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Ha'azinu האזינו

Deuteronomy 32:1–32:52

Parshat Ha'azinu ('Give ear') is Moses' great song — a sweeping prophetic poem that condenses the entire arc of Israel's history from election to exile to ultimate redemption. Written in a unique two-column format in the Torah scroll, the song calls heaven and earth as eternal witnesses. It celebrates God as the Rock whose work is perfect, contrasts divine faithfulness with Israel's ingratitude — 'a crooked and perverse generation' that grew fat and abandoned its Maker — and foretells the terrible consequences of apostasy: famine, plague, wild beasts, the sword, and dispersion. Yet the song does not end in despair; God will ultimately avenge His servants' blood, bring retribution upon the enemies, and atone for His land and His people. After reciting the song, God commands Moses to ascend Mount Nebo, view the Promised Land, and die there — 'because you broke faith with Me among the children of Israel at the waters of Meribath-kadesh.'

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Invocation — Heaven and Earth as Witnesses

פתיחה — שמים וארץ כעדים

Deuteronomy 32:1–32:6

The song opens with cosmic invocation: 'Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; and let the earth hear the words of my mouth. My teaching shall drop like rain; my speech shall distill like dew — like showers upon the grass, like raindrops upon herbage. For I will proclaim the name of the Lord; ascribe greatness to our God!' Moses establishes the song's central contrast — God's perfection versus Israel's corruption: 'The Rock — His work is perfect, for all His ways are justice. A God of faithfulness without iniquity, righteous and upright is He.' Against this: 'Corruption is not His — it is His children's blemish, a crooked and perverse generation. Is this how you repay the Lord, O foolish and unwise people? Is He not your Father who acquired you, who made you and established you?'

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God's Election and Nurturing of Israel

בחירת ה' וטיפוחו את ישראל

Deuteronomy 32:7–32:14

'Remember the days of old; consider the years of generation after generation. Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders and they will say to you.' When God divided the nations and set the boundaries of peoples, 'He set them according to the number of the children of Israel. For the Lord's portion is His people; Jacob is the lot of His inheritance.' The song portrays God's tender care in the wilderness with powerful imagery: 'He found him in a desert land, in a waste of howling wilderness. He encircled him, He cared for him, He guarded him like the pupil of His eye. Like an eagle that stirs up its nest, hovers over its young, spreads its wings, takes them, bears them on its pinions — the Lord alone guided him, and there was no foreign god with him.' God elevated Israel to prosperity: 'He set him on the high places of the earth and he ate the produce of the field; He suckled him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty stone; butter of cattle and milk of sheep, with the fat of lambs and rams.'

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Israel's Betrayal — Jeshurun Grew Fat

בגידת ישראל — וישמן ישורון

Deuteronomy 32:15–32:18

The tragic turning point: 'Jeshurun grew fat and kicked — you grew fat, thick, and gorged. He forsook the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation. They provoked Him with alien things; with abominations they angered Him. They sacrificed to demons, no-gods, gods they had not known — new ones that came recently, which your fathers had not feared. The Rock that bore you, you neglected; you forgot the God who brought you forth.' The name 'Jeshurun' (from yashar, 'upright') is used ironically — the upright one became corrupt through its own prosperity, a warning that echoes Moses' earlier admonition in Eikev against the arrogance of wealth.

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God's Wrath — Punishment and Near-Destruction

חרון ה' — עונש וכמעט כיליון

Deuteronomy 32:19–32:33

'The Lord saw and was provoked, from the anger of His sons and daughters. He said: I will hide My face from them; I will see what their end will be — for they are a generation of reversals, children in whom there is no faithfulness.' The measure-for-measure punishment: 'They have provoked Me with a no-god, angered Me with their vanities; so I will provoke them with a no-people, with a vile nation I will anger them.' The fury cascades: 'A fire has been kindled in My anger and burns to the lowest depths of the netherworld; it devours the earth and its produce and sets ablaze the foundations of the mountains.' God piles calamities upon them: famine, pestilence, wild beasts, the sword outside and terror within — young man and maiden alike, the nursing child and the gray-haired elder. God would have annihilated them entirely, 'but I feared the provocation of the enemy, lest their adversaries misunderstand and say: Our hand prevailed, and it was not the Lord who did all this.'

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God's Vindication and Israel's Redemption

נקמת ה' וגאולת ישראל

Deuteronomy 32:34–32:43

The song pivots to hope. God has stored up judgment against the enemy nations: 'Is it not stored up with Me, sealed in My treasuries? Vengeance is Mine, and recompense, for the time when their foot slips; for the day of their calamity is near, and what is prepared for them hastens.' God will judge His people and have compassion on His servants 'when He sees that their power is gone and there is nothing left, neither bond nor free.' He will mock the false gods who consumed Israel's offerings: 'Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge? Let them rise and help you; let them be a shelter over you!' Then God's ultimate declaration: 'See now that I, I am He, and there is no god beside Me. I kill and I bring to life; I wound and I heal — and there is none who can deliver from My hand.' God will avenge His servants' blood, bring retribution upon His adversaries, and 'atone for His land and His people.' Moses and Joshua recite the entire song before the people.

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Ascend Mount Nebo and Die

עלה אל הר נבו ומות

Deuteronomy 32:44–32:52

After completing the song, Moses exhorts the people one final time: 'Set your hearts to all the words that I testify to you today, which you shall command your children to observe — to do all the words of this Torah. For it is not an empty thing for you — it is your life, and through this thing you shall prolong your days on the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.' That very day, God speaks to Moses: 'Go up to this mountain of Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab facing Jericho, and see the land of Canaan that I am giving to the children of Israel as a possession. Die on the mountain you ascend and be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his people — because you broke faith with Me among the children of Israel at the waters of Meribath-kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin, because you did not sanctify Me in the midst of the children of Israel. For from a distance you shall see the land, but you shall not enter there — into the land I am giving to the children of Israel.'

