Chapter 113
The LORD Exalts the Humble
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Hallelujah…! Give praise, O servants of the LORD; praise the name of the LORD.
𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤅 𐤉𐤄 𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤅 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤔𐤌 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ׀ הַ֭לְלוּ עַבְדֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה הַֽ֝לְלוּ אֶת־ שֵׁ֥ם יְהוָֽה׃ hal·lū yāh hal·lū ‘aḇ·ḏê Yah·weh hal·lū ’eṯ- šêm Yah·weh — WLC · 1
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Blessed be the name of the LORD both now and forevermore…
𐤌𐤁𐤓𐤊 𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤔𐤌 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤌𐤏𐤕𐤄 𐤅𐤏𐤃 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌
מְבֹרָ֑ךְ יְהִ֤י שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֣ה מֵֽ֝עַתָּ֗ה וְעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃ mə·ḇō·rāḵ yə·hî šêm Yah·weh mê·‘at·tāh wə·‘aḏ- ‘ō·w·lām — WLC · 2
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From where the sun rises to where it sets…, the name of the LORD [is] praised.
𐤌𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤇 𐤏𐤃 𐤌𐤁𐤅𐤀𐤅 𐤔𐤌𐤔 𐤔𐤌 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤌𐤄𐤋𐤋
מִמִּזְרַח־ עַד־ מְבוֹא֑וֹ שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָֽה׃ מְ֝הֻלָּ֗ל mim·miz·raḥ- ‘aḏ- mə·ḇō·w·’ōw še·meš šêm Yah·weh mə·hul·lāl — WLC · 3
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The LORD is exalted over all the nations, His glory above the heavens.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤓𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤊𐤋 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃𐤅 𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌
יְהוָ֑ה רָ֖ם עַל־ כָּל־ גּוֹיִ֥ם׀ כְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃ עַ֖ל הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם Yah·weh rām ‘al- kāl- gō·w·yim kə·ḇō·w·ḏōw ‘al haš·šā·ma·yim — WLC · 4
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Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high?
𐤌𐤉 𐤊𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤋𐤔𐤁𐤕 𐤄𐤌𐤂𐤁𐤉𐤄𐤉
מִ֭י כַּיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ לָשָֽׁבֶת׃ הַֽמַּגְבִּיהִ֥י mî Yah·weh ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū lā·šā·ḇeṯ ham·maḡ·bî·hî — WLC · 5
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He humbles Himself to behold the heavens and the earth.
𐤄𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤉𐤋𐤉 𐤋𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 𐤁𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤁𐤀𐤓𐤑
הַֽמַּשְׁפִּילִ֥י לִרְא֑וֹת בַּשָּׁמַ֥יִם וּבָאָֽרֶץ׃ ham·maš·pî·lî lir·’ō·wṯ baš·šā·ma·yim ū·ḇā·’ā·reṣ — WLC · 6
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He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump
𐤌𐤒𐤉𐤌𐤉 𐤃𐤋 𐤌𐤏𐤐𐤓 𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤍 𐤌𐤀𐤔𐤐𐤕
מְקִֽימִ֣י דָּ֑ל מֵעָפָ֣ר יָרִ֥ים אֶבְיֽוֹן׃ מֵֽ֝אַשְׁפֹּ֗ת mə·qî·mî dāl mê·‘ā·p̄ār yā·rîm ’eḇ·yō·wn mê·’aš·pōṯ — WLC · 7
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to seat them with nobles, with the princes of His people.
𐤋𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤉 𐤏𐤌 𐤍𐤃𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤌 𐤍𐤃𐤉𐤁𐤉 𐤏𐤌𐤅
לְהוֹשִׁיבִ֥י עִם־ נְדִיבִ֑ים עִ֝֗ם נְדִיבֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹ׃ lə·hō·wō·šî·ḇî ‘im- nə·ḏî·ḇîm ‘im nə·ḏî·ḇê ‘am·mōw — WLC · 8
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He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah…!
𐤌𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤉 𐤏𐤒𐤓𐤕 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 𐤀𐤌 𐤄𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤅 𐤉𐤄
מֽוֹשִׁיבִ֨י׀ עֲקֶ֬רֶת הַבַּ֗יִת שְׂמֵחָ֗ה אֵֽם־ הַבָּנִ֥ים הַֽלְלוּ־ יָֽהּ׃ mō·wō·šî·ḇî ‘ă·qe·reṯ hab·ba·yiṯ śə·mê·ḥāh ’êm- hab·bā·nîm hal·lū- yāh — WLC · 9