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Aramaic Targum to Psalms Chapter 104

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בָּרִיכִי נַפְשִׁי יַת שְׁמָא דַייָ יְיָ אֱלָהִי אִתְגַדַלְתָּא לַחֲדָא שְׁבָחָא וְשִׁבְהוֹרָא אַלְבִּישְׁתָּא:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

Bless, O my soul,the name ofthe LORD. O LORD my God, you are greatly exalted; you have put on praise and splendor.

דְמִתְעַטֵף נְהוֹרָא הֵיךְ סְדִינָא דִמְתַּח שְׁמַיָא הֵיךְ יְרִיעֲתָּא:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

Who wraps himself in light like a sheet, who stretches out the heavens like a curtain.

דְטָלֵל בְּמַיָא הֵיךְ בִּנְיָנָא דְכָשׁוּרֵי אַכְסַדְרוֹי דְשַׁוֵי עֲנָנִין אַרְתִיכֵיהּ עַל עֲנָנִין קְלִילִין הֵיךְ כַּנְפֵי נִשְׁרָא:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

Who covers his chambers with waterlike a building with beams;who placed his chariot, as it were,upon swift clouds; who goes on the wings ofan eagle.

דַעֲבַד אִזְגַדוֹ סַרְהוֹבִין הֵיךְ רוּחָא שַׁמָשׁוֹי תַּקִיפִין הֵיךְ אֶשָׁא מְצַלְהֲבָא:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

Who made his messengersas swift aswind; his servants,as strong asburning fire.

דִי מְיַסַד אַרְעָא עֲלַוֵי בְּסִיסָהּ דְלָא תָזוּעַ לְעַלְמֵי עָלְמִין:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

Who lays the foundation of the earth upon its base, so that it will not shake for ages upon ages.

תְהוֹמָא כַּד בִּלְבוּשָׁא חֲפִיתָהּ וּמְבַזְעִין עַל טוּרַיָא וְקָיְמִין מַיָא:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

You have covered over the abyss as with a garment; and the watersspliton the mountains,andendure.

מִן מְזוֹפִיתָךְ יַעַרְקוּן לְמִגַד מִן קָל אַכְלָיוּתָךְ יִתְבַּהֲלוּן לְמִשְׁפָּךְ:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

**At your rebuke, they will flee,**flowing down;**at the sound of your shout, they will be frightened,**pouring themselves out.

יְסַלְקוּן מִן תְּהוֹמָא לְטוּרַיָא וְנָחֲתִין בְּבִקְעֲתָא לַאֲתַר דְנָן דִיסַדְתָּא לְהוֹן:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

They will go upfrom the abyssto the mountains,anddescend to the valleys, to this placethatyou founded for them.

תְּחוּם שַׁוֵיתָא לְגַלְלֵי יַמָא דִי לָא יֶעְבְּרוּן דִי לָא יְתוּבוּן לְמֶחְפֵּי אַרְעָא:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

You have placed a boundaryfor the waves of the seathat they will not cross,lestthey return to cover the earth.

דִי מְשַׁלַח מַעֲיָנֵי בְּנַהֲרוּתָא בֵּינֵי טוּרַיָא מְהַלְכִין:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

Who releases springs into rivers; they flow between the mountains.

מַשְׁקִין כָּל חֵיוַת בָּרָא יִתְבְּרוּן עֲרוֹדַיָא צָחוּתְהוֹן:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

They water all the wild animals; the asses will break their thirst.

עִלַוֵיהוֹן צִפְּרֵי שְׁמַיָא יִשְׁרוּן מִבֵּינֵי זָאַזְיָא יִתְּנוּ קָל זְמָר:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

The birds of heaven will settle on them; they will give out a soundof singingfrom among the branches.

דְמַשְׁקֵי טוּרַיָא מִן בֵּית גִנְזֵי עִלָאִי דִי לֵיהּ מִן עוֹבָדָיִךְ תִּשְׂבַּע אַרְעָא:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

Whowaters the mountains from hisupper treasury;the earth will be satisfied with the fruit of your deeds.

דִמְרַכֵּי עִסְבָּא לִבְעִירֵי וְיַרְקֵי לְפוּלְחָנָא דְבַר נָשָׁא לְמִפַּק לַחְמָא מִן אַרְעָא:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

Whomakes grass grow for beasts, and herbs for the cultivation ofthe son ofman, that bread may come forth from the earth;

וְחַמְרָא דְמֶחְדֵי לִבָּא דְבַר נָשָׁא לְאַנְהָרָא אַפַּיָא מִן מִשְׁחָא וְלַחְמָא לִבָּא דְבַר נָשָׁא יִסְעָד:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

And winethatgladdens the heart ofthe son ofman, to make the face shine by oil; and bread will support the heart ofthe son ofman.

שָׂבְעִין אִילָנַיָא דִי בְרָא יְיָ אַרְזֵי לִבְנָן דִי נְצִיב:

דִי תַמָן צִפְּרַיָא עָבְדִין שַׁרְכְּפִין וָוְתָא בְרָאתִי בֵּית מְדוֹרָה:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

Where the birds make nests; the stork’s dwelling is in the cypresses.