Prophetic Reading

Haftarah הפטרה

II Samuel 22:1–22:51

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David's Song of praise — 'The Lord is my rock, my fortress, my deliverer' — parallels Moses' Song in the parsha. Both great leaders compose poetic testaments to God's faithfulness at the end of their lives.

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Parshat Ha'azinu

Deuteronomy 32:1–32:52 · 52 verses

First Aliyah

ראשוןDeuteronomy 32:1–32:6

Chapter 32

פרק 32

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1 הַאֲזִינוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וַאֲדַבֵּרָה וְתִשְׁמַע הָאָרֶץ אִמְרֵי פִֽי

2 יַעֲרֹף כַּמָּטָר לִקְחִי תִּזַּל כַּטַּל אִמְרָתִי כִּשְׂעִירִם עֲלֵי דֶשֶׁא וְכִרְבִיבִים עֲלֵי עֵֽשֶׂב

3 כִּי שֵׁם יְהֹוָה אֶקְרָא הָבוּ גֹדֶל לֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ

4 הַצּוּר תָּמִים פׇּֽעֳלוֹ כִּי כׇל דְּרָכָיו מִשְׁפָּט אֵל אֱמוּנָה וְאֵין עָוֶל צַדִּיק וְיָשָׁר הֽוּא

5 שִׁחֵת לוֹ לֹא בָּנָיו מוּמָם דּוֹר עִקֵּשׁ וּפְתַלְתֹּֽל

6 הַ לְיְהֹוָה*(בספרי תימן הַֽלְיהֹוָה בתיבה אחת) תִּגְמְלוּ זֹאת עַם נָבָל וְלֹא חָכָם הֲלוֹא הוּא אָבִיךָ קָּנֶךָ הוּא עָשְׂךָ וַֽיְכֹנְנֶֽךָ

1 Give ear, O heavens, let me speak; Let the earth hear the words I utter!

2 May my discourse come down as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, Like showers on young growth, Like droplets on the grass.

3 For the name of the ETERNAL I proclaim; Give glory to our God!

4 The Rock!—whose deeds are perfect, Yea, all of whose ways are just; A faithful God, never false, True and upright indeed.

5 Unworthy children— That crooked, perverse generation— Their baseness has played God false.

6 Do you thus requite GOD, O dull and witless people? Is not this the Father who created you— Fashioned you and made you endure!

1 הַאֲזִינוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וַאֲדַבֵּרָה וְתִשְׁמַע הָאָרֶץ אִמְרֵי פִֽי

1 Give ear, O heavens, let me speak; Let the earth hear the words I utter!

2 May my discourse come down as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, Like showers on young growth, Like droplets on the grass.

3 כִּי שֵׁם יְהֹוָה אֶקְרָא הָבוּ גֹדֶל לֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ

3 For the name of the ETERNAL I proclaim; Give glory to our God!

4 הַצּוּר תָּמִים פׇּֽעֳלוֹ כִּי כׇל דְּרָכָיו מִשְׁפָּט אֵל אֱמוּנָה וְאֵין עָוֶל צַדִּיק וְיָשָׁר הֽוּא

4 The Rock!—whose deeds are perfect, Yea, all of whose ways are just; A faithful God, never false, True and upright indeed.

5 שִׁחֵת לוֹ לֹא בָּנָיו מוּמָם דּוֹר עִקֵּשׁ וּפְתַלְתֹּֽל

5 Unworthy children— That crooked, perverse generation— Their baseness has played God false.

6 Do you thus requite GOD, O dull and witless people? Is not this the Father who created you— Fashioned you and made you endure!

Second Aliyah

שניDeuteronomy 32:7–32:12

Chapter 32

פרק 32

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7 זְכֹר יְמוֹת עוֹלָם בִּינוּ שְׁנוֹת דֹּר וָדֹר שְׁאַל אָבִיךָ וְיַגֵּדְךָ זְקֵנֶיךָ וְיֹאמְרוּ לָֽךְ

8 בְּהַנְחֵל עֶלְיוֹן גּוֹיִם בְּהַפְרִידוֹ בְּנֵי אָדָם יַצֵּב גְּבֻלֹת עַמִּים לְמִסְפַּר בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

9 כִּי חֵלֶק יְהֹוָה עַמּוֹ יַעֲקֹב חֶבֶל נַחֲלָתֽוֹ

10 יִמְצָאֵהוּ בְּאֶרֶץ מִדְבָּר וּבְתֹהוּ יְלֵל יְשִׁמֹן יְסֹבְבֶנְהוּ יְבוֹנְנֵהוּ יִצְּרֶנְהוּ כְּאִישׁוֹן עֵינֽוֹ

11 כְּנֶשֶׁר יָעִיר קִנּוֹ עַל גּוֹזָלָיו יְרַחֵף יִפְרֹשׂ כְּנָפָיו יִקָּחֵהוּ יִשָּׂאֵהוּ עַל אֶבְרָתֽוֹ

12 יְהֹוָה בָּדָד יַנְחֶנּוּ וְאֵין עִמּוֹ אֵל נֵכָֽר

7 Remember the days of old, Consider the years of ages past; Ask your parent, who will inform you, Your elders, who will tell you:

8 When the Most High gave nations their homes And set the divisions of humankind, The boundaries of peoples were fixed In relation to Israel’s numbers.

9 For the ETERNAL ’s portion is this people; Jacob, God’s own allotment.

10 [God] found them in a desert region, In an empty howling waste— Then engirded them, watched over them, Guarded them as the pupil of one’s eye.

11 Like an eagle who rouses its nestlings, Gliding down to its young, So did [God] spread wings and take them, Bear them along on pinions;

12 The ETERNAL alone did guide them, No alien deity alongside.

7 זְכֹר יְמוֹת עוֹלָם בִּינוּ שְׁנוֹת דֹּר וָדֹר שְׁאַל אָבִיךָ וְיַגֵּדְךָ זְקֵנֶיךָ וְיֹאמְרוּ לָֽךְ

7 Remember the days of old, Consider the years of ages past; Ask your parent, who will inform you, Your elders, who will tell you:

8 When the Most High gave nations their homes And set the divisions of humankind, The boundaries of peoples were fixed In relation to Israel’s numbers.

