🔊 Audio of Psalm 136
Psalm 136
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. | Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever. |
| 2 | הוֹדוּ לֵאלֹהֵי הָאֱלֹהִים כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | Ho-dú le-E-lo-héi ha-e-lo-hím; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | Give thanks to the God of gods, for His steadfast love endures forever. |
| 3 | הוֹדוּ לַאֲדֹנֵי הָאֲדֹנִים כִּי לְעֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | Ho-dú la-do-néi ha-a-do-ním; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for His steadfast love endures forever. |
| 4 | לְעֹשֵׂה נִפְלָאוֹת גְּדֹלוֹת לְבַדּוֹ כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | Le-o-séh nif-la-ót ge-do-lót le-vad-dó; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | To Him who alone does great wonders, for His steadfast love endures forever. |
| 5 | לְעֹשֵׂה הַשָּׁמַיִם בִּתְבוּנָה כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | Le-o-séh ha-sha-má-yim bit-vu-náh; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | To Him who by understanding made the heavens, for His steadfast love endures forever. |
| 6 | לְרֹקַע הָאָרֶץ עַל־הַמָּיִם כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | Le-ro-ká‘ ha-a-rétz al ha-má-yim; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | To Him who spread out the earth above the waters, for His steadfast love endures forever. |
| 7 | לְעֹשֵׂה אוֹרִים גְּדֹלִים כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | Le-o-séh o-rím ge-do-lím; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | To Him who made the great lights, for His steadfast love endures forever. |
| 8 | אֶת־הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת בַּיּוֹם כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | Et ha-shé-mesh le-mem-shé-let ba-yom; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | The sun to rule over the day, for His steadfast love endures forever. |
| 9 | אֶת־הַיָּרֵחַ וְכוֹכָבִים לְמֶמְשְׁלוֹת בַּלָּיְלָה כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | Et ha-ya-ré-akh ve-ko-kha-vím le-mem-shé-lot ba-láy-lah; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | The moon and stars to rule over the night, for His steadfast love endures forever. |
| 10 | לְמַכֵּה מִצְרַיִם בִּבְכוֹרֵיהֶם כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | Le-ma-k-kéh Mitz-rá-yim bi-ve-kho-re-hém; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | To Him who struck down Egypt in their firstborn, for His steadfast love endures forever. |
| 11 | וַיּוֹצֵא יִשְׂרָאֵל מִתּוֹכָם כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | Va-yo-tzé Yis-ra-él mi-to-khám; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | And brought Israel out from among them, for His steadfast love endures forever. |
| 12 | בְּיָד חֲזָקָה וּבִזְרוֹעַ נְטוּיָה כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | Be-yád kha-za-káh u-viz-ro-a‘ ne-tu-yáh; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | With a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for His steadfast love endures forever. |
| 13 | לְגֹזֵר יַם־סוּף לִגְזָרִים כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | Le-go-zér yam súf li-ge-za-rím; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | To Him who divided the Red Sea in two, for His steadfast love endures forever. |
| 14 | וְהֶעֱבִיר יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּתוֹכוֹ כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | Ve-he-e-vír Yis-ra-él be-to-khó; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | And made Israel pass through the midst of it, for His steadfast love endures forever. |
| 15 | וְנִעֵר פַּרְעֹה וְחֵילוֹ בְיַם־סוּף כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | Ve-ni-ér Far-óh ve-khei-ló ve-yam súf; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea, for His steadfast love endures forever. |
| 16 | לְמוֹלִיךְ עַמּוֹ בַּמִּדְבָּר כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | Le-mo-líkh am-mó ba-mid-bár; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | To Him who led His people through the wilderness, for His steadfast love endures forever. |
| 17 | לְמַכֵּה מְלָכִים גְּדֹלִים כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | Le-ma-k-kéh me-la-khím ge-do-lím; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | To Him who struck down great kings, for His steadfast love endures forever. |
| 18 | וַיַּהֲרֹג מְלָכִים אַדִּירִים כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | Va-ya-hór me-la-khím a-du-rím; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | And killed mighty kings, for His steadfast love endures forever. |
| 19 | לְסִיחוֹן מֶלֶךְ הָאֱמֹרִי כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | Le-Si-khón mé-lekh ha-E-mo-rí; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | Sihon, king of the Amorites, for His steadfast love endures forever. |
| 20 | וּלְעוֹג מֶלֶךְ הַבָּשָׁן כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | U-le-Og mé-lekh ha-Ba-shán; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | And Og, king of Bashan, for His steadfast love endures forever. |
| 21 | וְנָתַן אַרְצָם לְנַחֲלָה כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | Ve-na-tán ar-tzám le-na-kha-láh; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | And gave their land as a heritage, for His steadfast love endures forever. |
| 22 | נַחֲלָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל עַבְדּוֹ כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | Na-kha-láh le-Yis-ra-él av-dó; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | A heritage to Israel His servant, for His steadfast love endures forever. |
| 23 | שֶׁבְּשִׁפְלֵנוּ זָכַר לָנוּ כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | She-be-shif-le-nú za-khaár lá-nu; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | It is He who remembered us in our low estate, for His steadfast love endures forever. |
| 24 | וַיִּפְרְקֵנוּ מִצָּרֵינוּ כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | Va-yif-re-ké-nu mi-tza-ré-nu; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | And rescued us from our foes, for His steadfast love endures forever. |
| 25 | נֹתֵן לֶחֶם לְכָל־בָּשָׂר כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | No-tén lé-khem le-khál ba-sár; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | He who gives food to all flesh, for His steadfast love endures forever. |
| 26 | הוֹדוּ לְאֵל הַשָּׁמָיִם כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | Ho-dú le-E-l ha-sha-má-yim; ki le-o-lám khas-dó. | Give thanks to the God of heaven, for His steadfast love endures forever. |