Come, let us sing to Adonoy;

let us sound the shofar

to the Rock of our deliverance.¹

footnotes: ¹ Israel will say these words in the days of the Messiah, when Jews will inspire each other to sing to Almighty God Who delivered them.—Radak

Let us greet His Presence

with thanksgiving,²

footnotes: ² Expressions of thanksgiving are considered of the highest virtue, as it is said, ‘As for myself, with expressions of thanksgiving I sacrifice to you.’—Jonah 2

with hymns let us raise our voices unto Him.

For a great Almighty is Adonoy

and a great King over all gods.³

footnotes: ³ ‘Are there any other gods?’ asks the Midrash, and answers by citing verse 5 of the next Psalm, ‘All the gods of the nations are idols.’

For in His hands are the depths⁴ of the earth,

footnotes: ⁴ Metsudas Dovid offers another translation: ‘In His hands are the hidden things of the earth,’ referring to things which require much study and thought in order to be understood.

and the heights of the mountains are His;

For the sea is His, and He made it,

and the dry land, His hands formed.

Come, let us prostrate ourselves and bow;

let us kneel

before Adonoy, our Maker.

For He is our God

and we are the people of His pasture,

and the flock of His hand,

[even] today⁵ if you will heed His voice.

footnotes: ⁵ It is possible for us to reach this high level and to be accepted as His flock even this very day, if we would hearken to His voice.—Dover Sholom

Do not harden your heart as at Merivah,

as on the day of Massah⁶ in the desert.

footnotes: ⁶ The Jews complained and murmured at the lack of water during their wanderings in the wilderness (Exodus 17:1-17; Numbers 20:1-13).

When your fathers tested Me,⁷

footnotes: ⁷ The words from here till the end of the Psalm, are the actual words of the Divine Presence that emanated from the throat of Moses, שְׁכִינָה מְדַבֶּרֶת מִתּוֹךְ גְרוֹנוֹ שֶׁל משֶׁה — Eyun Tfiloh

they tried Me,

though they had seen My work.

Forty years I quarreled with that generation;

and I said,

“They are a people of erring hearts,

and they did not know my ways.”

Therefore I swore in My anger,

“They shall not enter My resting place.”⁸

footnotes: ⁸ The Holy Land is described as the land of rest (Deuteronomy 12:9).