Chapter 149
Sing to the LORD a New Song
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Hallelujah…! Sing to the LORD a new song— His praise in the assembly of the godly.
𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤅 𐤉𐤄 𐤔𐤉𐤓𐤅 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤇𐤃𐤔 𐤔𐤉𐤓 𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤕𐤅 𐤁𐤒𐤄𐤋 𐤇𐤎𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤌
הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ׀ שִׁ֣ירוּ לַֽ֭יהוָה חָדָ֑שׁ שִׁ֣יר תְּ֝הִלָּת֗וֹ בִּקְהַ֥ל חֲסִידִֽים׃ hal·lū yāh šî·rū Yah·weh ḥā·ḏāš šîr tə·hil·lā·ṯōw biq·hal ḥă·sî·ḏîm — WLC · 1
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Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.
𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇 𐤁𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤅 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤋𐤅 𐤁𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤌
יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל יִשְׂמַ֣ח בְּעֹשָׂ֑יו בְּנֵֽי־ צִ֝יּ֗וֹן יָגִ֥ילוּ בְמַלְכָּֽם׃ yiś·rā·’êl yiś·maḥ bə·‘ō·śāw bə·nê- ṣî·yō·wn yā·ḡî·lū ḇə·mal·kām — WLC · 2
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Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.
𐤉𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤅 𐤔𐤌𐤅 𐤁𐤌𐤇𐤅𐤋 𐤉𐤆𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤋𐤅 𐤁𐤕𐤐 𐤅𐤊𐤍𐤅𐤓
יְהַֽלְל֣וּ שְׁמ֣וֹ בְמָח֑וֹל יְזַמְּרוּ־ לֽוֹ׃ בְּתֹ֥ף וְ֝כִנּ֗וֹר yə·hal·lū šə·mōw ḇə·mā·ḥō·wl yə·zam·mə·rū- lōw bə·ṯōp̄ wə·ḵin·nō·wr — WLC · 3
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For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.
𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤓𐤅𐤑𐤄 𐤁𐤏𐤌𐤅 𐤉𐤐𐤀𐤓 𐤏𐤍𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤄
כִּֽי־ יְהוָ֣ה רוֹצֶ֣ה בְּעַמּ֑וֹ יְפָאֵ֥ר עֲ֝נָוִ֗ים בִּישׁוּעָֽה׃ kî- Yah·weh rō·w·ṣeh bə·‘am·mōw yə·p̄ā·’êr ‘ă·nā·wîm bî·šū·‘āh — WLC · 4
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Let the saints exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds.
𐤇𐤎𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤆𐤅 𐤁𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃 𐤉𐤓𐤍𐤍𐤅 𐤏𐤋 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤌
חֲסִידִ֣ים יַעְלְז֣וּ בְּכָב֑וֹד יְ֝רַנְּנ֗וּ עַל־ מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָֽם׃ ḥă·sî·ḏîm ya‘·lə·zū bə·ḵā·ḇō·wḏ yə·ran·nə·nū ‘al- miš·kə·ḇō·w·ṯām — WLC · 5
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May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a double-edged sword in their hands,
𐤓𐤅𐤌𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤀𐤋 𐤁𐤂𐤓𐤅𐤍𐤌 𐤐𐤉𐤐𐤉𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤇𐤓𐤁 𐤁𐤉𐤃𐤌
רוֹמְמ֣וֹת אֵ֭ל בִּגְרוֹנָ֑ם פִּֽיפִיּ֣וֹת וְחֶ֖רֶב בְּיָדָֽם׃ rō·wm·mō·wṯ ’êl biḡ·rō·w·nām pî·p̄î·yō·wṯ wə·ḥe·reḇ bə·yā·ḏām — WLC · 6
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to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,
𐤋𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 𐤍𐤒𐤌𐤄 𐤁𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤇𐤕 𐤁𐤋 𐤀𐤌𐤉𐤌
לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת נְ֭קָמָה בַּגּוֹיִ֑ם תּֽ֝וֹכֵחֹ֗ת בַּל־ אֻמִּֽים׃ la·‘ă·śō·wṯ nə·qā·māh bag·gō·w·yim tō·w·ḵê·ḥōṯ bal- ’um·mîm — WLC · 7
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to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,
𐤋𐤀𐤎𐤓 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤁𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤍𐤊𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤁𐤊𐤁𐤋𐤉 𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋
לֶאְסֹ֣ר מַלְכֵיהֶ֣ם בְּזִקִּ֑ים וְ֝נִכְבְּדֵיהֶ֗ם בְּכַבְלֵ֥י בַרְזֶֽל׃ le’·sōr mal·ḵê·hem bə·ziq·qîm wə·niḵ·bə·ḏê·hem bə·ḵaḇ·lê ḇar·zel — WLC · 8
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to execute the judgment written [against them]. This honor is for all His saints. Hallelujah…!
𐤋𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 𐤁𐤄𐤌 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤁 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤄𐤃𐤓 𐤋𐤊𐤋 𐤇𐤎𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤅 𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤅 𐤉𐤄
לַעֲשׂ֤וֹת בָּהֶ֨ם׀ מִשְׁפָּ֬ט כָּת֗וּב ה֭וּא הָדָ֣ר לְכָל־ חֲסִידָ֗יו הַֽלְלוּ־ יָֽהּ׃ la·‘ă·śō·wṯ bā·hem miš·pāṭ kā·ṯūḇ hū hā·ḏār lə·ḵāl ḥă·sî·ḏāw hal·lū- yāh — WLC · 9