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הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה כִּי־ט֑וֹב
כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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Praise the Cause, who is good,
who is eternally merciful!
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יֹֽאמַר־נָ֥א יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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Testify it now, Israel!
who is eternally merciful!
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יֹֽאמְרוּ־נָ֥א בֵֽית־אַהֲרֹ֑ן
כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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Testify it now, house of Aharon!
who is eternally merciful!
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יֹֽאמְרוּ־נָ֭א יִרְאֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה
כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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Testify it now, reverent of the Cause!
who is eternally merciful!
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מִֽן־הַ֭מֵּצַ֥ר קָרָ֣אתִי יָּ֑הּ
עָנָ֖נִי בַמֶּרְחָ֣ב יָֽהּ׃
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From the straits I called the Source,
who answered me with opening, the Source.
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יְהוָ֣ה לִ֭י לֹ֣א אִירָ֑א
מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה לִ֣י אָדָֽם׃
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The Cause is with me, I have no fear,
what can a mortal do to me?
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יְהוָ֣ה לִ֭י בְּעֹזְרָ֑י
וַ֝אֲנִ֗י אֶרְאֶ֥ה בְשֹׂנְאָֽי׃
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The Cause is with me, to help me –
and I will see it – against my enemies.
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ט֗וֹב לַחֲס֥וֹת בַּיהוָ֑ה
מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַ בָּאָדָֽם׃
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It is better to shelter in the Cause
than trusting in mortals.
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ט֗וֹב לַחֲס֥וֹת בַּיהוָ֑ה
מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַ בִּנְדִיבִֽים׃
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It is better to shelter in the Cause
than trusting in princes.
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כָּל־גּוֹיִ֥ם סְבָב֑וּנִי
בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃
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All the nations surround me,
in the name of the Cause I cut them down.
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סַבּ֥וּנִי גַם־סְבָב֑וּנִי
בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃
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They surround, yes, all around me,
in the name of the Cause I cut them down.
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סַבּ֤וּנִי כִדְבוֹרִ֗ים
דֹּ֭עֲכוּ כְּאֵ֣שׁ קוֹצִ֑ים
בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃
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They surround me like bees,
they flamed up like a scrub bush on fire,
in the name of the Cause I cut them down.
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דַּחֹ֣ה דְחִיתַ֣נִי לִנְפֹּ֑ל
וַ֖יהוָ֣ה עֲזָרָֽנִי׃
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You pushed, you pushed that I fall,
but the Cause was helping me.
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עָזִּ֣י וְזִמְרָ֣ת יָ֑הּ
וַֽיְהִי־לִ֝֗י לִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃
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My strength, my song is the Source,
who is for me salvation.
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ק֤וֹל ׀ רִנָּ֬ה וִֽישׁוּעָ֗ה בְּאָהֳלֵ֥י צַדִּיקִ֑ים
יְמִ֥ין יְ֝הוָה עֹ֣שָׂה חָֽיִל׃
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Hark, victory shouts in the righteous’ tents:
The right hand of the Cause does might!
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יְמִ֣ין יְ֭הוָה רוֹמֵמָ֑ה
יְמִ֥ין יְ֝הוָה עֹ֣שָׂה חָֽיִל׃
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The right hand of the Cause is exalted!
The right hand of the Cause does might!
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לֹֽא אָמ֥וּת כִּי־אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה
וַ֝אֲסַפֵּ֗ר מַֽעֲשֵׂ֥י יָֽהּ׃
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I will not die, no, I will live,
and I will tell the works of the Source.
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יַסֹּ֣ר יִסְּרַ֣נִּי יָּ֑הּ
וְ֝לַמָּ֗וֶת לֹ֣א נְתָנָֽנִי׃
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The Source turned me away, turned away,
but did not gove me to death.
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פִּתְחוּ־לִ֥י שַׁעֲרֵי־צֶ֑דֶק
אָֽבֹא־בָ֝ם אוֹדֶ֥ה יָֽהּ׃
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Open for me the gates of the righteous;
I will go in them and thank the Source!
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זֶֽה־הַשַּׁ֥עַר לַיהוָ֑ה
צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים יָבֹ֥אוּ בֽוֹ׃
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This is the gate of the Cause;
the righteous may go into them!
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א֭וֹדְךָ כִּ֣י עֲנִיתָ֑נִי
וַתְּהִי־לִ֝֗י לִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃
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I thank You, for I was low,
and You were my salvation.
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אֶ֭בֶן מָאֲס֣וּ הַבּוֹנִ֑ים
הָ֝יְתָ֗ה לְרֹ֣אשׁ פִּנָּֽה׃
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The stone the builders rejected
has become the very cornerstone!
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מֵאֵ֣ת יְ֭הוָה הָ֣יְתָה זֹּ֑את
הִ֖יא נִפְלָ֣את בְּעֵינֵֽינוּ׃
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From the Cause this is;
it is wondrous in our eyes!
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זֶה־הַ֭יּוֹם עָשָׂ֣ה יְהוָ֑ה
נָגִ֖ילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָ֣ה בֽוֹ׃
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This day was made by the Cause;
let us rejoice and be happy in it!
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אָנָּ֣א יְ֭הוָה הוֹשִׁ֘יעָ֥ה נָּ֑א
אָֽנָּ֥א יְ֝הוָ֗ה הַצְלִ֘יחָ֥ה נָּֽא׃
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Please, Cause, save us, please!
Please, Cause, rescue us, please!
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בָּר֣וּךְ הַ֭בָּא בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה
בֵּ֝רַֽכְנוּכֶ֗ם מִבֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃
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Bless who comes in the name of the Cause;
we will bless you from the house of the Cause.
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אֵ֤ל ׀ יְהוָה֮ וַיָּ֪אֶר לָ֥נוּ אִסְרוּ־חַ֥ג בַּעֲבֹתִ֑ים
עַד־קַ֝רְנ֗וֹת הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃
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the Deity is the Cause, and shines on us;
bind the festival with cords to the altar’s corners.
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אֵלִ֣י אַתָּ֣ה וְאוֹדֶ֑ךָּ
אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י אֲרוֹמְמֶֽךָּ׃
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You are my Deity and I thank You,
my God, I exult you.
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הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה כִּי־ט֑וֹב
כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
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Praise the Cause, who is good,
who is eternally merciful!
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