🔊 Audio of Psalm 118
Psalm 118
Hebrew text, Sephardic transliteration, and English translation for reading, study, and prayer.
| # | Hebrew | Sephardic Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | הוֹדוּ לַיהוָה כִּי־טוֹב כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | Ho-dú la-Ado-nái ki tóv; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; for His steadfast love endures forever! |
| 2 | יֹאמַר־נָא יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | Yo-mar na Yis-ra-él; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | Let Israel say, ‘His steadfast love endures forever.’ |
| 3 | יֹאמְרוּ־נָא בֵית־אַהֲרֹן כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | Yo-me-rú na véit Ah-a-rón; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | Let the house of Aaron say, ‘His steadfast love endures forever.’ |
| 4 | יֹאמְרוּ־נָא יִרְאֵי יְהוָה כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | Yo-me-rú na yir-e-éi Ado-nái; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | Let those who fear the LORD say, ‘His steadfast love endures forever.’ |
| 5 | מִן־הַמֵּצַר קָרָאתִי יָּהּ עָנָנִי בַמֶּרְחָב יָהּ | Min ha-me-tzár ka-rá-ti Yáh; a-ná-ni va-mer-kháv Yáh. | Out of my distress I called on the LORD; the LORD answered me and set me free. |
| 6 | יְהוָה לִי לֹא אִירָא מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂה לִי אָדָם | Ado-nái lí lo i-rá; mah ya-a-séh lí a-dám. | The LORD is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? |
| 7 | יְהוָה לִי בְּעֹזְרָי וַאֲנִי אֶרְאֶה בְשֹׂנְאָי | Ado-nái lí be-o-ze-rái; va-a-ní er-eéh ve-son-e-ái. | The LORD is on my side as my helper; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me. |
| 8 | טוֹב לַחֲסוֹת בַּיהוָה מִבְּטֹחַ בָּאָדָם | Tóv la-kha-sót ba-Ado-nái; mi-be-tó-akh ba-a-dám. | It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man. |
| 9 | טוֹב לַחֲסוֹת בַּיהוָה מִבְּטֹחַ בִּנְדִיבִים | Tóv la-kha-sót ba-Ado-nái; mi-be-tó-akh bin-di-vím. | It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes. |
| 10 | כָּל־גּוֹיִם סְבָבוּנִי בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה כִּי אֲמִילַם | Kál go-yím se-va-vú-ni; be-shém Ado-nái ki a-mi-lám. | All nations surrounded me; in the name of the LORD I cut them off! |
| 11 | סַבּוּנִי גַם־סְבָבוּנִי בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה כִּי אֲמִילַם | Sa-bú gam se-va-vú-ni; be-shém Ado-nái ki a-mi-lám. | They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side; in the name of the LORD I cut them off! |
| 12 | סַבּוּנִי כִדְבוֹרִים דֹּעֲכוּ כְּאֵשׁ קוֹצִים בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה כִּי אֲמִילַם | Sa-bú khid-vo-rím do-a-khú ke-ésh ko-tzím; be-shém Ado-nái ki a-mi-lám. | They surrounded me like bees; they went out like a fire among thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off! |
| 13 | דַּחֹה דְחִיתַנִי לִנְפֹּל וַיהוָה עֲזָרָנִי | Da-hó de-khi-tá-ni lin-pól; va-Ado-nái a-za-rá-ni. | I was pushed hard, so that I was falling, but the LORD helped me. |
| 14 | עָזִּי וְזִמְרָת יָהּ וַיְהִי־לִי לִישׁוּעָה | A-z-zí ve-zim-rát Yáh; va-ye-hí-li li-shu-aáh. | The LORD is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation. |
