1
Sing for
joy to
God our
strength;
Shout joyfully to the
God of
Jacob.
~yih{lael .Wnyin.r;h @'s'a.l tyiTiG;h -l;[ ;xeC;n.m;l ? b{q][;y yeh{lael .W[yir'h .WneZ.W[
2
Raise a
song,
strike the
timbrel, The
sweet sounding lyre with the
harp.
l,b'n -mi[ ~yi['n rw{NiK @{t -.Wn.t.W h'r.miz -.Wa.f
3
Blow the
trumpet at the
new moon, At the
full moon, on our
feast day.
.WneG;x ~w{y.l h,seK;B r'pw{v v,d{x;b .W[.qiT
4
For it is a
statute for
Israel, An
ordinance of the
God of
Jacob.
b{q][;y yeh{lael j'P.vim a.Wh lea'r.fIy.l q{x yiK
5
He
established it for a
testimony in
Joseph When he
went throughout the
land of
Egypt. I
heard a
language that I did not
know:
~Iy'r.cim #,r,a -l;[ w{taec.B w{m'f @esw{hyiB t.Wde[ ? ['m.v,a yiT.[;d'y -a{l t;p.f
6
"I
relieved his
shoulder of the
burden, His
hands were
freed from the
basket.
h'n.r{b][;T d.WDim wy'P;K w{m.kiv l,beSim yitw{ryis]h
7
"You
called in
trouble and I
rescued you; I
answered you in the
hiding place of
thunder; I
proved you at the
waters of
Meribah.
Selah.
~;[;r r,tes.B '$.n,[,a 'K,c.L;x]a'w 'ta'r'q h'r'C;B ? h'l,s h'byir.m yem -l;[ '$.n'x.b,a
8
"Hear, O My
people, and I will
admonish you; O
Israel,
if you would
listen to Me!
yil -[;m.viT -mia lea'r.fIy .$'B h'dyi['a.w yiM;[ [;m.v
9
"Let there be
no strange god among you;
Nor shall you
worship any
foreign god.
lea.l h,w]x;T.vit a{l.w r'z lea '$.b h,y.hIy -a{l ? r'ken
10
"I, the
LORD, am your
God, Who
brought you up from the
land of
Egypt;
Open your
mouth wide and I will
fill it.
~Iy'r.cim #,r,aem '$.l;[;M;h '$y,h{l/a h'wh.y yik{n'a ? .Whea.l;m]a;w '$yiP -b,x.r;h
11
"But My
people did not
listen to My
voice, And
Israel did not
obey Me.
h'b'a -a{l lea'r.fIy.w yilw{q.l yiM;[ [;m'v -a{l.w ? yil
12
"So I
gave them
over to the
stubbornness of their
heart, To
walk in their own
devices.
~,hyetw{c][w{m.B .Wk.ley ~'Bil<03820'> t.Wryir.viB .Whex.L;v]a'w
13
"Oh that My
people would
listen to Me, That
Israel would
walk in My
ways!
.WkeL;h.y y;k'r.diB lea'r.fIy yil ;[em{v yiM;[ .Wl
14
"I would
quickly subdue their
enemies And
turn My
hand against their
adversaries.
byiv'a ~,hyer'c l;[.w ;[yin.k;a ~,hyeb.yw{a j;[.miK ? yid'y
15
"Those who
hate the
LORD would
pretend obedience to Him, And their
time of punishment would be
forever.
~'lw{[.l ~'Ti[ yihyiw w{l -.Wv]x;k.y h'wh.y yea.n;f.m
16
"But I would
feed you with the
finest of the
wheat, And with
honey from the
rock I would
satisfy you."
'$,[yiB.f;a v;b.D r.WCim.W h'Jix b,lexem .Whelyik]a;Y;w