1 For the leader. A song. A psalm. Raise a shout for Hashem, all the earth;
א לַמְנַצֵּחַ שִׁיר מִזְמוֹר הָרִיעוּ לֵאלֹהִים כָּל־הָאָרֶץ׃
2 sing the glory of His name, make glorious His praise.
ב זַמְּרוּ כְבוֹד־שְׁמוֹ שִׂימוּ כָבוֹד תְּהִלָּתוֹ׃
3 Say to Hashem, “How awesome are Your deeds, Your enemies cower before Your great strength;
ג אִמְרוּ לֵאלֹהִים מַה־נּוֹרָא מַעֲשֶׂיךָ בְּרֹב עֻזְּךָ יְכַחֲשׁוּ לְךָ אֹיְבֶיךָ׃
4 all the earth bows to You, and sings hymns to You; all sing hymns to Your name.” Selah.
ד כָּל־הָאָרֶץ יִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְךָ וִיזַמְּרוּ־לָךְ יְזַמְּרוּ שִׁמְךָ סֶלָה׃
5 Come and see the works of Hashem, who is held in awe by men for His acts.
ה לְכוּ וּרְאוּ מִפְעֲלוֹת אֱלֹהִים נוֹרָא עֲלִילָה עַל־בְּנֵי אָדָם׃
6 He turned the sea into dry land; they crossed the river on foot; we therefore rejoice in Him.
ha-FAKH YAM l’-ya-ba-SHAH ba-na-HAR ya-av-RU v’-RA-gel SHAM nis-m’-khah BO
ו הָפַךְ יָם לְיַבָּשָׁה בַּנָּהָר יַעַבְרוּ בְרָגֶל שָׁם נִשְׂמְחָה־בּוֹ׃
7 He rules forever in His might; His eyes scan the nations; let the rebellious not assert themselves. Selah.
ז מֹשֵׁל בִּגְבוּרָתוֹ עוֹלָם עֵינָיו בַּגּוֹיִם תִּצְפֶּינָה הַסּוֹרְרִים אַל־ירימו [יָרוּמוּ] לָמוֹ סֶלָה׃
8 O peoples, bless our God, celebrate His praises;
ח בָּרְכוּ עַמִּים אֱלֹהֵינוּ וְהַשְׁמִיעוּ קוֹל תְּהִלָּתוֹ׃
9 who has granted us life, and has not let our feet slip.
ט הַשָּׂם נַפְשֵׁנוּ בַּחַיִּים וְלֹא־נָתַן לַמּוֹט רַגְלֵנוּ׃
10 You have tried us, O Hashem, refining us, as one refines silver.
י כִּי־בְחַנְתָּנוּ אֱלֹהִים צְרַפְתָּנוּ כִּצְרָף־כָּסֶף׃
11 You have caught us in a net, caught us in trammels.
יא הֲבֵאתָנוּ בַמְּצוּדָה שַׂמְתָּ מוּעָקָה בְמָתְנֵינוּ׃
12 You have let men ride over us; we have endured fire and water, and You have brought us through to prosperity.
יב הִרְכַּבְתָּ אֱנוֹשׁ לְרֹאשֵׁנוּ בָּאנוּ־בָאֵשׁ וּבַמַּיִם וַתּוֹצִיאֵנוּ לָרְוָיָה׃
13 I enter Your house with burnt offerings, I pay my vows to You,
יג אָבוֹא בֵיתְךָ בְעוֹלוֹת אֲשַׁלֵּם לְךָ נְדָרָי׃
14 [vows] that my lips pronounced, that my mouth uttered in my distress.
יד אֲשֶׁר־פָּצוּ שְׂפָתָי וְדִבֶּר־פִּי בַּצַּר־לִי׃
15 I offer up fatlings to You, with the odor of burning rams; I sacrifice bulls and he-goats. Selah.
טו עֹלוֹת מֵחִים אַעֲלֶה־לָּךְ עִם־קְטֹרֶת אֵילִים אֶעֱשֶׂה בָקָר עִם־עַתּוּדִים סֶלָה׃
16 Come and hear, all Hashem-fearing men, as I tell what He did for me.
טז לְכוּ־שִׁמְעוּ וַאֲסַפְּרָה כָּל־יִרְאֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְנַפְשִׁי׃
17 I called aloud to Him, glorification on my tongue.
יז אֵלָיו פִּי־קָרָאתִי וְרוֹמַם תַּחַת לְשׁוֹנִי׃
18 Had I an evil thought in my mind, Hashem would not have listened.
יח אָוֶן אִם־רָאִיתִי בְלִבִּי לֹא יִשְׁמַע אֲדֹנָי׃
19 But Hashem did listen; He paid heed to my prayer.
יט אָכֵן שָׁמַע אֱלֹהִים הִקְשִׁיב בְּקוֹל תְּפִלָּתִי׃
20 Blessed is Hashem who has not turned away my prayer, or His faithful care from me.
כ בָּרוּךְ אֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־הֵסִיר תְּפִלָּתִי וְחַסְדּוֹ מֵאִתִּי׃
66:6 Turned the sea into dry land
This psalm rejoices in Hashem’s wondrous miracles performed for the people of Israel throughout the generations. Verse 6 marks two significant, parallel, wonders relating to water. “He turned the sea into dry land” reminds us of the splitting of the Red Sea (Exodus 14). “They crossed the river on foot” reminds us of a similar phenomenon forty years later when the children of Israel crossed the Yarden River. As recorded in Sefer Yehoshua 3, the waters of the Yarden stood and allowed the Israelites to traverse. The coupling of these two miracles here, and again in Psalm 114, reminds us that God had prepared a two-step mission for Moshe, only one of which he was able to fulfill by himself: He was supposed to lead Israel up from Egyptian bondage, and then bring them into the land of Israel.2 comments