| א מִזְמוֹר: שִׁיר-חֲנֻכַּת הַבַּיִת לְדָוִד. |
1 A Psalm; a Song at the Dedication of the House; of David. |
| ב אֲרוֹמִמְךָ יְהוָה, כִּי דִלִּיתָנִי; וְלֹא-שִׂמַּחְתָּ אֹיְבַי לִי. |
2 I will extol thee, O LORD, for Thou hast raised me up, and hast not suffered mine enemies to rejoice over me. |
| ג יְהוָה אֱלֹהָי— שִׁוַּעְתִּי אֵלֶיךָ, וַתִּרְפָּאֵנִי. |
3 O LORD my God, I cried unto Thee, and Thou didst heal me; |
| ד יְהוָה—הֶעֱלִיתָ מִן-שְׁאוֹל נַפְשִׁי; חִיִּיתַנִי, מיורדי- (מִיָּרְדִי-) בוֹר. |
4 O LORD, Thou broughtest up my soul from the nether-world; Thou didst keep me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. |
| ה זַמְּרוּ לַיהוָה חֲסִידָיו; וְהוֹדוּ, לְזֵכֶר קָדְשׁוֹ. |
5 Sing praise unto the LORD, O ye His godly ones, and give thanks to His holy name. |
ו כִּי רֶגַע, בְּאַפּוֹ— חַיִּים בִּרְצוֹנוֹ:
בָּעֶרֶב, יָלִין בֶּכִי; וְלַבֹּקֶר רִנָּה. |
6 For His anger is but for a moment, His favour is for a life-time; {N}
weeping may tarry for the night, but joy cometh in the morning. |
| ז וַאֲנִי, אָמַרְתִּי בְשַׁלְוִי— בַּל-אֶמּוֹט לְעוֹלָם. |
7 Now I had said in my security: ‘I shall never be moved.’ |
ח יְהוָה— בִּרְצוֹנְךָ, הֶעֱמַדְתָּה לְהַרְרִי-עֹז:
הִסְתַּרְתָּ פָנֶיךָ; הָיִיתִי נִבְהָל. |
8 Thou hadst established, O LORD, in Thy favour my mountain as a stronghold— {N}
Thou didst hide Thy face; I was affrighted. |
| ט אֵלֶיךָ יְהוָה אֶקְרָא; וְאֶל-אֲדֹנָי, אֶתְחַנָּן. |
9 Unto Thee, O LORD, did I call, and unto the LORD I made supplication: |
י מַה-בֶּצַע בְּדָמִי, בְּרִדְתִּי אֶל-שָׁחַת:
הֲיוֹדְךָ עָפָר; הֲיַגִּיד אֲמִתֶּךָ. |
10 ‘What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? {N}
Shall the dust praise Thee? shall it declare Thy truth? |
| יא שְׁמַע-יְהוָה וְחָנֵּנִי; יְהוָה, הֱיֵה-עֹזֵר לִי. |
11 Hear, O LORD, and be gracious unto me; LORD, be Thou my helper.’ |
| יב הָפַכְתָּ מִסְפְּדִי, לְמָחוֹל לִי: פִּתַּחְתָּ שַׂקִּי; וַתְּאַזְּרֵנִי שִׂמְחָה. |
12 Thou didst turn for me my mourning into dancing; Thou didst loose my sackcloth, and gird me with gladness; |
יג לְמַעַן, יְזַמֶּרְךָ כָבוֹד— וְלֹא יִדֹּם:
יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי, לְעוֹלָם אוֹדֶךָּ. |
13 So that my glory may sing praise to Thee, and not be silent; {N}
O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto Thee for ever. {P} |
