תהלים צ״ג | Psalms 93, abridged translation by Rabbi Levi Weiman-Kelman & Shaul Vardi

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Date: 2020-02-06

Last Updated: 2022-04-04

Categories: Ḳabbalat Shabbat, Tehilim Book 4 (Psalms 90–106)

Tags: Psalms 93, the Throne

Excerpt: Psalms 93, in Hebrew with an abridged translation. . . .

Content:

Source (Hebrew)	Translation (English)
יהוה מָלָךְ גֵּאוּת לָבֵשׁ, לָבֵשׁ יהוה עֹז הִתְאַזָּר,	YHVH is enthroned, robed in grandeur; YHVH is robed, girded with strength.
אַף־תִּכּוֹן תֵּבֵל בַּל תִּמּוֹט׃ נָכוֹן כִּסְאֲךָ מֵאָז, מֵעוֹלָם אָתָּה׃	God founded the solid earth to be unmoving. Ageless is Your throne, endless Your being.
נָשְׂאוּ נְהָרוֹת יהוה, נָשְׂאוּ נְהָרוֹת קוֹלָם, יִשְׂאוּ נְהָרוֹת דָּכְיָם׃
מִקֹּלוֹת מַיִם רַבִּים, אַדִּירִים מִשְׁבְּרֵי־יָם, אַדִּיר בַּמָּרוֹם יהוה׃	Great waters cry out, great breakers of the sea, YHVH’s majesty on high!
עֵדֹתֶיךָ נֶאֶמְנוּ מְאֹד, לְבֵיתְךָ נָאֲוָה־קֹדֶשׁ, יהוה לְאֹרֶךְ יָמִים׃	Your law stands firm; Your temple pleasing holiness YHVH until the end of time!

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This translation of Psalms 93 can be found in HaAvodah SheBaLev – the Service of the Heart (Kehilat Kol HaNeshama, Jerusalem, 2007). “Adonai” is used as a circumlocution for the Tetragrammaton in the English translation. I have replaced ‘Adonai’ with ‘YHVH.’ –Aharon Varady.

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Contributor: Shaul Vardi (translation)

Co-authors:

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  Name: Shaul Vardi (translation)
  Bio: Shaul Vardi is a freelance translator and editor living in Jerusalem and active in the Reform community Kol HaNeshama (KKH). Among other liturgical projects, Shaul devised the transliteration methods used in KKH’s bilingual Siddur and in the bilingual accompaniment to the new Israeli Reform Siddur Tefilat Ha-Adam. He also composed the first Hebrew-language “mi she-berakh” for LGBTQI+ Pride Shabbat.
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  Name: Levi Weiman-Kelman (translation)
  Bio: Levi Weiman-Kelman is the founding rabbi of Congregation Kol Haneshama, a Reform community in Jerusalem devoted to prayer, study and social action. He is a founding member of Rabbis for Human Rights and teaches at the Hebrew Union College.
  Website: http://www.kolhaneshama.org.il
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  Name: the Masoretic Text
  Bio: The Masoretic Text is the authoritative Hebrew and Aramaic text of the Tanakh for Karaite and Rabbinic Judaism. It was primarily copied, edited and distributed by a group of Jews known as the Masoretes between the 7th and 10th centuries CE. The Masoretic Text defines the Jewish canon and its precise letter-text, with its vocalization and accentuation known as the Masorah.
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