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Text Only (Hebrew and English) The text below is divided according to the psalm's poetic lines. For additional information, see our Poetic Structure layer.

Text (Hebrew)	Verse	Text (CBC) The Close-but-clear translation (CBC) exists to provide a window into the Hebrew text according to how we understand its syntax and word-to-phrase-level semantics. It is not intended to be used as a stand-alone translation or base text, but as a supplement to Layer-by-Layer materials to help users make full use of these resources.
הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה ט֑וֹב כִּ֖י לְ	1a	he is
יֹֽאמַר־נָ֥א יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	2a	Israel say,
כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃	2b	loyalty forever”.
בֵֽית־אַהֲרֹ֑ן	3a	Let the of
	3b	“Because his loyalty forever”.
יֹֽאמְרוּ־נָ֭א	4a	Let those who fear
חַסְדּֽוֹ׃	4b	“Because his loyalty is forever”.
מִֽן־הַ֭מֵּצַ֥ר קָרָ֣אתִי יָּ֑הּ	5a	the tight place out to Yah.
עָנָ֖נִי בַמֶּרְחָ֣ב יָֽהּ׃	5b	Yah answered with spaciousness.
יְהוָ֣ה	6a	YHWH is for
אִירָ֑א	6b	fear.
מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה לִ֣י	6c	What can man do
יְהוָ֣ה לִ֭י בְּעֹזְרָ֑י	7a	YHWH for me as my helper,
וַ֝אֲנִ֗י אֶרְאֶ֥ה	7b	and look in triumph those hate me.
ט֗וֹב לַחֲס֥וֹת בַּיהוָ֑ה מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַ	8a	It better refuge in YHWH to trust man.
ט֗וֹב בַּיהוָ֑ה מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַ בִּנְדִיבִֽים׃	9a	It is take refuge in YHWH than to trust in noblemen.
כָּל־גּוֹיִ֥ם סְבָב֑וּנִי	10a	All nations surrounded me.
בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃	10b	"With the name of YHWH, yes drive
סַבּ֥וּנִי	11a	surrounded
גַם־סְבָב֑וּנִי	11b	indeed they surrounded me.
יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃	11c	the name of yes I shall drive them
סַבּ֤וּנִי כִדְבוֹרִ֗ים	12a	They surrounded me bees.
דֹּ֭עֲכוּ כְּאֵ֣שׁ קוֹצִ֑ים	12b	They burned like of thorns.
בְּשֵׁ֥ם אֲמִילַֽם׃	12c	the name YHWH, I shall them away!"
דַּחֹ֣ה דְחִיתַ֣נִי לִנְפֹּ֑ל	13a	You pushed me down hard so that was falling,
	13b	but YHWH helped me.
וְזִמְרָ֣ת יָ֑הּ	14a	Yah strength and song
לִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃	14b	and he has become my salvation.
ק֤וֹל ׀ רִנָּ֬ה וִֽישׁוּעָ֗ה בְּאָהֳלֵ֥י צַדִּיקִ֑ים	15a	A voice and is in the tents of the righteous:
יְמִ֥ין יְ֝הוָה עֹ֣שָׂה	15b	"The right hand of YHWH
יְמִ֣ין יְ֭הוָה רוֹמֵמָ֑ה	16a	hand of YHWH is exalted!
יְמִ֥ין יְ֝הוָה חָֽיִל׃	16b	"The YHWH does valiantly!
	17a	I shall not
כִּי־אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה	17b	but shall live,
מַֽעֲשֵׂ֥י יָֽהּ׃	17c	declare the deeds of Yah.
יַסֹּ֣ר יָּ֑הּ	18a	Yah hard,
וְ֝לַמָּ֗וֶת נְתָנָֽנִי׃	18b	but not given me over to death.
פִּתְחוּ־לִ֥י	19a	gates of righteousness for me.
אָֽבֹא־בָ֝ם	19b	I will enter through
אוֹדֶ֥ה	19c	I will thanks to Yah.
זֶֽה־הַשַּׁ֥עַר לַיהוָ֑ה	20a	This the gate of YHWH.
צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים יָבֹ֥אוּ בֽוֹ׃	20b	The righteous enter
א֭וֹדְךָ עֲנִיתָ֑נִי וַתְּהִי־לִ֝֗י לִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃	21a	I you you and become salvation.
אֶ֭בֶן מָאֲס֣וּ הָ֝יְתָ֗ה פִּנָּֽה׃	22a	The stone that rejected has become the of the corner.
מֵאֵ֣ת הָ֣יְתָה	23a	This been from YHWH;
הִ֖יא נִפְלָ֣את	23b	is extraordinary in our eyes!
זֶה־הַ֭יּוֹם יְהוָ֑ה	24a	This is YHWH has made.
בֽוֹ׃	24b	Let be glad and rejoice
הוֹשִׁ֘יעָ֥ה נָּ֑א	25a	Please, grant
אָֽנָּ֥א יְ֝הוָ֗ה הַצְלִ֘יחָ֥ה	25b	Please, YHWH, grant success,
הַ֭בָּא בְּשֵׁ֣ם	26a	Blessed comes in the name of
בֵּ֝רַֽכְנוּכֶ֗ם	26b	We bless you from the of YHWH.
׀ יְהוָה֮	27a	YHWH God
לָ֥נוּ	27b	he has made his shine on us.
הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃	27c	Bind festival with cords, up to horns of altar!
אֵלִ֣י	28a	You my God
	28b	and I you.
	28c	You my God.
אֲרוֹמְמֶֽךָּ׃	28d	exalt you.
הוֹד֣וּ כִּ֖י חַסְדּֽוֹ׃	29a	Give thanks to because he is good, because his is forever.

Structure Overlay Below, the text has been overlaid with our summary structural analysis. For details on the structure, see the Structure At-a-Glance here.

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Expanded paraphrase The expanded paraphrase seeks to capture the implicit information within the text and make it explicit for readers today. It is based on the CBC translation and uses italic text to provide the most salient background information, presuppositions, entailments, and inferences.

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Participant Tracking Text Participant Analysis focuses on the characters in the psalm and asks, “Who are the main participants (or characters) in this psalm, and what are they saying or doing? Our full analysis can be found in the Participant Analysis layer.

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Psalm 118 Text

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Psalm 118

Read and Listen to Psalm 118

Text Only (Hebrew and English) The text below is divided according to the psalm's poetic lines. For additional information, see our Poetic Structure layer.

Structure Overlay Below, the text has been overlaid with our summary structural analysis. For details on the structure, see the Structure At-a-Glance here.

Expanded paraphrase The expanded paraphrase seeks to capture the implicit information within the text and make it explicit for readers today. It is based on the CBC translation and uses italic text to provide the most salient background information, presuppositions, entailments, and inferences.

Participant Tracking Text Participant Analysis focuses on the characters in the psalm and asks, “Who are the main participants (or characters) in this psalm, and what are they saying or doing? Our full analysis can be found in the Participant Analysis layer.