The Bible
הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ ׀ כִּי־ט֭וֹב זַמְּרָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ כִּֽי־נָ֝עִים נָאוָ֥ה תְהִלָּֽה׃
Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!
Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
בּוֹנֵ֣ה יְרוּשָׁלִַ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה נִדְחֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל יְכַנֵּֽס׃
The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.
The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
הָ֭רֹפֵא לִשְׁב֣וּרֵי לֵ֑ב וּ֝מְחַבֵּ֗שׁ לְעַצְּבוֹתָֽם׃
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
מוֹנֶ֣ה מִ֭סְפָּר לַכּוֹכָבִ֑ים לְ֝כֻלָּ֗ם שֵׁמ֥וֹת יִקְרָֽא׃
He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.
He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
גָּד֣וֹל אֲדוֹנֵ֣ינוּ וְרַב־כֹּ֑חַ לִ֝תְבוּנָת֗וֹ אֵ֣ין מִסְפָּֽר׃
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
מְעוֹדֵ֣ד עֲנָוִ֣ים יְהוָ֑ה מַשְׁפִּ֖יל רְשָׁעִ֣ים עֲדֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃
The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.
The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
עֱנ֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה בְּתוֹדָ֑ה זַמְּר֖וּ לֵאלֹהֵ֣ינוּ בְכִנּֽוֹר׃
Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God,
Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
הַֽמְכַסֶּ֬ה שָׁמַ֨יִם ׀ בְּעָבִ֗ים הַמֵּכִ֣ין לָאָ֣רֶץ מָטָ֑ר הַמַּצְמִ֖יחַ הָרִ֣ים חָצִֽיר׃
who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
נוֹתֵ֣ן לִבְהֵמָ֣ה לַחְמָ֑הּ לִבְנֵ֥י עֹ֝רֵ֗ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִקְרָֽאוּ׃
He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
לֹ֤א בִגְבוּרַ֣ת הַסּ֣וּס יֶחְפָּ֑ץ לֹֽא־בְשׁוֹקֵ֖י הָאִ֣ישׁ יִרְצֶֽה׃
He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
רוֹצֶ֣ה יְ֭הוָה אֶת־יְרֵאָ֑יו אֶת־הַֽמְיַחֲלִ֥ים לְחַסְדּֽוֹ׃
The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
שַׁבְּחִ֣י יְ֭רוּשָׁלִַם אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה הַֽלְלִ֖י אֱלֹהַ֣יִךְ צִיּֽוֹן׃
Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!
Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
כִּֽי־חִ֭זַּק בְּרִיחֵ֣י שְׁעָרָ֑יִךְ בֵּרַ֖ךְ בָּנַ֣יִךְ בְּקִרְבֵּֽךְ׃
For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.
For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
הַשָּׂם־גְּבוּלֵ֥ךְ שָׁל֑וֹם חֵ֥לֶב חִ֝טִּ֗ים יַשְׂבִּיעֵֽךְ׃
He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
הַשֹּׁלֵ֣חַ אִמְרָת֣וֹ אָ֑רֶץ עַד־מְ֝הֵרָ֗ה יָר֥וּץ דְּבָרֽוֹ׃
He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.
He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
הַנֹּתֵ֣ן שֶׁ֣לֶג כַּצָּ֑מֶר כְּ֝פ֗וֹר כָּאֵ֥פֶר יְפַזֵּֽר׃
He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;
He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
מַשְׁלִ֣יךְ קַֽרְח֣וֹ כְפִתִּ֑ים לִפְנֵ֥י קָ֝רָת֗וֹ מִ֣י יַעֲמֹֽד׃
He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?
He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
יִשְׁלַ֣ח דְּבָר֣וֹ וְיַמְסֵ֑ם יַשֵּׁ֥ב ר֝וּח֗וֹ יִזְּלוּ־מָֽיִם׃
He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.
He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
מַגִּ֣יד (דברו) [דְּבָרָ֣יו] לְיַעֲקֹ֑ב חֻקָּ֥יו וּ֝מִשְׁפָּטָ֗יו לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
לֹ֘א עָ֤שָׂה כֵ֨ן ׀ לְכָל־גּ֗וֹי וּמִשְׁפָּטִ֥ים בַּל־יְדָע֗וּם הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃
He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!
He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.