Psalms Chapter 136
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הוֹד֣וּ לַיהֹוָ֣ה כִּי־ט֑וֹב כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
O Give thanks to the Lord; for he is good: for his steadfast love endures forever.
Thank the L rd, for He is good; for His lovingkindness endures forever.
ה֭וֹדוּ לֵאלֹהֵ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
O give thanks to the God of gods: for his steadfast love endures forever.
Thank the G d of the exalted ones; for His lovingkindness endures forever.
ה֭וֹדוּ לַאֲדֹנֵ֣י הָאֲדֹנִ֑ים כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his steadfast love endures forever.
Thank the L rd of lords, for His lovingkindness endures forever.
לְעֹ֘שֵׂ֤ה נִפְלָא֣וֹת גְּדֹל֣וֹת לְבַדּ֑וֹ כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
To him who alone does great wonders: for his steadfast love endures forever.
Who performs great wonders by Himself [(In the beginning, at the creation of heaven, earth, sun, and moon, no angel had yet been created)]; for His lovingkindness endures forever.
לְעֹשֵׂ֣ה הַ֭שָּׁמַיִם בִּתְבוּנָ֑ה כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
To him who by understanding made the heavens: for his steadfast love endures forever.
Who makes the heavens with understanding; for His lovingkindness endures forever.
לְרֹקַ֣ע הָ֭אָרֶץ עַל־הַמָּ֑יִם כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
To him who stretched out the earth above the waters: for his steadfast love endures forever.
Who spreads the land upon the waters; for His lovingkindness endures forever.
לְ֭עֹשֵׂה אוֹרִ֣ים גְּדֹלִ֑ים כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
To him who made great lights: for his steadfast love endures forever:
Who makes great luminaries; for His lovingkindness endures forever.
אֶת־הַ֭שֶּׁמֶשׁ לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת בַּיּ֑וֹם כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
the sun to rule by day: for his steadfast love endures forever:
The sun to rule by day; for His lovingkindness endures forever.
אֶת־הַיָּרֵ֣חַ וְ֭כוֹכָבִים לְמֶמְשְׁל֣וֹת בַּלָּ֑יְלָה כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
the moon and stars to rule by night: for his steadfast love endures forever.
The moon and the stars to rule by night; for His lovingkindness endures forever.
לְמַכֵּ֣ה מִ֭צְרַיִם בִּבְכוֹרֵיהֶ֑ם כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
To him who smote Miżrayim in their firstborn: for his steadfast love endures forever:
Who smote Egypt by her first-born [(When the first-born of Egypt heard that a plague would be brought upon them, they arose and smote their fathers who prevented Israel from leaving)]; for His lovingkindness endures forever.
וַיּוֹצֵ֣א יִ֭שְׂרָאֵל מִתּוֹכָ֑ם כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
and brought out Yisra᾽el from among them: for his steadfast love endures forever:
And He brought out Israel from their midst; for His lovingkindness endures forever.
בְּיָ֣ד חֲ֭זָקָה וּבִזְר֣וֹעַ נְטוּיָ֑ה כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his steadfast love endures forever.
With a strong hand and with an outstretched arm; for His lovingkindness endures forever.
לְגֹזֵ֣ר יַם־ס֭וּף לִגְזָרִ֑ים כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
To him who divided the Sea of Suf asunder: for his steadfast love endures forever:
He divides the Red Sea into strips [(twelve strips for twelve tribes)]; for His lovingkindness endures forever.
וְהֶעֱבִ֣יר יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל בְּתוֹכ֑וֹ כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
and made Yisra᾽el pass through the midst of it: for his steadfast love endures forever:
And He crossed Israel in its midst; for His lovingkindness endures forever.
וְנִ֘עֵ֤ר פַּרְעֹ֣ה וְחֵיל֣וֹ בְיַם־ס֑וּף כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
but overthrew Par῾o and his host in the Sea of Suf: for his steadfast love endures forever.
And He shook out Pharaoh and his hosts in the sea; for His lovingkindness endures forever.
לְמוֹלִ֣יךְ עַ֭מּוֹ בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
To him who led his people through the wilderness: for his steadfast love endures forever.
Who leads His people in the desert; for His lovingkindness endures forever.
לְ֭מַכֵּה מְלָכִ֣ים גְּדֹלִ֑ים כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
To him who smote great kings: for his steadfast love endures forever:
Who smites great kings; for His lovingkindness endures forever.
וַֽ֭יַּהֲרֹג מְלָכִ֣ים אַדִּירִ֑ים כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
and slew mighty kings: for his steadfast love endures forever:
And He slew mighty kings; for His lovingkindness endures forever.
לְ֭סִיחוֹן מֶ֣לֶךְ הָאֱמֹרִ֑י כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
Siĥon king of the Emori: for his steadfast love endures forever:
Sichon, king of the Emori; for His lovingkindness endures forever.
וּ֭לְעוֹג מֶ֣לֶךְ הַבָּשָׁ֑ן כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
and ῾Og the king of Bashan: for his steadfast love endures forever:
And Og, king of the Bashan; for His lovingkindness endures forever.
וְנָתַ֣ן אַרְצָ֣ם לְנַחֲלָ֑ה כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
and gave their land for a heritage: for his steadfast love endures forever:
And He gave their land as an inheritance; for His lovingkindness endures forever.
נַ֭חֲלָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל עַבְדּ֑וֹ כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
a heritage to Yisra᾽el his servant: for his steadfast love endures forever.
An inheritance to Israel, His servant; for His lovingkindness endures forever.
שֶׁ֭בְּשִׁפְלֵנוּ זָ֣כַר לָ֑נוּ כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
Who remembered us in our low estate: for his steadfast love endures forever:
For in our lowliness [(in Egypt)] He remembered us; for His lovingkindness endures forever.
וַיִּפְרְקֵ֥נוּ מִצָּרֵ֑ינוּ כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
and has delivered us from our enemies: for his steadfast love endures forever.
And He redeemed us from our oppressors; for His lovingkindness endures forever.
נֹתֵ֣ן לֶ֭חֶם לְכׇל־בָּשָׂ֑ר כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
Who gives bread to all flesh: for his steadfast love endures forever.
He gives bread to all flesh; for His lovingkindness endures forever.
ה֭וֹדוּ לְאֵ֣ל הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃{פ}
O give thanks to the God of heaven: for his steadfast love endures forever.
Give thanks to the G d of the heavens [(who prepares in them food for all creatures)]; for His lovingkindness endures forever. [(The twenty-six " for His lovingkindness endures forever" allude to the twenty-six generations before the giving of the Torah, when the world endured by the L rd's lovingkindness alone.)]