Monday, January 24, 2011

Day 24 — Psalm 118

HEBREW
PSALM 118
Processional hymn for the feast of Tabernacles

Alleluia!

Give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good,
His love is everlasting!
Let the House of Israel say it,
‘His love is everlasting!’

Let the House of Aaron say it,
‘His love is everlasting!’
Let those who fear Yahweh say it,
‘His love is everlasting!’

Hard pressed, I invoked Yahweh,
He heard me and came to my relief.
With Yahweh on my side, I fear nothing:
what can man do to me?
With Yahweh on my side, best help of all,
I can triumph over my enemies.

I would rather take refuge in Yahweh
than rely on men;
I would rather take refuge in Yahweh
than rely on princes.

The pagans were swarming around me,
in the name of Yahweh I cut them down;
they swarmed around me closer and closer,
in the name of Yahweh I cut them down;

they swarmed around me like bees,
they blazed like a thorn fire,
in the name of Yahweh I cut them down.

I was pressed, pressed, about to fall,
but Yahweh came to my help;
Yahweh is my strength and my song,
He has been my Savior.

Shouts of joy and safety
in the tents of the virtuous:
Yahweh's right hand is wreaking havoc,
Yahweh's right hand is winning,
Yahweh's right hand is wreaking havoc!

No, I shall not die, I shall live
to recite the deeds of Yahweh;
though Yahweh has punished me often,
He has not abandoned me to death.

Open the gates of virtue to me,
I will come in and give thanks to Yahweh.
This is Yahweh's gateway,
through which the virtuous may enter.
I thank You for having heard me,
You have been my Savior.

It was the stone rejected by the builders
that proved to be the keystone;
this is Yahweh's doing
and it is wonderful to see.
This is the day made memorable by Yahweh,
what immense joy for us!

Please, Yahweh, please save us.
Please, Yahweh, please give us prosperity.
Blessings on him who comes in the name of Yahweh!
We bless you from the house of Yahweh.
Yahweh is God, He smiles on us.
With branches in your hands draw up in procession
as far as the horns of the altar.

You are my God, I give You thanks,
I extol You, my God;
I give You thanks for having heard me,
You have been my Savior.
Give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good,
His love is everlasting!

or to the entire Psalm 119

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