🔊 Audio of Psalm 135
Psalm 135
Hebrew text, Sephardic transliteration, and English translation for reading, study, and prayer.
| # | Hebrew | Sephardic Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | הַלְלוּ יָהּ הַלְלוּ אֶת־שֵׁם יְהוָה הַלְלוּ עַבְדֵי יְהוָה | Ha-le-lu-yáh. Hal-le-lú et shém Ado-nái; hal-le-lú av-déi Ado-nái. | Hallelujah! Praise the name of the LORD, give praise, O servants of the LORD. |
| 2 | שֶׁעֹמְדִים בְּבֵית יְהוָה בְּחַצְרוֹת בֵּית אֱלֹהֵינוּ | She-om-dím be-véit Ado-nái; be-kha-tze-rót béit E-lo-hé-nu. | Who stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God! |
| 3 | הַלְלוּ־יָהּ כִּי־טוֹב יְהוָה זַמְּרוּ לִשְׁמוֹ כִּי נָעִים | Ha-le-lú-Yáh ki tóv Ado-nái; zam-me-rú li-sh-mó ki na-ím. | Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing to His name, for it is pleasant! |
| 4 | כִּי־יַעֲקֹב בָּחַר לוֹ יָהּ יִשְׂרָאֵל לִסְגֻלָּתוֹ | Ki Ya-a-kóv ba-khaár lo Yáh; Yis-ra-él li-se-gu-la-tó. | For the LORD has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel as His own possession. |
| 5 | כִּי אֲנִי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי־גָדוֹל יְהוָה וַאֲדֹנֵינוּ מִכָּל־אֱלֹהִים | Ki a-ní ya-dá‘-ti ki ga-dól Ado-nái; va-do-né-nu mi-kál e-lo-hím. | For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. |
| 6 | כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־חָפֵץ יְהוָה עָשָׂה בַּשָּׁמַיִם וּבָאָרֶץ בַּיַּמִּים וְכָל־תְּהוֹמוֹת | Kól a-shér kha-fétz Ado-nái a-sáh; ba-sha-má-yim u-va-a-rétz; ba-yam-mím ve-khál te-ho-mót. | Whatever the LORD pleases, He does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps. |
| 7 | מַעֲלֶה נְשִׂאִים מִקְצֵה הָאָרֶץ בְּרָקִים לַמָּטָר עָשָׂה מוֹצֵא־רוּחַ מֵאוֹצְרוֹתָיו | Ma-a-léh ne-si-ím mi-ke-tzéh ha-a-rétz; be-ra-kím la-ma-tár a-sáh; mo-tzé rú-akh me-o-tze-ro-táv. | He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth, who makes lightnings for the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses. |
| 8 | שֶׁהִכָּה בְּכוֹרֵי מִצְרָיִם מֵאָדָם עַד־בְּהֵמָה | She-hi-k-káh be-kho-réi Mitz-rá-yim; me-a-dám ad be-he-máh. | He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and of beast. |
| 9 | שָׁלַח אֹתוֹת וּמֹפְתִים בְּתוֹכֵכִי מִצְרָיִם בְּפַרְעֹה וּבְכָל־עֲבָדָיו | Sha-lákh o-tót u-mo-fe-tím be-to-khé-khi Mitz-rá-yim; be-Far-óh u-ve-khál a-va-dáv. | Who sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants. |
| 10 | שֶׁהִכָּה גּוֹיִם רַבִּים וְהָרַג מְלָכִים עֲצוּמִים | She-hi-k-káh go-yím ra-bím; ve-ha-rág me-la-khím a-tzu-mím. | Who struck down many nations and killed mighty kings. |
| 11 | לְסִיחוֹן מֶלֶךְ הָאֱמֹרִי וּלְעוֹג מֶלֶךְ הַבָּשָׁן וּלְכֹל מַמְלְכוֹת כְּנָעַן | Le-Si-khón mé-lekh ha-E-mo-rí; u-le-Og mé-lekh ha-Ba-shán; u-le-khól mam-le-khót Ke-na-aán. | Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan. |
| 12 | וְנָתַן אַרְצָם נַחֲלָה נַחֲלָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל עַמּוֹ | Ve-na-tán ar-tzám na-kha-láh; na-kha-láh le-Yis-ra-él am-mó. | And gave their land as a heritage, a heritage to His people Israel. |
| 13 | יְהוָה שִׁמְךָ לְעוֹלָם יְהוָה זִכְרְךָ לְדֹר־וָדֹר | Ado-nái shím-kha le-o-lám; Ado-nái zikh-re-kha le-dor va-dór. | Your name, O the LORD, endures forever, Your renown, O the LORD, throughout all ages. |
| 14 | כִּי־יָדִין יְהוָה עַמּוֹ וְעַל־עֲבָדָיו יִתְנֶחָם | Ki ya-dín Ado-nái am-mó; ve-al a-va-dáv yit-ne-khám. | For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants. |
| 15 | עֲצַבֵּי הַגּוֹיִם כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב מַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵי אָדָם | A-tzab-béi ha-go-yím ké-sef ve-za-háv; ma-aséh ye-déi a-dám. | The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands. |
| 16 | פֶּה־לָהֶם וְלֹא יְדַבֵּרוּ עֵינַיִם לָהֶם וְלֹא יִרְאוּ | Pe-hém ve-lo ye-dab-be-rú; e-na-yím la-hém ve-lo yir-ú. | They have mouths, but do not speak; they have eyes, but do not see. |
| 17 | אָזְנַיִם לָהֶם וְלֹא יַאֲזִינוּ אַף אֵין־יֶשׁ־רוּחַ בְּפִיהֶם | Oz-na-yím la-hém ve-lo ya-azí-nu; af ein yesh rú-akh be-fi-hém. | They have ears, but do not hear, nor is there any breath in their mouths. |
| 18 | כְּמוֹהֶם יִהְיוּ עֹשֵׂיהֶם כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־בֹּטֵחַ בָּהֶם | Ke-mo-hém yi-he-yú o-se-hém; kól a-shér bo-té-akh ba-hém. | Those who make them become like them, so do all who trust in them. |
| 19 | בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּרֲכוּ אֶת־יְהוָה בֵּית אַהֲרֹן בָּרֲכוּ אֶת־יְהוָה | Béit Yis-ra-él bar-khú et Ado-nái; béit Ah-a-rón bar-khú et Ado-nái. | O house of Israel, bless the LORD! O house of Aaron, bless the LORD! |
| 20 | בֵּית הַלֵּוִי בָּרֲכוּ אֶת־יְהוָה יִרְאֵי יְהוָה בָּרֲכוּ אֶת־יְהוָה | Béit ha-Lé-vi bar-khú et Ado-nái; yi-re-éi Ado-nái bar-khú et Ado-nái. | O house of Levi, bless the LORD! You who fear the LORD, bless the LORD! |
| 21 | בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה מִצִּיּוֹן שֹׁכֵן יְרוּשָׁלִָם הַלְלוּ־יָהּ | Ba-rúkh Ado-nái mi-Tzi-yón; sho-khén Ye-ru-sha-lá-yim; ha-le-lu-yáh. | Blessed be the LORD from Zion, He who dwells in Jerusalem! Hallelujah! |