Psalms 149
9 verses · Hebrew with nikud, English alongside · tap 🔊 to hear a verse
הַ֥לְלוּ־יָ֨הּ ׀ שִׁ֣ירוּ לַֽ֭יהֹוָה שִׁ֣יר חָדָ֑שׁ תְּ֝הִלָּת֗וֹ בִּקְהַ֥ל חֲסִידִֽים׃
halelu-yah shiru la-Adonai shir khadash tehillato biqhal khasidim
Hallelujah. Sing to GOD a new song, sing praises in the congregation of the faithful.
יִשְׂמַ֣ח יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל בְּעֹשָׂ֑יו בְּנֵֽי־צִ֝יּ֗וֹן יָגִ֥ילוּ בְמַלְכָּֽם׃
yismakh yisra'el be'osayw bene-tsiyyon yagilu vemalkam
Let Israel rejoice in its maker; let the children of Zion exult in their monarch.
יְהַלְל֣וּ שְׁמ֣וֹ בְמָח֑וֹל בְּתֹ֥ף וְ֝כִנּ֗וֹר יְזַמְּרוּ־לֽוֹ׃
yehalelu shemo vemakhol betof vekhinnor yezammeru-lo
Let them praise God’s name in dance; with hand-drum and lyre let them chant such praises.
כִּֽי־רוֹצֶ֣ה יְהֹוָ֣ה בְּעַמּ֑וֹ יְפָאֵ֥ר עֲ֝נָוִ֗ים בִּישׁוּעָֽה׃
ki-rotseh Adonai be'ammo yefa'er anavim bishu'ah
For GOD delights in this people, and adorns the lowly with victory.
יַעְלְז֣וּ חֲסִידִ֣ים בְּכָב֑וֹד יְ֝רַנְּנ֗וּ עַל־מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָֽם׃
yalezu khasidim bekhavod yerannenu al-mishkevotam
Let the faithful exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their couches,
רוֹמְמ֣וֹת אֵ֭ל בִּגְרוֹנָ֑ם וְחֶ֖רֶב פִּיפִיּ֣וֹת בְּיָדָֽם׃
romemot el bigronam vekherev pifiyyot beyadam
with paeans to God in their throats and two-edged swords in their hands,
לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת נְ֭קָמָה בַּגּוֹיִ֑ם תּ֝וֹכֵח֗וֹת בַּלְאֻמִּֽים׃
la'asot neqamah baggoyim tokhekhot balummim
to impose retribution upon the nations, punishment upon the peoples,
לֶאְסֹ֣ר מַלְכֵיהֶ֣ם בְּזִקִּ֑ים וְ֝נִכְבְּדֵיהֶ֗ם בְּכַבְלֵ֥י בַרְזֶֽל׃
lesor malkhehem beziqqim venikhbedehem bekhavle varzel
binding their kings with shackles, their nobles with chains of iron,
לַעֲשׂ֤וֹת בָּהֶ֨ם ׀ מִשְׁפָּ֬ט כָּת֗וּב הָדָ֣ר ה֭וּא לְכׇל־חֲסִידָ֗יו הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃ {פ}
la'asot bahem mishpat katuv hadar hu lekhol-khasidayw halelu-yah
executing the doom decreed against them. This is the glory of all the faithful. Hallelujah.
Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, under their Creative Commons licence.
Yaacov, native Jerusalemite
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