| 1. Of David. My soul, bless the Lord, and all my innards, His holy name. |
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א. לְדָוִד | בָּרְכִי נַפְשִׁי אֶת יְהֹוָה וְכָל קְרָבַי אֶת שֵׁם קָדְשׁוֹ: |
| My soul, bless: There are five mentions of “My soul, bless” here, corresponding to the five worlds in which man lives, as our Sages said in Tractate Berachoth (10a): “He lived in his mother’s womb, he sucked his mother’s breasts, and so all of them.” |
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| 2. My soul, bless the Lord and do not forget any of His benefits. |
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ב. בָּרְכִי נַפְשִׁי אֶת יְהֹוָה וְאַל תִּשְׁכְּחִי כָּל גְּמוּלָיו: |
| 3. Who forgives all your iniquity, Who heals all your illnesses. |
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ג. הַסֹּלֵחַ לְכָל עֲוֹנֵכִי הָרֹפֵא לְכָל תַּחֲלוּאָיְכִי: |
| 4. Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you with kindness and mercy. |
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ד. הַגּוֹאֵל מִשַּׁחַת חַיָּיְכִי הַמְעַטְּרֵכִי חֶסֶד וְרַחֲמִים: |
| 5. Who sates your mouth with goodness, that your youth renews itself like the eagle. |
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ה. הַמַּשְׂבִּיַע בַּטּוֹב עֶדְיֵךְ תִּתְחַדֵּשׁ כַּנֶּשֶׁר נְעוּרָיְכִי: |
| that your youth renews itself like the eagle: Like this eagle, which renews its wings and feathers from year to year. There is a Midrash Aggadah about a kind of eagle that returns to its youth when it becomes old. |
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| 6. The Lord performs charitable deeds and judgment for all oppressed people. |
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ו. עֹשֵׂה צְדָקוֹת יְהֹוָה וּמִשְׁפָּטִים לְכָל עֲשׁוּקִים: |
| 7. He makes His ways known to Moses, to the children of Israel His deeds. |
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ז. יוֹדִיעַ דְּרָכָיו לְמֹשֶׁה לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עֲלִילוֹתָיו: |
| He makes His ways known: He makes His ways known to Moses. |
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| 8. The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and with much kindness. |
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ח. רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן יְהֹוָה אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם וְרַב חָסֶד: |
| 9. He will not quarrel to eternity, and He will not bear a grudge forever. |
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ט. לֹא לָנֶצַח יָרִיב וְלֹא לְעוֹלָם יִטּוֹר: |
| 10. He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor has He repaid us according to our iniquities. |
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י. לֹא כַחֲטָאֵינוּ עָשָׂה לָנוּ וְלֹא כַעֲוֹנֹתֵינוּ גָּמַל עָלֵינוּ: |
| 11. For, as the height of the heavens over the earth, so great is His kindness toward those who fear Him. |
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יא. כִּי כִגְבֹהַּ שָׁמַיִם עַל הָאָרֶץ גָּבַר חַסְדּוֹ עַל יְרֵאָיו: |
| 12. As the distance of east from west, He distanced our transgressions from us. |
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יב. כִּרְחֹק מִזְרָח מִמַּעֲרָב הִרְחִיק מִמֶּנּוּ אֶת פְּשָׁעֵינוּ: |
| 13. As a father has mercy on sons, the Lord had mercy on those who fear Him. |
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יג. כְּרַחֵם אָב עַל בָּנִים רִחַם יְהֹוָה עַל יְרֵאָיו: |
| 14. For He knows our creation; He remembers that we are dust. |
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יד. כִּי הוּא יָדַע יִצְרֵנוּ זָכוּר כִּי עָפָר אֲנָחְנוּ: |
| He remembers that we are dust: He remembers and has not forgotten that we are dust and He knows that: “As for manhis days, etc.” |
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| 15. As for man-his days are like grass; like a flower of the field, so does he sprout. |
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טו. אֱנוֹשׁ כֶּחָצִיר יָמָיו כְּצִיץ הַשָּׂדֶה כֵּן יָצִיץ: |
| 16. For a wind passes over him and he is no longer here; and his place no longer recognizes him. |
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טז. כִּי רוּחַ עָבְרָה בּוֹ וְאֵינֶנּוּ וְלֹא יַכִּירֶנּוּ עוֹד מְקוֹמוֹ: |
| For a wind passes over him: If mortal illness passes over him. |
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| 17. But the Lord's kindness is from everlasting to everlasting, and His charity to sons of sons. |
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יז. וְחֶסֶד יְהֹוָה | מֵעוֹלָם וְעַד עוֹלָם עַל יְרֵאָיו וְצִדְקָתוֹ לִבְנֵי בָנִים: |
| 18. To those who keep His covenant and to those who remember His commandments to perform them. |
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יח. לְשֹׁמְרֵי בְרִיתוֹ וּלְזֹכְרֵי פִקֻּדָיו לַעֲשׂוֹתָם: |
| 19. The Lord established His throne in the heavens, and His kingdom rules over all. |
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יט. יְהוָה בַּשָּׁמַיִם הֵכִין כִּסְאוֹ וּמַלְכוּתוֹ בַּכֹּל מָשָׁלָה: |
| 20. Bless the Lord, His angels, those mighty in strength, who perform His word, to hearken to the voice of His word. |
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כ. בָּרְכוּ יְהֹוָה מַלְאָכָיו | גִּבֹּרֵי כֹחַ עֹשֵׂי דְבָרוֹ לִשְׁמֹעַ בְּקוֹל דְּבָרוֹ: |
| 21. Bless the Lord, all His hosts, His ministers, those who do His will. |
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כא. בָּרְכוּ יְהֹוָה כָּל צְבָאָיו מְשָׁרְתָיו עֹשֵׂי רְצוֹנוֹ: |
| 22. Bless the Lord, all His works, in all the places of His dominion; my soul, bless the Lord. |
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כב. בָּרְכוּ יְהֹוָה | כָּל מַעֲשָׂיו בְּכָל מְקֹמוֹת מֶמְשַׁלְתּוֹ בָּרְכִי נַפְשִׁי אֶת יְהֹוָה: |
| Bless the Lord, all His works: who are in all the places of His dominion. |
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