For the director.לַמְנַצֵּחַOn the Gitit.עַל הַגִּתִּיתOf Asaph.לְאָסָףShout for joyהַרְנִינוּto Elohimלֵאלֹהִיםour strength;עוּזֵּנוּraise a shoutהָרִיעוּto the Elohimלֵאלֹהֵיof Jacob.יַעֲקֹב
Raiseשְׂאוּa songזִמְרָהand soundוּתְנוּthe tambourine,תֹףthe pleasantנָעִיםlyreכִּנּוֹרwithעִםthe harp.נָבֶל
Blowתִּקְעוּthe hornשׁוֹפָרat the new moon,בַחֹדֶשׁat the full moon,בַּכֵּסֶהon the dayלְיוֹםof our feast.חַגֵּנוּ
Forכִּיit isהוּאa statuteחֹקfor Israel,לְיִשְׂרָאֵלan ordinanceמִשְׁפָּטof the Elohimלֵאלֹהֵיof Jacob.יַעֲקֹב
As a testimonyעֵדוּתin Josephבִּיהוֹסֵףhe set it,שָׂמוֹwhen he went outבְּצֵאתוֹagainst the landעַל אֶרֶץof Egypt.מִצְרָיִםA languageשְׂפַתthat I did notלֹאknowיָדַעְתִּיI hear:אֶשְׁמָע
I removedהֲסִירוֹתִיhis shoulderשִׁכְמוֹfrom the burden;מִסֵּבֶלhis palmsכַּפָּיוwere freedתַּעֲבֹרְנָהfrom the basket.מִדּוּד
In distressבַּצָּרָהyou called,קָרָאתָand I rescued you;וָאֲחַלְּצֶךָּI answered youאֶעֶנְךָin the hiding placeבְּסֵתֶרof thunder;רַעַםI examined youאֶבְחָנְךָat the watersעַל מֵיof Meribah.מְרִיבָהSelah.סֶלָה
Hear,שְׁמַעmy people,עַמִּיand I will testifyוְאָעִידָהagainst you;בָּךְIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלifאִםyou would listenתִּשְׁמַעto me!לִי
There shall notלֹאbeיִהְיֶהamong youבְךָa strangeזָרgod,אֵלnorוְלֹאshall you bow downתִשְׁתַּחֲוֶהto a foreignנֵכָרgod.לְאֵל
I amאָנֹכִיYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֶיךָwho brought you upהַמַּעַלְךָfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egypt;מִצְרָיִםopen wideהַרְחֶבyour mouth,פִּיךָand I will fill it.וַאֲמַלְאֵהוּ
But my peopleוְ עַמִּיdid notלֹאlistenשָׁמַעto my voice,לְקוֹלִיand Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵלdid notלֹאwantאָבָהme.לִי
So I let him goוָאֲשַׁלְּחֵהוּin the stubbornnessבִּשְׁרִירוּתof their heart;לִבָּםthey will walkיֵלְכוּin their own plans.בְּמוֹעֲצוֹתֵיהֶם
If onlyלוּmy peopleעַמִּיwould listenשֹׁמֵעַto me,לִיif Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwould walkיְהַלֵּכוּin my ways!בִּדְרָכַי
SoonכִּמְעַטI would subdueאַכְנִיעַtheir enemies,אוֹיְבֵיהֶםand against their adversariesוְעַל צָרֵיהֶםturnאָשִׁיבmy hand.יָדִי
Those who hateמְשַׂנְאֵיYHWHיְהוָהwould feign submissionיְכַחֲשׁוּto him,לוֹand their timeעִתָּםwould beוִיהִיforever.לְעוֹלָם
And he would feed himוַיַּאֲכִילֵהוּwith the finestמֵחֵלֶבof the wheat,חִטָּהand with honeyדְּבַשׁfrom the rockוּמִצּוּרI would satisfy you.אַשְׂבִּיעֶךָ