9 כִּי חֵלֶק יְהֹוָה עַמּוֹ יַעֲקֹב חֶבֶל נַחֲלָתֽוֹ

9 For the ETERNAL ’s portion is this people; Jacob, God’s own allotment.

10 [God] found them in a desert region, In an empty howling waste— Then engirded them, watched over them, Guarded them as the pupil of one’s eye.

11 כְּנֶשֶׁר יָעִיר קִנּוֹ עַל גּוֹזָלָיו יְרַחֵף יִפְרֹשׂ כְּנָפָיו יִקָּחֵהוּ יִשָּׂאֵהוּ עַל אֶבְרָתֽוֹ

11 Like an eagle who rouses its nestlings, Gliding down to its young, So did [God] spread wings and take them, Bear them along on pinions;

12 יְהֹוָה בָּדָד יַנְחֶנּוּ וְאֵין עִמּוֹ אֵל נֵכָֽר

12 The ETERNAL alone did guide them, No alien deity alongside.

Third Aliyah

שלישיDeuteronomy 32:13–32:18

Chapter 32

פרק 32

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13 יַרְכִּבֵהוּ עַל [בָּמֳתֵי] (במותי) אָרֶץ וַיֹּאכַל תְּנוּבֹת שָׂדָי וַיֵּנִקֵהֽוּ דְבַשׁ מִסֶּלַע וְשֶׁמֶן מֵחַלְמִישׁ צֽוּר

14 חֶמְאַת בָּקָר וַחֲלֵב צֹאן עִם חֵלֶב כָּרִים וְאֵילִים בְּנֵֽי בָשָׁן וְעַתּוּדִים עִם חֵלֶב כִּלְיוֹת חִטָּה וְדַם עֵנָב תִּשְׁתֶּה חָֽמֶר

15 וַיִּשְׁמַן יְשֻׁרוּן וַיִּבְעָט שָׁמַנְתָּ עָבִיתָ כָּשִׂיתָ וַיִּטֹּשׁ אֱלוֹהַּ עָשָׂהוּ וַיְנַבֵּל צוּר יְשֻׁעָתֽוֹ

16 יַקְנִאֻהוּ בְּזָרִים בְּתוֹעֵבֹת יַכְעִיסֻֽהוּ

17 יִזְבְּחוּ לַשֵּׁדִים לֹא אֱלֹהַּ אֱלֹהִים לֹא יְדָעוּם חֲדָשִׁים מִקָּרֹב בָּאוּ לֹא שְׂעָרוּם אֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם

18 צוּר יְלָדְךָ תֶּשִׁי וַתִּשְׁכַּח אֵל מְחֹלְלֶֽךָ

13 [God] set them atop the highlands, To feast on the yield of the earth; Nursing them with honey from the crag, And oil from the flinty rock,

14 Curd of kine and milk of flocks; With the best of lambs, And rams of Bashan, and he-goats; With the very finest wheat— And foaming grape-blood was your drink.

15 So Jeshurun grew fat and kicked— You grew fat and gross and coarse uncertain. — They forsook the God who made them And spurned the Rock of their support.

16 They kindled wrath with alien things, Provoked anger with abominations.

17 They sacrificed to demons, no-gods, Gods they had never known, New ones, who came but lately, Who stirred not your forebears’ fears. suggests the rendering “Whom your forebears did not know.”

18 You neglected the Rock who begot you, Forgot the God who labored to bring you forth.

13 [God] set them atop the highlands, To feast on the yield of the earth; Nursing them with honey from the crag, And oil from the flinty rock,

14 Curd of kine and milk of flocks; With the best of lambs, And rams of Bashan, and he-goats; With the very finest wheat— And foaming grape-blood was your drink.

15 So Jeshurun grew fat and kicked— You grew fat and gross and coarse uncertain. — They forsook the God who made them And spurned the Rock of their support.

16 יַקְנִאֻהוּ בְּזָרִים בְּתוֹעֵבֹת יַכְעִיסֻֽהוּ

16 They kindled wrath with alien things, Provoked anger with abominations.

18 צוּר יְלָדְךָ תֶּשִׁי וַתִּשְׁכַּח אֵל מְחֹלְלֶֽךָ

18 You neglected the Rock who begot you, Forgot the God who labored to bring you forth.

Fourth Aliyah

רביעיDeuteronomy 32:19–32:28

Chapter 32

פרק 32

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19 וַיַּרְא יְהֹוָה וַיִּנְאָץ מִכַּעַס בָּנָיו וּבְנֹתָֽיו

20 וַיֹּאמֶר אַסְתִּירָה פָנַי מֵהֶם אֶרְאֶה מָה אַחֲרִיתָם כִּי דוֹר תַּהְפֻּכֹת הֵמָּה בָּנִים לֹא אֵמֻן בָּֽם

21 הֵם קִנְאוּנִי בְלֹא אֵל כִּעֲסוּנִי בְּהַבְלֵיהֶם וַֽאֲנִי אַקְנִיאֵם בְּלֹא עָם בְּגוֹי נָבָל אַכְעִיסֵֽם

22 כִּי אֵשׁ קָדְחָה בְאַפִּי וַתִּיקַד עַד שְׁאוֹל תַּחְתִּית וַתֹּאכַל אֶרֶץ וִֽיבֻלָהּ וַתְּלַהֵט מוֹסְדֵי הָרִֽים

23 אַסְפֶּה עָלֵימוֹ רָעוֹת חִצַּי אֲכַלֶּה בָּֽם

24 מְזֵי רָעָב וּלְחֻמֵי רֶשֶׁף וְקֶטֶב מְרִירִי וְשֶׁן בְּהֵמֹת אֲשַׁלַּח בָּם עִם חֲמַת זֹחֲלֵי עָפָֽר

25 מִחוּץ תְּשַׁכֶּל חֶרֶב וּמֵחֲדָרִים אֵימָה גַּם בָּחוּר גַּם בְּתוּלָה יוֹנֵק עִם אִישׁ שֵׂיבָֽה

26 אָמַרְתִּי אַפְאֵיהֶם אַשְׁבִּיתָה מֵאֱנוֹשׁ זִכְרָֽם

27 לוּלֵי כַּעַס אוֹיֵב אָגוּר פֶּֽן יְנַכְּרוּ צָרֵימוֹ פֶּן יֹֽאמְרוּ יָדֵנוּ רָמָה וְלֹא יְהֹוָה פָּעַל כׇּל זֹֽאת

28 כִּי גוֹי אֹבַד עֵצוֹת הֵמָּה וְאֵין בָּהֶם תְּבוּנָֽה

19 GOD saw and was vexed And spurned these sons and daughters.

20 [God] said: I will hide My countenance from them, And see how they fare in the end. For they are a treacherous breed, Children with no loyalty in them.

