Psalm 113 in Hebrew הַלֵּל — תְּהִלִּים 113 — with transliteration and word-by-word meaning
Psalm 113 in Hebrew, verse by verse from the Westminster Leningrad Codex: the Hebrew with full vowel points, every word broken into syllables with the STRESSED syllable in capitals, the meaning of each word beneath it, and the English of every line. Hebrew reads right to left. Tap Listen to hear a line read slowly by a Hebrew voice.
The six psalms of praise sung on the festivals, Rosh Chodesh, Hanukkah and at the Passover seder. Psalm 113 opens with the blessing over reading the Hallel.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ לִקְרֹא אֶת הַהַלֵּל
Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the universe, who sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to read the Hallel.
הַלְלוּ יָהּ הַלְלוּ עַבְדֵי יְהוָה הַלְלוּ אֶת שֵׁם יְהוָה
Praise ye the Lord. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord.
יְהִי שֵׁם יְהוָה מְבֹרָךְ מֵעַתָּה וְעַד עוֹלָם
Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore.
מִמִּזְרַח שֶׁמֶשׁ עַד מְבוֹאוֹ מְהֻלָּל שֵׁם יְהוָה
From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord’s name is to be praised.
רָם עַל כָּל גּוֹיִם יְהוָה עַל הַשָּׁמַיִם כְּבוֹדוֹ
The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.
מִי כַּיהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ הַמַּגְבִּיהִי לָשָׁבֶת
Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high,
הַמַּשְׁפִּילִי לִרְאוֹת בַּשָּׁמַיִם וּבָאָרֶץ
Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!
מְקִימִי מֵעָפָר דָּל מֵאַשְׁפֹּת יָרִים אֶבְיוֹן
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
לְהוֹשִׁיבִי עִם נְדִיבִים עִם נְדִיבֵי עַמּוֹ
That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
מוֹשִׁיבִי עֲקֶרֶת הַבַּיִת אֵם הַבָּנִים שְׂמֵחָה הַלְלוּ יָהּ
He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord.
Psalm 113 in English
Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the universe, who sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to read the Hallel. Praise ye the Lord. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord. Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord’s name is to be praised. The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens. Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high, Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth! He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill; That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people. He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord.
How to read the Hebrew
Each card is one word. The Hebrew on top is fully pointed (with nikkud, the vowel marks). Under it the word is spelled out syllable by syllable in English letters, with a slash between syllables; the syllable in CAPITALS carries the stress — in Biblical Hebrew that is usually the last one. The third line is what the word means, with any attached prefix spelled out (and, the, in, to…). Read the cards from right to left, as the Hebrew goes.
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