Chapter 113
God has shown his power in delivering his people: idols are vain. The Hebrews divide this into two psalms.
1 Alleluia. At the departure of Israel from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a barbarous people:
הַ֥לְלוּה֥ללוהַלְלוּהללוHa.lupraiseH1984BHVpv2mp הַ֭לְלוּה֭ללוהַלְלוּהללוHa.lupraiseH1984BHVpv2mp עַבְדֵ֣יעבד֣יעַבְדֵיעבדי'av.DeiO servants ofH5650HNcmpc יְהוָ֑היהו֑היְהוָהיהוהYah.wehYahwehH3068GHNpt הַֽ֝לְלוּה֝ללוהַֽלְלוּהללוHa.lupraiseH1984BHVpv2mp שֵׁ֥םש֥םשֵׁםשםshem[the] name ofH8034HNcmsc 2 Judea was made his sanctuary; Israel was made his power.
יְהִ֤ייה֤ייְהִייהיye.Himay it beH1961HVqj3ms שֵׁ֣םש֣םשֵׁםשםshem[the] name ofH8034HNcmsc יְהוָ֣היהו֣היְהוָהיהוהYah.wehYahwehH3068GHNpt מְבֹרָ֑ךְמבר֑ךמְבֹרָךְמברךme.vo.RakhblessedH1288HVPsmsa מֵֽ֝/עַתָּ֗המ֝/עת֗המֵֽ/עַתָּהמ/עתהme./'a.Tahfrom/ nowH9006H6258HR+D עוֹלָֽם\׃עולם\עוֹלָֽם\׃עולם\o.LamperpetuityH5769G\H9016HNcmsa 3 The sea looked, and it fled. The Jordan was turned back again.
מִ/מִּזְרַח\־מ/מזרח\מִ/מִּזְרַח\־מ/מזרח\mi./miz.rach-from/ [the] rising ofH9006H4217H\H9014HR+Ncmsc שֶׁ֥מֶשׁש֥מששֶׁמֶשׁשמשShe.mesh[the] sunH8121HNcbsa מְבוֹא֑/וֹמבוא֑/ומְבוֹא/וֹמבוא/וme.vo.'/Osetting/ itsH3996H9023HNcmsc+Sp3ms מְ֝הֻלָּ֗למ֝הל֗למְהֻלָּלמהללme.hu.Lal[is] to be praisedH1984BHVPsmsa שֵׁ֣םש֣םשֵׁםשםshem[the] name ofH8034HNcmsc 4 The mountains exulted like rams, and the hills like lambs among the sheep.1
רָ֖םר֖םרָםרםram[is] exaltedH7311AHVqrmsa גּוֹיִ֥ם\׀גוי֥ם\גּוֹיִם\׀גוים\go.YimnationsH1471A\H9015HNcmpa יְהוָ֑היהו֑היְהוָהיהוהYah.wehYahwehH3068GHNpt עַ֖לע֖לעַלעל'al[is] aboveH5921AHR הַ/שָּׁמַ֣יִםה/שמ֣יםהַ/שָּׁמַיִםה/שמיםha./sha.Ma.yimthe/ heavensH9009H8064HTd+Ncmpa כְּבוֹדֽ/וֹ\׃כבוד/ו\כְּבוֹדֽ/וֹ\׃כבוד/ו\ke.vo.D/oglory/ hisH3519H9023\H9016HNcmsc+Sp3ms - 113:4The genitive case does not always translate as ‘of,’ nor does it always connotate possession. It can also translate as ‘among.’(Conte)
5 What happened to you, O sea, so that you fled, and to you, O Jordan, so that you were turned back again?
מִ֭ימ֭ימִימיmiwho?H4310HPi כַּ/יהוָ֣הכ/יהו֣הכַּ/יהוָהכ/יהוהka./Yah.weh[is] like/ YahwehH9004H3068GHR+Npt אֱלֹהֵ֑י/נוּאלה֑י/נואֱלֹהֵי/נוּאלהי/נו'e.lo.Hei./nuGod/ ourH0430GH9025HNcmpc+Sp1bp הַֽ/מַּגְבִּיהִ֥יה/מגביה֥יהַֽ/מַּגְבִּיהִיה/מגביהיha./mag.bi.Hiwho/ is making highH9009H1361HTd+Vhrmsc 6 What happened to you, O mountains, so that you exulted like rams, and to you, O hills, so that you exulted like lambs among the sheep?
