Corpus Psalterium · Vol. V
Psalm CXIII (113)
Cantillated — Unison Declarative Praise
Paul Whitehorn
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Psalm 113 in Hebrew and English, and the words as they are sung.
Praise Yah! Praise, you servants of Yahweh, praise Yahweh’s name.
הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ ׀ הַ֭לְלוּ עַבְדֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה הַֽ֝לְלוּ אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם יְהוָֽה׃
Blessed be Yahweh’s name, from this time forward and forever more.
יְהִ֤י שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֣ה מְבֹרָ֑ךְ מֵֽ֝עַתָּ֗ה וְעַד־עוֹלָֽם׃
From the rising of the sun to its going down, Yahweh’s name is to be praised.
מִמִּזְרַח־שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ עַד־מְבוֹא֑וֹ מְ֝הֻלָּ֗ל שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָֽה׃
Yahweh is high above all nations, his glory above the heavens.
רָ֖ם עַל־כָּל־גּוֹיִ֥ם ׀ יְהוָ֑ה עַ֖ל הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם כְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃
Who is like Yahweh, our God, who has his seat on high,
מִ֭י כַּיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ הַֽמַּגְבִּיהִ֥י לָשָֽׁבֶת׃
who stoops down to see in heaven and on the earth?
הַֽמַּשְׁפִּילִ֥י לִרְא֑וֹת בַּשָּׁמַ֥יִם וּבָאָֽרֶץ׃
He raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifts up the needy from the ash heap,
מְקִֽימִ֣י מֵעָפָ֣ר דָּ֑ל מֵֽ֝אַשְׁפֹּ֗ת יָרִ֥ים אֶבְיֽוֹן׃
that he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
לְהוֹשִׁיבִ֥י עִם־נְדִיבִ֑ים עִ֝֗ם נְדִיבֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹ׃
He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother of children. Praise Yah!
מֽוֹשִׁיבִ֨י ׀ עֲקֶ֬רֶת הַבַּ֗יִת אֵֽם־הַבָּנִ֥ים שְׂמֵחָ֗ה הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain), from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English: World English Bible (public domain). Verse numbers follow the English Bible; the Hebrew numbering is shown beneath where it differs.
Praise, you servants of the LORD
Praise
Praise the name of the LORD
Let the name of the LORD be blessed
from this moment on
and on and on forever
From the rising of the sun
to the place where it goes down
Let the name of the LORD be praised
Let the name of the LORD be praised
High above the nations
is the LORD
Over the heavens
is His glory
Who is like the LORD our God
Who is like the LORD
Seated up so high
He bends so low
to look on the heavens and the earth
Down in the dust
lies the poor man
Down on the ash heap
the needy one
He reaches down
He lifts him up
He lifts him high
And He sets him with the princes
with the princes of His people
He sets him with the princes
with the princes of His people
The barren woman
in an empty house
He gives her a home
He gives her a home
A joyful mother
a joyful mother of children
A joyful mother
a joyful mother of children
Who is like the LORD our God
Who is like the LORD
Who is like the LORD our God
Who is like the LORD
Seated up so high
He bends so low
to look on the heavens and the earth
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Lyrics by Paul Whitehorn: a singable English rendering of the Hebrew, as sung on this recording.
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