| 15 | קוֹל רִנָּה וִישׁוּעָה בְּאָהֳלֵי צַדִּיקִים יְמִין יְהוָה עֹשָׂה חָיִל | Kól rin-náh vi-shu-aáh be-o-ha-léi tzad-dí-kim; ye-mín Ado-nái o-sáh khá-yil. | Glad songs of salvation are in the tents of the righteous: ‘The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.’ |
| 16 | יְמִין יְהוָה רוֹמֵמָה יְמִין יְהוָה עֹשָׂה חָיִל | Ye-mín Ado-nái ro-mé-mah; ye-mín Ado-nái o-sáh khá-yil. | The right hand of the LORD is exalted; the right hand of the LORD does valiantly! |
| 17 | לֹא אָמוּת כִּי־אֶחְיֶה וַאֲסַפֵּר מַעֲשֵׂי יָהּ | Lo a-mút ki akh-yéh; va-a-sap-pér ma-a-séi Yáh. | I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the LORD. |
| 18 | יַסֹּר יִסְּרַנִּי יָּהּ וְלַמָּוֶת לֹא נְתָנָנִי | Ya-sor ye-sa-ra-ní Yáh; ve-la-má-vet lo ne-ta-ná-ni. | The LORD has disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death. |
| 19 | פִּתְחוּ־לִי שַׁעֲרֵי־צֶדֶק אָבֹא־בָם אוֹדֶה יָהּ | Pit-khú-li sha-a-réi tze-dék; a-vó-vam o-déh Yáh. | Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD. |
| 20 | זֶה־הַשַּׁעַר לַיהוָה צַדִּיקִים יָבֹאוּ בוֹ | Ze ha-sha-ar la-Ado-nái; tzad-dí-kim ya-vo-ú vó. | This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it. |
| 21 | אוֹדְךָ כִּי עֲנִיתָנִי וַתְּהִי־לִי לִישׁוּעָה | O-de-kha ki a-ni-tá-ni; va-te-hí-li li-shu-aáh. | I thank You that You have answered me and have become my salvation. |
| 22 | אֶבֶן מָאֲסוּ הַבּוֹנִים הָיְתָה לְרֹאשׁ פִּנָּה | E-vén ma-a-sú ha-bo-ním; ha-yé-tah le-rosh pin-náh. | The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. |
| 23 | מֵאֵת יְהוָה הָיְתָה זֹּאת הִיא נִפְלָאת בְּעֵינֵינוּ | Me-et Ado-nái ha-ye-táh zo’t; hi nif-lá-at be-e-né-nu. | This is the LORD’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. |
| 24 | זֶה־הַיּוֹם עָשָׂה יְהוָה נָגִילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָה בוֹ | Ze ha-yom a-sáh Ado-nái; na-gí-lah ve-nis-me-kháh vo. | This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. |
| 25 | אָנָּא יְהוָה הוֹשִׁיעָה נָּא אָנָּא יְהוָה הַצְלִיחָה נָּא | A-n-náh Ado-nái ho-shi-aáh ná; a-n-náh Ado-nái hatz-li-kháh ná. | Save us, we pray, O the LORD! O the LORD, we pray, give us success! |
| 26 | בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה בֵּרַכְנוּכֶם מִבֵּית יְהוָה | Ba-rúkh ha-ba be-shém Ado-nái; be-rakh-nu-khém mi-béit Ado-nái. | Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD! We bless You from the house of the LORD. |
| 27 | אֵל יְהוָה וַיָּאֶר לָנוּ אִסְרוּ־חַג בַּעֲבֹתִים עַד־קַרְנוֹת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ | E-l Ado-nái va-ya-ér lá-nu; is-rú khaág ba-a-vo-tím ad kar-nót ha-miz-bé-akh. | The LORD is God, and He has made His light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords, up to the horns of the altar! |
| 28 | אֵלִי אַתָּה וְאוֹדֶךָּ אֱלֹהַי אֲרוֹמְמֶךָּ | E-lí at-táh ve-o-dé-ka; E-lo-h-ái a-ro-me-me-kha. | You are my God, and I will give thanks to You; You are my God; I will extol You. |
| 29 | הוֹדוּ לַיהוָה כִּי־טוֹב כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | Ho-dú la-Ado-nái ki tóv; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; for His steadfast love endures forever! |