Psalm 150 Text

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Simple Reading (Hebrew)
Forthcoming. 		Simple Reading (English)
Forthcoming.
Dramatic Reading (Hebrew)
Forthcoming. 		Dramatic Reading (English)
Forthcoming.

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.
הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ׀
 1a
Praise Yah.
הַֽלְלוּ־אֵ֥ל בְּקָדְשׁ֑וֹ
 1b
Praise God who is in his sanctuary.
הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ בִּרְקִ֥יעַ עֻזּֽוֹ׃
 1c
Praise him who is in his strong firmament.
הַֽלְל֥וּהוּ בִגְבוּרֹתָ֑יו
 2a
Praise him for his achievements.
הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ כְּרֹ֣ב גֻּדְלֽוֹ׃
 2b
Praise him according to his great greatness.
הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּ בְּתֵ֣קַע שׁוֹפָ֑ר
 3a
Praise him with the blast of a horn.
הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ בְּנֵ֣בֶל וְכִנּֽוֹר׃
 3b
Praise him with lyre and lute.
הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּ בְתֹ֣ף וּמָח֑וֹל
 4a
Praise him with drum and dance.
הַֽלְל֗וּהוּ בְּמִנִּ֥ים וְעוּגָֽב׃
 4b
Praise him with strings and flute.
הַֽלְל֥וּהוּ בְצִלְצְלֵי־שָׁ֑מַע
 5a
Praise him with loud cymbals.
הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ בְּֽצִלְצְלֵ֥י תְרוּעָֽה׃
 5b
Praise him with resounding cymbals.
כֹּ֣ל הַ֭נְּשָׁמָה תְּהַלֵּ֥ל יָ֗הּ
 6a
Let every living creature praise Yah.
הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃
 6b
Praise Yah.

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.

Text (Hebrew) Verse Text (CBC)
הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ׀ 1a Praise Yah.
הַֽלְלוּ־אֵ֥ל בְּקָדְשׁ֑וֹ 1b Praise God who is in his sanctuary.
הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ בִּרְקִ֥יעַ עֻזּֽוֹ׃ 1c Praise him who is in his strong firmament.
הַֽלְל֥וּהוּ בִגְבוּרֹתָ֑יו 2a Praise him for his achievements.
הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ כְּרֹ֣ב גֻּדְלֽוֹ׃ 2b Praise him according to his great greatness.
הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּ בְּתֵ֣קַע שׁוֹפָ֑ר 3a Praise him with the blast of a horn.
הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ בְּנֵ֣בֶל וְכִנּֽוֹר׃ 3b Praise him with lyre and lute.
הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּ בְתֹ֣ף וּמָח֑וֹל 4a Praise him with drum and dance.
הַֽלְל֗וּהוּ בְּמִנִּ֥ים וְעוּגָֽב׃ 4b Praise him with strings and flute.
הַֽלְל֥וּהוּ בְצִלְצְלֵי־שָׁ֑מַע 5a Praise him with loud cymbals.
הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ בְּֽצִלְצְלֵ֥י תְרוּעָֽה׃ 5b Praise him with resounding cymbals.
כֹּ֣ל הַ֭נְּשָׁמָה תְּהַלֵּ֥ל יָ֗הּ 6a Let every living creature praise Yah.
הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃ 6b Praise Yah.

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.

This resource is forthcoming.

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.

This resource is forthcoming.