Psalm 115 תְּהִלִּים פרק קט״ו

Tehillim 115 · תהילים קט״ו. Masoretic Text, word by word with transliteration and English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Psalm 115 in the interlinear reader for roots and notes, or listen to it read aloud in Hebrew.

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   לֹאlonotלָנוּLA/nuto usיְהֹוָהAdonaiO LORDלֹא־לָנוּlo-LA/nunot to usכִּי־לְשִׁמְךָki-le/shim/KHAbut to Your nameתֵּןtengiveכָּבוֹדka/VODgloryעַל־חַסְדְּךָal-chas/de/KHAfor Your kindnessעַל־אֲמִתֶּךָ׃al-a/mit/TE/khafor Your truth

   Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake.

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   לָמָּהLAM/mawhyיֹאמְרוּyo/me/RUshould sayהַגּוֹיִםhag/go/YIMthe nationsאַיֵּה־נָאay/YE-nawhere is nowאֱלֹהֵיהֶם׃e/lo/he/HEMtheir God

   Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?

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   וֵאלֹהֵינוּve/lo/HE/nubut our Godבַשָּׁמָיִםvash/sha/MA/yimis in the heavensכֹּלkolallאֲשֶׁר־חָפֵץa/SHER-cha/FETSthat He pleasedעָשָׂה׃a/SAHe has done

   But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.

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   עֲצַבֵּיהֶםa/tsab/be/HEMtheir idolsכֶּסֶףKE/sefare silverוְזָהָבve/za/HAVand goldמַעֲשֵׂהma/a/SEthe work ofיְדֵיye/DEthe hands ofאָדָם׃a/DAMman

   Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

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   פֶּה־לָהֶםpe-la/HEMa mouth they haveוְלֹאve/LOand notיְדַבֵּרוּye/dab/BE/rudo they speakעֵינַיִםe/NA/yimeyesלָהֶםla/HEMthey haveוְלֹאve/LOand notיִרְאוּ׃yir/Udo they see

   They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:

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   אׇזְנַיִםoz/NA/yimearsלָהֶםla/HEMthey haveוְלֹאve/LOand notיִשְׁמָעוּyish/MA/udo they hearאַףafnosesלָהֶםla/HEMthey haveוְלֹאve/LOand notיְרִיחוּן׃ye/ri/CHUNdo they smell

   They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:

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   יְדֵיהֶםye/de/HEMtheir handsוְלֹאve/LOand notיְמִישׁוּןye/mi/SHUNdo they feelרַגְלֵיהֶםrag/le/HEMtheir feetוְלֹאve/LOand notיְהַלֵּכוּye/hal/LE/khudo they walkלֹא־יֶהְגּוּlo-yeh/GUnor do they utterבִּגְרוֹנָם׃big/ro/NAMthrough their throat

   They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.

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   כְּמוֹהֶםke/mo/HEMlike themיִהְיוּyih/YUshall beעֹשֵׂיהֶםo/se/HEMthose who make themכֹּלkoleveryoneאֲשֶׁר־בֹּטֵחַa/SHER-bo/TE/achwho trustsבָּהֶם׃ba/HEMin them

   They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.

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   יִשְׂרָאֵלYis/ra/ELO Israelבְּטַחbe/TACHtrustבַּיהֹוָהba-Adonaiin the LORDעֶזְרָםez/RAMtheir helpוּמָגִנָּםu/ma/gin/NAMand their shieldהוּא׃huis He

   O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.

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    בֵּיתbetO house ofאַהֲרֹןA/ha/RONAaronבִּטְחוּbit/CHUtrustבַיהֹוָהba-Adonaiin the LORDעֶזְרָםez/RAMtheir helpוּמָגִנָּםu/ma/gin/NAMand their shieldהוּא׃huis He

    O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.

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    יִרְאֵיyir/Eyou who fearיְהֹוָהAdonaithe LORDבִּטְחוּbit/CHUtrustבַיהֹוָהba-Adonaiin the LORDעֶזְרָםez/RAMtheir helpוּמָגִנָּםu/ma/gin/NAMand their shieldהוּא׃huis He

    Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.

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    יְהֹוָהAdonaithe LORDזְכָרָנוּze/kha/RA/nuhas remembered usיְבָרֵךְye/va/REKHHe will blessיְבָרֵךְye/va/REKHHe will blessאֶת־בֵּיתet-betthe house ofיִשְׂרָאֵלYis/ra/ELIsraelיְבָרֵךְye/va/REKHHe will blessאֶת־בֵּיתet-betthe house ofאַהֲרֹן׃A/ha/RONAaron

    The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.

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    יְבָרֵךְye/va/REKHHe will blessיִרְאֵיyir/Ethose who fearיְהֹוָהAdonaithe LORDהַקְּטַנִּיםhak/ke/tan/NIMthe smallעִם־הַגְּדֹלִים׃im-hag/ge/do/LIMwith the great

    He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.

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    יֹסֵףyo/SEFmay increaseיְהֹוָהAdonaithe LORDעֲלֵיכֶםa/le/KHEMyouעֲלֵיכֶםa/le/KHEMyouוְעַל־בְּנֵיכֶם׃ve/AL-be/ne/KHEMand upon your children

    The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.

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    בְּרוּכִיםbe/ru/KHIMblessed areאַתֶּםat/TEMyouלַיהֹוָהla-Adonaiby the LORDעֹשֵׂהo/SEwho madeשָׁמַיִםsha/MA/yimthe heavensוָאָרֶץ׃va/A/retsand earth

    Ye are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth.

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    הַשָּׁמַיִםhash/sha/MA/yimthe heavensשָׁמַיִםsha/MA/yimare heavensלַיהֹוָהla-Adonaifor the LORDוְהָאָרֶץve/ha/A/retsand the earthנָתַןna/TANHe has givenלִבְנֵי־אָדָם׃liv/NE-a/DAMto the children of men

    The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD's: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

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    לֹאlonotהַמֵּתִיםham/me/TIMthe deadיְהַלְלוּ־יָהּye/hal/LU-yapraise the LORDוְלֹאve/LOand notכׇּל־יֹרְדֵיkol-yor/DEany who go down intoדוּמָה׃du/MAsilence

    The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.

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    וַאֲנַחְנוּva/a/NACH/nubut weנְבָרֵךְne/va/REKHwill blessיָהּyathe LORDמֵעַתָּהme/at/TAfrom this timeוְעַד־עוֹלָםve/AD-o/LAMand foreverהַלְלוּ־יָהּ׃HAL/lu-yapraise the LORD

    But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD.