| 1. A song of ascents. Remember, O Lord, onto David all his affliction. |
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א. שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת זְכוֹר יְהֹוָה לְדָוִד אֵת כָּל עֻנּוֹתוֹ: |
| A song of ascents. Remember, O Lord, onto David all his affliction: The affliction of his soul, how he worked and toiled to find a place for You. |
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| 2. That he swore to the Lord, he vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob; |
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ב. אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע לַיהֹוָה נָדַר לַאֲבִיר יַעֲקֹב: |
| 3. That I shall not come into the tent of my house, and I shall not go up on the bed that was spread for me. |
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ג. אִם אָבֹא בְּאֹהֶל בֵּיתִי אִם אֶעֱלֶה עַל עֶרֶשׂ יְצוּעָי: |
| 4. I shall not give sleep to my eyes nor slumber to my pupils, |
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ד. אִם אֶתֵּן שְׁנָת לְעֵינָי לְעַפְעַפַּי תְּנוּמָה: |
| 5. Until I find a place for the Lord, dwellings for the Mighty One of Jacob. |
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ה. עַד אֶמְצָא מָקוֹם לַיהֹוָה מִשְׁכָּנוֹת לַאֲבִיר יַעֲקֹב: |
| Until I find a place: Until it will be known where the place of His sanctuary will be. (I found this.) |
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| 6. Behold we heard it in Ephrath; we found it in the fields of the forest. |
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ו. הִנֵּה שְׁמַעֲנוּהָ בְאֶפְרָתָה מְצָאנוּהָ בִּשְׂדֵי יָעַר: |
| we heard it: The tidings. |
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| in Ephrath: In the most esteemed and superior place, like (I Sam. 1:1): “the son of Toku, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite,” an important person, a palace dweller. Another explanation: |
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| We heard it in Ephrath: In the Book of Joshua (ch. 15), who came from Ephraim. In all the boundaries he says, “And the border went up… and the border circled,” but here he says, “And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnon… Jerusalem.” Jerusalem is [therefore] found to be higher than all the lands, and it is fit for the Temple, as it is said (Deut. 17:8): “and you shall arise and ascend to the place, etc.” This teaches [us] that the Temple is higher than the whole land of Israel. So it is expounded upon in tractate Zevahim (54b). |
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| we found it in the fields of the forest: In the boundary of Benjamin, who was likened to a beast of the forest, as it is said (Gen. 49: 27): “Benjamin is a devouring wolf.” |
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| 7. Let us come to His Tabernacles; let us prostrate ourselves to His footstool. |
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ז. נָבוֹאָה לְמִשְׁכְּנוֹתָיו נִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה לַהֲדֹם רַגְלָיו: |
| Let us come: there to His Tabernacles. |
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| 8. Arise, O Lord, to Your resting place, You and the Ark of Your might. |
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ח. קוּמָה יְהֹוָה לִמְנוּחָתֶךָ אַתָּה וַאֲרוֹן עֻזֶּךָ: |
| 9. Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let Your devout ones sing praises. |
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ט. כֹּהֲנֶיךָ יִלְבְּשׁוּ צֶדֶק וַחֲסִידֶיךָ יְרַנֵּנוּ: |
| 10. For the sake of David Your servant, turn not away the face of Your anointed. |
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י. בַּעֲבוּר דָּוִד עַבְדֶּךָ אַל תָּשֵׁב פְּנֵי מְשִׁיחֶךָ: |
| turn not away the face of Your anointed: Solomon, when he comes to place the Ark therein. |
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| 11. The Lord has sworn to David in truth, from which He will never turn back, "Of the fruit of your body I shall seat upon your throne. |
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יא. נִשְׁבַּע יְהֹוָה | לְדָוִד אֱמֶת לֹא יָשׁוּב מִמֶּנָּה מִפְּרִי בִטְנְךָ אָשִׁית לְכִסֵּא לָךְ: |
| 12. If your sons keep My covenant, and this, My testimony, which I shall teach them, also their sons will sit on your throne forever." |
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יב. אִם יִשְׁמְרוּ בָנֶיךָ | בְּרִיתִי וְעֵדֹתִי זוֹ אֲלַמְּדֵם גַּם בְּנֵיהֶם עֲדֵי עַד יֵשְׁבוּ לְכִסֵּא לָךְ: |
| and this, My testimony, which I shall teach them: This which I shall teach them. |
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| 13. For the Lord has chosen Zion; He desired it for His habitation. |
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יג. כִּי בָחַר יְהֹוָה בְּצִיּוֹן אִוָּהּ לְמוֹשָׁב לוֹ: |
| 14. This is My resting place forever; here I shall dwell for I desired it. |
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יד. זֹאת מְנוּחָתִי עֲדֵי עַד פֹּה אֵשֵׁב כִּי אִוִּתִיהָ: |
| 15. I shall bless its provision; I shall sate its needy with bread. |
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טו. צֵידָהּ בָּרֵךְ אֲבָרֵךְ אֶבְיוֹנֶיהָ אַשְׂבִּיעַ לָחֶם: |
| its provision: its food. |
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| 16. And its priests I shall clothe with salvation, and its devout ones will sing praises. |
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טז. וְכֹהֲנֶיהָ אַלְבִּישׁ יֶשַׁע וַחֲסִידֶיהָ רַנֵּן יְרַנֵּנוּ: |
| 17. There I shall cause David's horn to sprout; I have set up a lamp for My anointed. |
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יז. שָׁם | אַצְמִיחַ קֶרֶן לְדָוִד עָרַכְתִּי נֵר לִמְשִׁיחִי: |
| 18. His enemies I shall clothe with shame, and upon him his crown will shine. |
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יח. אוֹיְבָיו אַלְבִּישׁ בֹּשֶׁת וְעָלָיו יָצִיץ נִזְרוֹ: |
| will shine: Heb. יציץ, which shine, like (Ezek. 1:7): “and they sparkled (ונצצים) like the color of burnished copper.” |
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