

even ma'asu habbonim hayetah lerosh pinnah

The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.

me'et Adonai hayetah zot hi niflat be'enenu

This is GOD’s doing; it is marvelous in our sight.

zeh-hayyom asah Adonai nagilah venismekhah vo

This is the day that GOD has made— let us exult and rejoice on it.

anna Adonai hoshi'ah na anna Adonai hatslikhah na

O ETERNAL One, deliver us! O ETERNAL One, let us prosper!

barukh habba beshem Adonai berakhnukhem mibbet Adonai

May everyone who enters be blessed in the name of GOD; we bless you from the House of GOD.

el Adonai vayya'er lanu isru-khag ba'avotim ad-qarnot hammizbeakh

The ETERNAL is God, who has given us light; bind the festal offering to the horns of the altar with cords.

eli attah ve'odekka elohay aromemekka

You are my God and I will praise You; You are my God and I will extol You.

hodu la-Adonai ki-tov ki le'olam khasdo

Praise GOD, who is good— whose steadfast love is eternal.