טוּרַיָא רָמַיָא לְיַעֲלֵי כֵּיפֵי רוּחֲצָן לְטַפְזַיָא:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are security for the conies.

עֲבַד סִיהֲרָא לְמִימְנֵי בֵיהּ זִמְנַיָא שִׁמְשָׁא יָדַע עִידָן טְמוֹעֵיהּ:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

He made the moonto calculatetimesby; the sun knows the time ofhis setting.

תְּשַׁוֵי חֲשׁוֹךְ וַהֲוֵי לֵילְיָא בֵּיהּ רָחֲשִׁין כָּל חֵיוַת חוּרְשָׁא:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

You will make darkness and it will be night; in it all the beasts of the forest creep about.

בְּנֵי אַרְיְוָן אָכְלִין לְמִשְׁכַּח מְזוֹנָא וּלְמִבְעֵי מִן אֱלָהָא מֵיכַלְהוֹן:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

Theoffspring oflions roarto findfood, and to seek their sustenance from God.

תִּדְנַח שִׁמְשָׁא מִתְכַּנְשִׁין וּלְבֵית מְדוֹרְהוֹן רָבְעִין:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

The sun will shine, they gather together; and they lay down in their dwelling place.

יִפּוֹק בַּר נָשָׁא לְעוֹבָדֵיהּ וּלְפוּלְחָנֵיהּ עַד עֵרוּבֵי רַמְשָׁא:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

Ason ofman will go forth to his work and to his cultivation, untilthe sunset ofevening.

מָה סַגִיעִין הִנוּן עוֹבָדָךְ יְיָ כּוּלְהוֹן בְּחוּכְמְתָא עֲבַדְתָּא מַלְיָא אַרְעָא קִנְיָנָךְ:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

How many are your works, O LORD! You have made all of them in wisdom; the earth is full of your possessions.

דְנָן יַמָא רַבָּא וּפְתַי תְּחוּמוֹן תַּמָן רִיחֲשָׁא וְלֵית מִנְיָן חֵיוָתָא זְעֵירְתָא עִם רַבְרְבָתָא:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

This sea is great and broad in extent; creeping things are there without number, both tiny creatures and large.

תַּמָן אִלְפַיָא אָזְלִין לִוְיָתָן דֵין בָּרֵיתָא לְמִגְחַךְ בֵּיהּ לְצַדִיקַיָא בִּסְעוּדַת בֵּית מְדוֹרֵיהּ:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

There the ships go about,andthis Leviathan you created for the sportof the righteous at the supper of his dwelling place.

כּוּלְהוֹן עֲלָךְ סְבִירִין לְמִתַּן מְזוֹנְהוֹן בְּזִמְנֵיהּ:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

All of them rely on you to give their food in its time.

תִּתֵּן לְהוֹן וְכָנְשִׁין תִּפְתַּח אַיְדָךְ וְשָׂבְעִין טָבָא:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

You will give it to them,andthey gather it; you will open your hand,andthey are satisfied with goodness.

תְּסַלֵּק שְׁכִנְתָּךְ מִתְבַּהֲלִין תִּכְנוֹשׁ רוּחֲהוֹן מִתְנַגְדִין וּלְוַת עֲפַרְהוֹן תָיְבִין:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

You willremove your presence,they are dazed; you will gather their spiritandthey expire, and return to their dust.

תְּשַׁלַח רוּחַ קוּדְשָׁךְ מִתְבַּרְיָן וּתְחַדֵת אַפֵּי אַרְעָא:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

You will send out yourholyspiritandthey are created; and you will make new the surface of the earth.

יְהֵי אַיְקָר יְיָ לַעֲלַם יֶחֱדֵי יְיָ בְּעוֹבָדוֹי:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

May the glory of the LORD be eternal; the LORD will rejoice in his works.

דְמִסְתַּכֵּל לְאַרְעָא וּמִתְרַגְפָא מְקָרֵב בְּטוּרַיָא וּמַסְקִין תְּנָנָא:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

Who looks at the earth, and it shakes; he draws near to the mountains, and theyemitsmoke.

אֲשַׁבַּח קֳדָם יְיָ בְּחַיַי אֲזַמֵר לֵאלָהַי בְּעוֹד אִיתַי:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

I will sing praise in the presence of the LORD during my life; I will make music to my God while I exist.

יִבְסַם קֳדָמוֹי שׁוּתִי אֲנָא אֶחְדֵי בְּמֵימְרָא דַיָי:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

May my talk be pleasing in his presence; I will rejoice inthe word ofthe LORD.

יִשְׁתֵּיצוּן חַטָאַיָא מִן אַרְעָא וּרְשִׁיעַיָא תּוּב לֵיתֵיהוֹן בָּרִיכִי נַפְשִׁי יַת שְׁמָא דַייָ הַלְלוּיָהּ:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

The sinners will be destroyed from the earth, and wicked exist no longer. Bless, O my soul,the name ofthe LORD. Hallelujah!

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