21 They incensed Me with no-gods, Vexed Me with their futilities; I’ll incense them with a no-folk, Vex them with a nation of fools.

22 For a fire has flared in My wrath And burned to the bottom of Sheol, Has consumed the earth and its increase, Eaten down to the base of the hills.

23 I will sweep misfortunes on them, Use up My arrows on them:

24 Wasting famine, ravaging plague, Deadly pestilence, and fanged beasts Will I let loose against them, With venomous creepers in dust.

25 The sword shall deal death without, As shall the terror within, To youth and maiden alike, The suckling as well as the aged.

26 I might have reduced them to naught, uncertain. Made their memory cease among humankind,

27 But for fear of the taunts of the foe, Their enemies who might misjudge And say, “Our own hand has prevailed; None of this was wrought by GOD !”

28 For they are a folk void of sense, Lacking in all discernment.

19 וַיַּרְא יְהֹוָה וַיִּנְאָץ מִכַּעַס בָּנָיו וּבְנֹתָֽיו

19 GOD saw and was vexed And spurned these sons and daughters.

20 [God] said: I will hide My countenance from them, And see how they fare in the end. For they are a treacherous breed, Children with no loyalty in them.

21 They incensed Me with no-gods, Vexed Me with their futilities; I’ll incense them with a no-folk, Vex them with a nation of fools.

22 For a fire has flared in My wrath And burned to the bottom of Sheol, Has consumed the earth and its increase, Eaten down to the base of the hills.

23 אַסְפֶּה עָלֵימוֹ רָעוֹת חִצַּי אֲכַלֶּה בָּֽם

23 I will sweep misfortunes on them, Use up My arrows on them:

24 מְזֵי רָעָב וּלְחֻמֵי רֶשֶׁף וְקֶטֶב מְרִירִי וְשֶׁן בְּהֵמֹת אֲשַׁלַּח בָּם עִם חֲמַת זֹחֲלֵי עָפָֽר

24 Wasting famine, ravaging plague, Deadly pestilence, and fanged beasts Will I let loose against them, With venomous creepers in dust.

25 מִחוּץ תְּשַׁכֶּל חֶרֶב וּמֵחֲדָרִים אֵימָה גַּם בָּחוּר גַּם בְּתוּלָה יוֹנֵק עִם אִישׁ שֵׂיבָֽה

25 The sword shall deal death without, As shall the terror within, To youth and maiden alike, The suckling as well as the aged.

26 אָמַרְתִּי אַפְאֵיהֶם אַשְׁבִּיתָה מֵאֱנוֹשׁ זִכְרָֽם

26 I might have reduced them to naught, uncertain. Made their memory cease among humankind,

27 But for fear of the taunts of the foe, Their enemies who might misjudge And say, “Our own hand has prevailed; None of this was wrought by GOD !”

28 כִּי גוֹי אֹבַד עֵצוֹת הֵמָּה וְאֵין בָּהֶם תְּבוּנָֽה

28 For they are a folk void of sense, Lacking in all discernment.

Fifth Aliyah

חמישיDeuteronomy 32:29–32:39

Chapter 32

פרק 32

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29 לוּ חָכְמוּ יַשְׂכִּילוּ זֹאת יָבִינוּ לְאַחֲרִיתָֽם

30 אֵיכָה יִרְדֹּף אֶחָד אֶלֶף וּשְׁנַיִם יָנִיסוּ רְבָבָה אִם לֹא כִּֽי צוּרָם מְכָרָם וַֽיהֹוָה הִסְגִּירָֽם

31 כִּי לֹא כְצוּרֵנוּ צוּרָם וְאֹיְבֵינוּ פְּלִילִֽים

32 כִּֽי מִגֶּפֶן סְדֹם גַּפְנָם וּמִשַּׁדְמֹת עֲמֹרָה עֲנָבֵמוֹ עִנְּבֵי רוֹשׁ אַשְׁכְּלֹת מְרֹרֹת לָֽמוֹ

33 חֲמַת תַּנִּינִם יֵינָם וְרֹאשׁ פְּתָנִים אַכְזָֽר

34 הֲלֹא הוּא כָּמֻס עִמָּדִי חָתוּם בְּאוֹצְרֹתָֽי

35 לִי נָקָם וְשִׁלֵּם לְעֵת תָּמוּט רַגְלָם כִּי קָרוֹב יוֹם אֵידָם וְחָשׁ עֲתִדֹת לָֽמוֹ

36 כִּֽי יָדִין יְהֹוָה עַמּוֹ וְעַל עֲבָדָיו יִתְנֶחָם כִּי יִרְאֶה כִּֽי אָזְלַת יָד וְאֶפֶס עָצוּר וְעָזֽוּב

37 וְאָמַר אֵי אֱלֹהֵימוֹ צוּר חָסָיוּ בֽוֹ

38 אֲשֶׁר חֵלֶב זְבָחֵימוֹ יֹאכֵלוּ יִשְׁתּוּ יֵין נְסִיכָם יָקוּמוּ וְיַעְזְרֻכֶם יְהִי עֲלֵיכֶם סִתְרָֽה

39 רְאוּ עַתָּה כִּי אֲנִי אֲנִי הוּא וְאֵין אֱלֹהִים עִמָּדִי אֲנִי אָמִית וַאֲחַיֶּה מָחַצְתִּי וַאֲנִי אֶרְפָּא וְאֵין מִיָּדִי מַצִּֽיל

29 Were they wise, they would think upon this, Gain insight into their future:

30 “How could one have routed a thousand, Or two put ten thousand to flight, Unless their Rock had sold them, GOD had given them up?”