הַֽ/מַּשְׁפִּילִ֥יה/משפיל֥יהַֽ/מַּשְׁפִּילִיה/משפיליha./mash.pi.Liwho/ is making lowH9009H8213HTd+Vhrmsc לִ/רְא֑וֹתל/רא֑ותלִ/רְאוֹתל/ראותli/r.'otto/ lookH9005H7200GHR+Vqcc בַּ/שָּׁמַ֥יִםב/שמ֥יםבַּ/שָּׁמַיִםב/שמיםba./sha.Ma.yimon the/ heavensH9003H8064HRd+Ncmpa 7 Before the face of the Lord, the earth was moved, before the face of the God of Jacob.
מְקִֽימִ֣ימקימ֣ימְקִֽימִימקימיme.ki.Mi[he is] raisingH6965HHVhrmsa מֵ/עָפָ֣רמ/עפ֣רמֵ/עָפָרמ/עפרme./'a.Farfrom/ [the] dustH9006H6083HR+Ncmsa דָּ֑לד֑לדָּלדלDal[the] poorH1800HAamsa מֵֽ֝/אַשְׁפֹּ֗תמ֝/אשפ֗תמֵֽ/אַשְׁפֹּתמ/אשפתme./'ash.Potfrom/ [the] ash heapH9006H0830HHR+Ncmsa יָרִ֥יםיר֥יםיָרִיםיריםya.Rimhe lifts upH7311AHVhi3ms אֶבְיֽוֹן\׃אביון\אֶבְיֽוֹן\׃אביון\'ev.Yon[the] needyH0034\H9016HAamsa 8 He converted the rock into pools of water, and the cliff into fountains of waters.
לְ/הוֹשִׁיבִ֥יל/הושיב֥ילְ/הוֹשִׁיבִיל/הושיביle./ho.shi.Vito/ make [him] sitH9005H3427HR+Vhcc נְדִיבִ֑יםנדיב֑יםנְדִיבִיםנדיביםne.di.Vimnoble [people]H5081HHAampa נְדִיבֵ֥ינדיב֥ינְדִיבֵינדיביne.di.Vei[the] noble [people] ofH5081HHAampc 9 Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory.
מֽוֹשִׁיבִ֨י\׀מושיב֨י\מֽוֹשִׁיבִי\׀מושיבי\mo.shi.Vi[he is] causes to dwellH3427\H9015HVhrmsc עֲקֶ֬רֶתעק֬רתעֲקֶרֶתעקרת'a.Ke.ret[the] barren [woman] ofH6135HAafsc הַ/בַּ֗יִתה/ב֗יתהַ/בַּיִתה/ביתha./Ba.yitthe/ houseH9009H1004BHTd+Ncmsa הַ/בָּנִ֥יםה/בנ֥יםהַ/בָּנִיםה/בניםha./ba.Nimthe/ childrenH9009H1121AHTd+Ncmpa שְׂמֵחָ֗השמח֗השְׂמֵחָהשמחהse.me.ChahjoyfulH8056HAafsa הַֽלְלוּ\־הללו\הַֽלְלוּ\־הללו\ha.lu-praiseH1984B\H9014HVpv2mp 10 Give glory to your mercy and your truth, lest the Gentiles should say, “Where is their God?”1
- 113:10The verb here is implied from the previous verse.(Conte)
11 But our God is in heaven. All things whatsoever that he has willed, he has done.
12 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the works of the hands of men.
13 They have mouths, and do not speak; they have eyes, and do not see.
14 They have ears, and do not hear; they have noses, and do not smell.
15 They have hands, and do not feel; they have feet, and do not walk. Neither will they cry out with their throat.
16 Let those who make them become like them, along with all who trust in them.
17 The house of Israel has hoped in the Lord. He is their helper and their protector.
18 The house of Aaron has hoped in the Lord. He is their helper and their protector.
19 Those who fear the Lord have hoped in the Lord. He is their helper and their protector.
20 The Lord has been mindful of us, and he has blessed us. He has blessed the house of Israel. He has blessed the house of Aaron.
21 He has blessed all who fear the Lord, the small with the great.
22 May the Lord add blessings upon you: upon you, and upon your sons.
23 Blessed are you by the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
24 The heaven of heaven is for the Lord, but the earth he has given to the sons of men.
25 The dead will not praise you, Lord, and neither will all those who descend into Hell.
26 But we who live will bless the Lord, from this time forward, and even forever.