Book 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41,
Book 2 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72,
Book 3 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89,
Book 4 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101 , 102, 103, 104, 105, 106,
Book 5 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150
Ki le o lam khas do (His Mercy [endures] forever)1-5
Note: The Name Yuh Hei Vav Hei are read as “Adonay”
118:1 הודו ליהוה כי־טוב כי לעולם חסדו׃
Hodu la ADONAI ki tov le Olam khasdo:
Oh, give thanks to ADONAI (יהוה), for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
118:2יאמר־נא ישׂראל כי לעולם חסדו׃
Yomar-na Yisrael ki le Olam khasdo:
Let Yisrael now say,
"His mercy endures forever."
118:3יאמרו־נא בית־אהרן כי לעולם חסדו׃
Yomru-na veit-Aharon ki le Olam khasdo:
Let the house of Aharon now say,
"His mercy endures forever."
118:4יאמרו־נא יראי יהוה כי לעולם חסדו׃
Yomru-na yirei ADONAI va Olam khasdo:
Let those who fear ADONAI (יהוה) now say,
"His mercy endures forever."
118:5מן־המצר קראתי יה ענני במרחב יה׃
Min-hametzar karati YAH anani vamerkhav YAH:
I called on YAH (יה) in distress;
YAH (יה) answered me and set me in a broad place.
118:6יהוה לי לא אירא מה־יעשׂה לי אדם׃
ADONAI li lo ira ma-yaaseh li adam:
ADONAI (יהוה) is on my side; I will not fear.
What can man do to me?
118:7יהוה לי בעזרי ואני אראה בשׂנאי׃
ADONAI li beozrai vaani ereh veshonai:
ADONAI (יהוה) is for me among those who help me;
Therefore I shall see my desire on those who hate me.
118:8טוב לחסות ביהוה מבטח באדם׃
Tov lakhasot baADONAI mivtoakh baadam:
It is better to trust in ADONAI (יהוה)
Than to put confidence in man.
118:9טוב לחסות ביהוה מבטח בנדיבים׃
Tov lakhasot baADONAI mivtoakh bindivim:
It is better to trust in ADONAI (יהוה)
Than to put confidence in princes.
118:10 כל־גוים סבבוני בשׁם יהוה כי אמילם׃
Kol-goyim sevavuni Beshem ADONAI ki amilam:
All nations surrounded me, But in the Name of ADONAI (יהוה) I will destroy them.
118:11סבוני גם־סבבוני בשׁם יהוה כי אמילם׃
Sabuni gam-sevavuni Beshem ADONAI ki amilam:
They surrounded me, Yes, they surrounded me;
But in the Name of ADONAI (יהוה) I will destroy them.
118:12 סבוני כדבורים דעכו כאשׁ קוצים בשׁם יהוה כי אמילם׃
Sabuni khidvorim doakhu keesh kotzim beshem ADONAI ki amilam:
They surrounded me like bees; They were quenched like a fire of thorns;
For in the Name of ADONAI (יהוה) I will destroy them.
118:13דחה דחיתני לנפל ויהוה עזרני׃
Dakhodekhitani linpol vaADONAI zarani:
You pushed me violently, that I might fall,
But ADONAI (יהוה) helped me.
118:14 עזי וזמרת יה ויהי־לי לישׁועה׃
Azivezimrat YAH vayehi-li lishuah:
YAH (יה) is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation.
118:15קול רנה וישׁועה באהלי צדיקים ימין יהוה עשׂה חיל׃
Kol rina vishuah beaholei tzadikim yemin ADONAI osah khayil:
The voice of rejoicing and salvation
Is in the tents of the righteous;
The right hand of ADONAI (יהוה) does valiantly.
118:16ימין יהוה רוממה ימין יהוה עשׂה חיל׃
Yemin ADONAI romemah yemin ADONAI osah khayil:
The right hand of ADONAI (יהוה) is exalted;
The right hand of ADONAI (יהוה) does valiantly.
118:17לא אמות כי־אחיה ואספר מעשׂי יה׃
Lo amut ki-ekhyeh vaasaper maasei YAH:
I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of YAH (יה).
118:18יסר יסרני יה ולמות לא נתנני׃
Yasor yisrani YAH velamavet lo netanani:
YAH (יה) has chastened me severely; But He has not given me over to death.
118:19פתחו־לי שׁערי־צדק אבא־בם אודה יה׃
Pitkhu-li shaarei-tzedek avo-vam odeh YAH:
Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will go through them, And I will praise YAH (יה).
118:20 זה־השׁער ליהוה צדיקים יבאו בו׃
Zeh-hashaar laADONAI tzadikim yavou vo:
This is the gate of ADONAI (יהוה), through which the righteous shall enter.
118:21אודך כי עניתני ותהי־לי לישׁועה׃
Odkha ki anitani vatehi-li lishuah:
I will praise You,
For You have answered me,
And have become my salvation.
118:22 אבן מאסו הבונים היתה לראשׁ פנה׃
Even maasu habonim haitah leRosh Pinah:
The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone.
118:23מאת יהוה היתה זאת היא נפלאת בעינינו׃
Meet ADONAI haitah zot hi niflat beeineinu:
This was the ADONAI (יהוה)'s doing; It is marvelous in our eyes.
118:24 זה־היום עשׂה יהוה נגילה ונשׂמחה בו׃
Zeh-haYOM asah ADONAI nagilah ve nismekha vo:
This is the Day which ADONAI (יהוה) has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
118:25 אנא יהוה הושׁיעה נא אנא יהוה הצליחה נא׃
Ana ADONAI hoshianah na ana ADONAI hatzelikhah na:
Save now, I beseech you, O ADONAI (יהוה):
O ADONAI (יהוה), I beseech you, send now prosperity.
118:26 ברוך הבא בשׁם יהוה ברכנוכם מבית יהוה׃
Barukh haba BeShem ADONAI berakh nukhem miBeit ADONAI:
Blessed is he who comes in the Name of ADONAI (יהוה)!
We have blessed you from the house of ADONAI (יהוה).
118:27 אל יהוה ויאר לנו אסרו־חג בעבתים עד־קרנות המזבח׃
EL ADONAI vayaer lanu isru-khag baavotim ad-karnot hamizbeakh:
EL ADONAI (יהוה), And He has given us light; Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
118:28 אלי אתה ואודך אלהי ארוממך׃
Eli atah veodehka Elohai arommekha:
You are my Eli, and I will praise You; You are my Elohai, I will exalt You.
118:29 הודו ליהוה כי־טוב כי לעולם חסדו׃
Hodu la ADONAI ki-Tov ki le Olam khasdo:
Oh, give thanks to ADONAI (יהוה), for He is good! For “His mercy endures forever.”
Book 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41,
Book 2 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72,
Book 3 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89,
Book 4 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101 , 102, 103, 104, 105, 106,
Book 5 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150