31 For their rock is not like our Rock, In our enemies’ own estimation. (“own estimation”) see Exod. 21.22 ; cf. Gen. 48.11 .

32 Ah! The vine for them is from Sodom, From the vineyards of Gomorrah; The grapes for them are poison, A bitter growth their clusters.

33 Their wine is the venom of asps, The pitiless poison of vipers.

34 Lo, I have it all put away, Sealed up in My storehouses,

35 To be My vengeance and recompense, At the time that their foot falters. Yea, their day of disaster is near, And destiny rushes upon them.

36 For GOD will vindicate this people And take revenge for these servants, Upon seeing that their might is gone, And neither bond nor free is left.

37 [God] will say: Where are their gods, The rock in whom they sought refuge,

38 Who ate the fat of their offerings And drank their libation wine? Let them rise up to your help, And let them be a shield unto you!

39 See, then, that I, I am the One; There is no god beside Me. I deal death and give life; I wounded and I will heal: None can deliver from My hand.

29 לוּ חָכְמוּ יַשְׂכִּילוּ זֹאת יָבִינוּ לְאַחֲרִיתָֽם

29 Were they wise, they would think upon this, Gain insight into their future:

30 “How could one have routed a thousand, Or two put ten thousand to flight, Unless their Rock had sold them, GOD had given them up?”

31 כִּי לֹא כְצוּרֵנוּ צוּרָם וְאֹיְבֵינוּ פְּלִילִֽים

31 For their rock is not like our Rock, In our enemies’ own estimation. (“own estimation”) see Exod. 21.22 ; cf. Gen. 48.11 .

32 כִּֽי מִגֶּפֶן סְדֹם גַּפְנָם וּמִשַּׁדְמֹת עֲמֹרָה עֲנָבֵמוֹ עִנְּבֵי רוֹשׁ אַשְׁכְּלֹת מְרֹרֹת לָֽמוֹ

32 Ah! The vine for them is from Sodom, From the vineyards of Gomorrah; The grapes for them are poison, A bitter growth their clusters.

33 חֲמַת תַּנִּינִם יֵינָם וְרֹאשׁ פְּתָנִים אַכְזָֽר

33 Their wine is the venom of asps, The pitiless poison of vipers.

34 הֲלֹא הוּא כָּמֻס עִמָּדִי חָתוּם בְּאוֹצְרֹתָֽי

34 Lo, I have it all put away, Sealed up in My storehouses,

35 לִי נָקָם וְשִׁלֵּם לְעֵת תָּמוּט רַגְלָם כִּי קָרוֹב יוֹם אֵידָם וְחָשׁ עֲתִדֹת לָֽמוֹ

35 To be My vengeance and recompense, At the time that their foot falters. Yea, their day of disaster is near, And destiny rushes upon them.

36 For GOD will vindicate this people And take revenge for these servants, Upon seeing that their might is gone, And neither bond nor free is left.

37 וְאָמַר אֵי אֱלֹהֵימוֹ צוּר חָסָיוּ בֽוֹ

37 [God] will say: Where are their gods, The rock in whom they sought refuge,

38 אֲשֶׁר חֵלֶב זְבָחֵימוֹ יֹאכֵלוּ יִשְׁתּוּ יֵין נְסִיכָם יָקוּמוּ וְיַעְזְרֻכֶם יְהִי עֲלֵיכֶם סִתְרָֽה

38 Who ate the fat of their offerings And drank their libation wine? Let them rise up to your help, And let them be a shield unto you!

39 See, then, that I, I am the One; There is no god beside Me. I deal death and give life; I wounded and I will heal: None can deliver from My hand.

Sixth Aliyah

שישיDeuteronomy 32:40–32:43

Chapter 32

פרק 32

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40 כִּֽי אֶשָּׂא אֶל שָׁמַיִם יָדִי וְאָמַרְתִּי חַי אָנֹכִי לְעֹלָֽם

41 אִם שַׁנּוֹתִי בְּרַק חַרְבִּי וְתֹאחֵז בְּמִשְׁפָּט יָדִי אָשִׁיב נָקָם לְצָרָי וְלִמְשַׂנְאַי אֲשַׁלֵּֽם

42 אַשְׁכִּיר חִצַּי מִדָּם וְחַרְבִּי תֹּאכַל בָּשָׂר מִדַּם חָלָל וְשִׁבְיָה מֵרֹאשׁ פַּרְעוֹת אוֹיֵֽב

43 הַרְנִינוּ גוֹיִם עַמּוֹ כִּי דַם עֲבָדָיו יִקּוֹם וְנָקָם יָשִׁיב לְצָרָיו וְכִפֶּר אַדְמָתוֹ עַמּֽוֹ

40 Lo, I raise My hand to heaven And say: As I live forever,

41 When I whet My flashing blade And My hand lays hold on judgment, Vengeance will I wreak on My foes, Will I deal to those who reject Me.

42 I will make My arrows drunk with blood— As My sword devours flesh— Blood of the slain and the captive From the long-haired enemy chiefs.

43 O nations, acclaim this people! For [God] will avenge the blood of these servants, Wreak vengeance on opponents, And cleanse this people’s land. “tears” suggests the rendering “And wipe away the tears of God’s people.” 25.8 .

40 כִּֽי אֶשָּׂא אֶל שָׁמַיִם יָדִי וְאָמַרְתִּי חַי אָנֹכִי לְעֹלָֽם

40 Lo, I raise My hand to heaven And say: As I live forever,

41 When I whet My flashing blade And My hand lays hold on judgment, Vengeance will I wreak on My foes, Will I deal to those who reject Me.

