| 1Hallelujah. Praiseworthy is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly desires His commandments. |
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אהַֽלְלוּיָ֨הּ | אַשְׁרֵי־אִ֖ישׁ יָרֵ֣א אֶת־יְהֹוָ֑ה בְּ֜מִצְוֹתָ֗יו חָפֵ֥ץ מְאֹֽד: |
| 2His seed will be mighty in the land, a generation of upright ones, which shall be blessed. |
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בגִּבּ֣וֹר בָּאָרֶץ יִֽהְיֶ֣ה זַרְע֑וֹ דּ֖וֹר יְשָׁרִ֣ים יְבֹרָֽךְ: |
| a generation of upright ones. which will be blessed, will be his seed. |
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דור ישרים.
אשר יבורך יהיה זרעו:
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| 3Wealth and riches will be in his house, and his righteousness endures forever. |
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גהוֹן־וָעֹ֥שֶׁר בְּבֵית֑וֹ וְ֜צִדְקָת֗וֹ עֹמֶ֥דֶת לָעַֽד: |
| 4He shone a light in the darkness for the upright, [for He is] gracious and merciful and righteous. |
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דזָ֘רַ֚ח בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ א֣וֹר לַיְשָׁרִ֑ים חַנּ֖וּן וְרַח֣וּם וְצַדִּֽיק: |
| He shone a light in the darkness. Heb. זרח [the “kal” conjugation], like הזריח, [the “hiph’il” or causative conjugation]. Its midrashic interpretation is that He Himself, so to speak, becomes a light for them, as (above 27:1): “The Lord is my light and my salvation.” |
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זרח בחשך אור.
כמו הזריח, ומדרשו הוא עצמו כביכול נעשה להם אור כמו ה' אורי וישעי (לעיל כ"ז):
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| 5Good is the man who is gracious and lends, who conducts his affairs with moderation. |
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הט֣וֹב אִ֖ישׁ חוֹנֵ֣ן וּמַלְוֶ֑ה יְכַלְכֵּ֖ל דְּבָרָ֣יו בְּמִשְׁפָּֽט: |
| Good is the man who is gracious, etc.. who is gracious to the poor and lends [to] them, and is not strict, saying, “I cannot afford it,” but [instead] his things, which he needs for himself, in food, drink, and clothing, he conducts with moderation and with a measure, and he spares his property. |
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טוב איש חונן ומלוה וגו'.
שחונן דלים ומלוה להם ואינו מדקדק לומר אין יכולת בידי, ואת דבריו הצריכין לו במאכל ובמשתה ובכסות מכלכל במשפט ובמדה וחס על נכסיו:
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| Who conducts his affairs. |
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יכלכל דבריו במשפט.
מנהיג חפציו:
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| 6For he will never falter; for an everlasting memorial will the righteous man be. |
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וכִּֽי־לְ֖עוֹלָם לֹ֣א יִמּ֑וֹט לְזֵ֥כֶר ע֜וֹלָ֗ם יִֽהְיֶ֥ה צַדִּֽיק: |
| 7He will not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. |
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זמִשְּׁמוּעָ֣ה רָ֖עָה לֹ֣א יִירָ֑א נָ֘כ֥וֹן לִ֜בּ֗וֹ בָּטֻ֥חַ בַּֽיהֹוָֽה: |
| his heart is steadfast. His heart is faithful to His Maker. |
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נכון לבו.
נאמן לבו ליוצרו:
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| 8His heart is steadfast, he will not fear until he sees in his adversaries. |
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חסָמ֣וּךְ לִ֖בּוֹ לֹ֣א יִירָ֑א עַ֖ד אֲשֶׁר־יִרְאֶ֣ה בְצָרָֽיו: |
| His heart is steadfast. He leans on and trusts in the Holy One, blessed be He. |
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סמוך לבו.
נשען ובטוח על הקב"ה:
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| 9He distributed, he gave to the needy; his charity endures forever, his horn will be raised with glory. |
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טפִּזַּ֚ר | נָ֘תַ֚ן לָאֶֽבְיוֹנִ֗ים צִ֖דְקָתוֹ עֹמֶ֣דֶת לָעַ֑ד קַ֜רְנ֗וֹ תָּר֥וּם בְּכָבֽוֹד: |
| 10A wicked man will see and become angry; he will gnash his teeth and melt; the desire of the wicked will be lost. |
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ירָשָׁ֚ע יִרְאֶ֨ה | וְכָעָ֗ס שִׁנָּ֣יו יַֽחֲרֹ֣ק וְנָמָ֑ס תַּֽאֲוַ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים תֹּאבֵֽד: |
| A wicked man will see and become angry. Heb. וכעס, an expression of a verb in the past tense, equivalent to ויכעס [i.e., the “vav” converts the past tense to the future]. Therefore, it is vowelized half with a “kamatz” and half with a “pattah,” and the accent is at the end of the word. |
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רשע יראה וכעס.
ל' פעל כמו ויכעס לפיכך נקוד חציו קמץ וחציו פתח וטעמו למטה:
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