42 אַשְׁכִּיר חִצַּי מִדָּם וְחַרְבִּי תֹּאכַל בָּשָׂר מִדַּם חָלָל וְשִׁבְיָה מֵרֹאשׁ פַּרְעוֹת אוֹיֵֽב

42 I will make My arrows drunk with blood— As My sword devours flesh— Blood of the slain and the captive From the long-haired enemy chiefs.

43 הַרְנִינוּ גוֹיִם עַמּוֹ כִּי דַם עֲבָדָיו יִקּוֹם וְנָקָם יָשִׁיב לְצָרָיו וְכִפֶּר אַדְמָתוֹ עַמּֽוֹ

Seventh Aliyah

שביעיDeuteronomy 32:44–32:52

Chapter 32

פרק 32

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44 וַיָּבֹא מֹשֶׁה וַיְדַבֵּר אֶת כׇּל דִּבְרֵי הַשִּׁירָֽה הַזֹּאת בְּאׇזְנֵי הָעָם הוּא וְהוֹשֵׁעַ בִּן נֽוּן

45 וַיְכַל מֹשֶׁה לְדַבֵּר אֶת כׇּל הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֶל כׇּל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

46 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם שִׂימוּ לְבַבְכֶם לְכׇל הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מֵעִיד בָּכֶם הַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר תְּצַוֻּם אֶת בְּנֵיכֶם לִשְׁמֹר לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת כׇּל דִּבְרֵי הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּֽאת

47 כִּי לֹא דָבָר רֵק הוּא מִכֶּם כִּי הוּא חַיֵּיכֶם וּבַדָּבָר הַזֶּה תַּאֲרִיכוּ יָמִים עַל הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם עֹבְרִים אֶת הַיַּרְדֵּן שָׁמָּה לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ

48 וַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶל מֹשֶׁה בְּעֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה לֵאמֹֽר

49 עֲלֵה אֶל הַר הָעֲבָרִים הַזֶּה הַר נְבוֹ אֲשֶׁר בְּאֶרֶץ מוֹאָב אֲשֶׁר עַל פְּנֵי יְרֵחוֹ וּרְאֵה אֶת אֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי נֹתֵן לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לַאֲחֻזָּֽה

50 וּמֻת בָּהָר אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה עֹלֶה שָׁמָּה וְהֵאָסֵף אֶל עַמֶּיךָ כַּֽאֲשֶׁר מֵת אַהֲרֹן אָחִיךָ בְּהֹר הָהָר וַיֵּאָסֶף אֶל עַמָּֽיו

51 עַל אֲשֶׁר מְעַלְתֶּם בִּי בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּמֵֽי מְרִיבַת קָדֵשׁ מִדְבַּר צִן עַל אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא קִדַּשְׁתֶּם אוֹתִי בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

52 כִּי מִנֶּגֶד תִּרְאֶה אֶת הָאָרֶץ וְשָׁמָּה לֹא תָבוֹא אֶל הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי נֹתֵן לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

44 Moses came, together with Hosea son of Nun, and recited all the words of this poem in the hearing of the people.

45 And when Moses finished reciting all these words to all Israel,

46 He said to them: Take to heart all the words with which I have warned you this day. Enjoin them upon your children, that they may observe faithfully all the terms of this Teaching.

47 For this is not a trifling thing for you: it is your very life; through it you shall long endure on the land that you are to possess upon crossing the Jordan.

48 That very day GOD spoke to Moses:

49 Ascend these heights of Abarim to Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab facing Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving the Israelites as their holding.

50 You shall die on the mountain that you are about to ascend, and shall be gathered to your kin, as your brother Aaron died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his kin;

51 For you both broke faith with Me among the Israelite people, at the Waters of Meribath-kadesh in the wilderness of Zin, by failing to uphold My sanctity among the Israelite people.

52 You may view the land from a distance, but you shall not enter it—the land that I am giving to the Israelite people.

44 Moses came, together with Hosea son of Nun, and recited all the words of this poem in the hearing of the people.

45 וַיְכַל מֹשֶׁה לְדַבֵּר אֶת כׇּל הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֶל כׇּל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

45 And when Moses finished reciting all these words to all Israel,

46 He said to them: Take to heart all the words with which I have warned you this day. Enjoin them upon your children, that they may observe faithfully all the terms of this Teaching.

47 For this is not a trifling thing for you: it is your very life; through it you shall long endure on the land that you are to possess upon crossing the Jordan.

48 וַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶל מֹשֶׁה בְּעֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה לֵאמֹֽר

48 That very day GOD spoke to Moses:

49 Ascend these heights of Abarim to Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab facing Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving the Israelites as their holding.

50 You shall die on the mountain that you are about to ascend, and shall be gathered to your kin, as your brother Aaron died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his kin;

51 For you both broke faith with Me among the Israelite people, at the Waters of Meribath-kadesh in the wilderness of Zin, by failing to uphold My sanctity among the Israelite people.

52 You may view the land from a distance, but you shall not enter it—the land that I am giving to the Israelite people.

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1 וַיְדַבֵּר דָּוִד לַיהֹוָה אֶת דִּבְרֵי הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת בְּיוֹם הִצִּיל יְהֹוָה אֹתוֹ מִכַּף כׇּל אֹיְבָיו וּמִכַּף שָׁאֽוּל

2 וַיֹּאמַר יְהֹוָה סַֽלְעִי וּמְצֻדָתִי וּמְפַלְטִי לִֽי

3 אֱלֹהֵי צוּרִי אֶחֱסֶה בּוֹ מָגִנִּי וְקֶרֶן יִשְׁעִי מִשְׂגַּבִּי וּמְנוּסִי מֹשִׁעִי מֵחָמָס תֹּשִׁעֵֽנִי

4 מְהֻלָּל אֶקְרָא יְהֹוָה וּמֵאֹיְבַי אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ

5 כִּי אֲפָפֻנִי מִשְׁבְּרֵי מָוֶת נַחֲלֵי בְלִיַּעַל יְבַעֲתֻֽנִי

6 חֶבְלֵי שְׁאוֹל סַבֻּנִי קִדְּמֻנִי מֹקְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת

7 בַּצַּר לִי אֶקְרָא יְהֹוָה וְאֶל אֱלֹהַי אֶקְרָא וַיִּשְׁמַע מֵהֵֽיכָלוֹ קוֹלִי וְשַׁוְעָתִי בְּאׇזְנָֽיו

8 (ותגעש) [וַיִּתְגָּעַשׁ] וַתִּרְעַשׁ הָאָרֶץ מוֹסְדוֹת הַשָּׁמַיִם יִרְגָּזוּ וַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁוּ כִּי חָרָה לֽוֹ

9 עָלָה עָשָׁן בְּאַפּוֹ וְאֵשׁ מִפִּיו תֹּאכֵל גֶּחָלִים בָּעֲרוּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ

10 וַיֵּט שָׁמַיִם וַיֵּרַד וַעֲרָפֶל תַּחַת רַגְלָֽיו

11 וַיִּרְכַּב עַל כְּרוּב וַיָּעֹף וַיֵּרָא עַל כַּנְפֵי רֽוּחַ

12 וַיָּשֶׁת חֹשֶׁךְ סְבִיבֹתָיו סֻכּוֹת חַֽשְׁרַת מַיִם עָבֵי שְׁחָקִֽים

13 מִנֹּגַהּ נֶגְדּוֹ בָּעֲרוּ גַּחֲלֵי אֵֽשׁ

14 יַרְעֵם מִן שָׁמַיִם יְהֹוָה וְעֶלְיוֹן יִתֵּן קוֹלֽוֹ

15 וַיִּשְׁלַח חִצִּים וַיְפִיצֵם בָּרָק (ויהמם) [וַיָּהֹֽם]

16 וַיֵּֽרָאוּ אֲפִקֵי יָם יִגָּלוּ מֹסְדוֹת תֵּבֵל בְּגַעֲרַת יְהֹוָה מִנִּשְׁמַת רוּחַ אַפּֽוֹ

17 יִשְׁלַח מִמָּרוֹם יִקָּחֵנִי יַֽמְשֵׁנִי מִמַּיִם רַבִּֽים

18 יַצִּילֵנִי מֵאֹיְבִי עָז מִשֹּׂנְאַי כִּי אָמְצוּ מִמֶּֽנִּי

19 יְקַדְּמֻנִי בְּיוֹם אֵידִי וַיְהִי יְהֹוָה מִשְׁעָן לִֽי

20 וַיֹּצֵא לַמֶּרְחָב אֹתִי יְחַלְּצֵנִי כִּי חָפֵֽץ בִּֽי

21 יִגְמְלֵנִי יְהֹוָה כְּצִדְקָתִי כְּבֹר יָדַי יָשִׁיב לִֽי

22 כִּי שָׁמַרְתִּי דַּרְכֵי יְהֹוָה וְלֹא רָשַׁעְתִּי מֵאֱלֹהָֽי

23 כִּי כׇל מִשְׁפָּטָו לְנֶגְדִּי וְחֻקֹּתָיו לֹא אָסוּר מִמֶּֽנָּה

24 וָאֶהְיֶה תָמִים לוֹ וָאֶשְׁתַּמְּרָה מֵעֲוֺנִֽי

25 וַיָּשֶׁב יְהֹוָה לִי כְּצִדְקָתִי כְּבֹרִי לְנֶגֶד עֵינָֽיו

26 עִם חָסִיד תִּתְחַסָּד עִם גִּבּוֹר תָּמִים תִּתַּמָּֽם

27 עִם נָבָר תִּתָּבָר וְעִם עִקֵּשׁ תִּתַּפָּֽל

28 וְאֶת עַם עָנִי תּוֹשִׁיעַ וְעֵינֶיךָ עַל רָמִים תַּשְׁפִּֽיל

29 כִּֽי אַתָּה נֵירִי יְהֹוָה וַיהֹוָה יַגִּיהַּ חׇשְׁכִּֽי

30 כִּי בְכָה אָרוּץ גְּדוּד בֵּאלֹהַי אֲדַלֶּג שֽׁוּר

31 הָאֵל תָּמִים דַּרְכּוֹ אִמְרַת יְהֹוָה צְרוּפָה מָגֵן הוּא לְכֹל הַחֹסִים בּֽוֹ

32 כִּי מִי אֵל מִבַּלְעֲדֵי יְהֹוָה וּמִי צוּר מִֽבַּלְעֲדֵי אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ

33 הָאֵל מָעוּזִּי חָיִל וַיַּתֵּר תָּמִים (דרכו) [דַּרְכִּֽי]

34 מְשַׁוֶּה (רגליו) [רַגְלַי] כָּאַיָּלוֹת וְעַל בָּמֹתַי יַעֲמִדֵֽנִי

35 מְלַמֵּד יָדַי לַמִּלְחָמָה וְנִחַת קֶשֶׁת נְחוּשָׁה זְרֹעֹתָֽי

36 וַתִּתֶּן לִי מָגֵן יִשְׁעֶךָ וַעֲנֹתְךָ תַּרְבֵּֽנִי

37 תַּרְחִיב צַעֲדִי תַּחְתֵּנִי וְלֹא מָעֲדוּ קַרְסֻלָּֽי

38 אֶרְדְּפָה אֹיְבַי וָאַשְׁמִידֵם וְלֹא אָשׁוּב עַד כַּלּוֹתָֽם

39 וָאֲכַלֵּם וָאֶמְחָצֵם וְלֹא יְקוּמוּן וַֽיִּפְּלוּ תַּחַת רַגְלָֽי

40 וַתַּזְרֵנִי חַיִל לַמִּלְחָמָה תַּכְרִיעַ קָמַי תַּחְתֵּֽנִי

41 וְאֹיְבַי תַּתָּה לִּי עֹרֶף מְשַׂנְאַי וָאַצְמִיתֵֽם

42 יִשְׁעוּ וְאֵין מֹשִׁיעַ אֶל יְהֹוָה וְלֹא עָנָֽם

43 וְאֶשְׁחָקֵם כַּעֲפַר אָרֶץ כְּטִיט חוּצוֹת אֲדִקֵּם אֶרְקָעֵֽם

44 וַֽתְּפַלְּטֵנִי מֵרִיבֵי עַמִּי תִּשְׁמְרֵנִי לְרֹאשׁ גּוֹיִם עַם לֹא יָדַעְתִּי יַעַבְדֻֽנִי

45 בְּנֵי נֵכָר יִתְכַּחֲשׁוּ לִי לִשְׁמוֹעַ אֹזֶן יִשָּׁמְעוּ לִֽי

46 בְּנֵי נֵכָר יִבֹּלוּ וְיַחְגְּרוּ מִמִּסְגְּרוֹתָֽם

47 חַי יְהֹוָה וּבָרוּךְ צוּרִי וְיָרֻם אֱלֹהֵי צוּר יִשְׁעִֽי

48 הָאֵל הַנֹּתֵן נְקָמֹת לִי וּמֹרִיד עַמִּים תַּחְתֵּֽנִי

49 וּמוֹצִיאִי מֵאֹֽיְבָי וּמִקָּמַי תְּרוֹמְמֵנִי מֵאִישׁ חֲמָסִים תַּצִּילֵֽנִי

50 עַל כֵּן אוֹדְךָ יְהֹוָה בַּגּוֹיִם וּלְשִׁמְךָ אֲזַמֵּֽר

51 (מגדיל) [מִגְדּוֹל] יְשׁוּעוֹת מַלְכּוֹ וְעֹֽשֶׂה חֶסֶד לִמְשִׁיחוֹ לְדָוִד וּלְזַרְעוֹ עַד עוֹלָֽם

1 David addressed the words of this song to GOD, after GOD had saved him from the hands of all his enemies and from the hands of Saul.

2 He said: O ETERNAL One, my crag, my fortress, my deliverer!

3 O God, the rock in which I take shelter: My shield, my mighty champion, my haven and refuge! My savior, You who rescue me from violence!

4 All praise! I called on GOD And was delivered from my enemies.

5 For the breakers of Death encompassed me, The torrents of Belial terrified me;

6 The ropes of Sheol encircled me, The snares of Death engulfed me.

7 In my anguish I called on the ETERNAL , Cried out to my God, Who from a heavenly abode heard my voice, Whose ears received my cry.

8 Then the earth rocked and quaked, The foundations of heaven shook— Rocked by divine indignation.

9 Smoke went up from God’s nostrils— Devouring fire from God’s mouth; Live coals blazing forth.

10 [God] bent the sky and came down, Thick cloud beneath divine feet.

11 [God] mounted a cherub and flew, And was seen on the wings of the wind.

12 Pavilions of darkness all around, Dripping clouds, huge thunderheads;

13 In the divine brilliance Blazed fiery coals.

14 GOD thundered from heaven, The Most High gave forth voice—

15 Letting shafts fly, and scattering them; Lightning, and routing them.

16 The bed of the sea was exposed, The foundations of the world were laid bare By the ETERNAL ’s mighty roaring, At the blast of God’s breath.

17 Reaching down from on high, [God] took me, Drawing me out of the mighty waters —

18 Rescuing me from my fierce enemy, From foes too strong for me.

19 They attacked me on my day of calamity, But GOD was my support.

20 Bringing me out to freedom, Pleased with me enough to rescue me.

21 GOD rewarded me according to my merit, Requiting the cleanness of my hands—

22 For I have kept to the ways of GOD And have not been guilty before my God;

23 For I am mindful of all God’s rules And have not departed from God’s laws.

24 I have been blameless before [God], And have guarded myself against sinning—

25 And GOD has requited my merit According to my evident cleanness.

26 With the loyal, You deal loyally; With the blameless hero, blamelessly.

27 With the pure, You act in purity, And with the perverse, You are wily.

28 To lowly folk You give victory, And You look with scorn on the haughty.

29 You, O ETERNAL One, are my lamp; GOD lights up my darkness.

30 With You, I can rush a barrier; “walls,” Aramaic gudda , “wall.” With my God, I can scale a wall.

31 The way of God is perfect, The word of the ETERNAL is pure. [God] shields all who seek refuge.

32 Truly, who is a god except the ETERNAL , Who is a rock except our God?—

33 The God, my mighty stronghold, Who kept my path secure;

34 Who made my legs like a deer’s, And set me firmly on the as a poetic form of bamoth ; cf. Hab. 3.19; in contrast to others “my.” heights;

35 Who trained my hands for battle— My arms can bend a bow of bronze!

36 You have granted me the shield of Your protection And Your providence has made me great.

37 You have let me stride on freely; My feet have not slipped.

38 I pursued my enemies and wiped them out, I did not turn back till I destroyed them.

39 I destroyed them, I struck them down; They rose no more, they lay at my feet.

40 You have girded me with strength for battle, Brought low my adversaries before me,

41 Made my enemies turn tail before me, My foes—and I wiped them out.

42 They looked, but there was none to deliver; To GOD, who did not answer them.

43 I pounded them like dust of the earth, Stamped, crushed them like dirt of the streets.

44 You have rescued me from the strife of peoples, Kept me to be at the head of nations; Peoples I knew not must serve me.

45 Foreign peoples cringe before me, Are submissive at the mere report of me.

46 Foreign peoples lose courage And come trembling out of their strongholds.

47 The ETERNAL lives! Blessed is my rock! Exalted be God, the rock Who gives me victory;

48 The God who has vindicated me And made peoples subject to me,

49 Who rescued me from my enemies, Who raised me clear of my adversaries, Saved me from the lawless opposition!

50 For this I sing Your praise, ETERNAL One, among the nations And hymn Your name:

51 Tower of victory and Ps. 18.51 read “He accords wondrous victories.” to Your king, Keeping faith with Your anointed, With David and his offspring evermore.