Commentary on Psalms - Volume 5

1Celebrate ye Jehovah! for he is good: For to everlasting endureth his mercy.

2Let now Israel say: “For ³⁸⁶ to everlasting endureth his mercy.”

3Let now the house of Aaron say: “For to everlasting endureth his mercy.”

4Let now those who fear Jehovah say: “For to everlasting endureth his mercy.”

5In my distress I called upon God; God answered me by setting me at large.

6Jehovah is with me: I will not fear what man can do to me.

7Jehovah is with me among those who help me, And I shall see my desire upon my adversaries.

8It is better to hope in Jehovah Than to place confidence in man:

9It is better to hope in Jehovah Than to place confidence in princes.

10All the nations encompassed me: But in the name of Jehovah I will surely cut them off.

11They encompassed me, yea they encompassed me, But in the name of Jehovah I will surely cut them off’.

12They encompassed me as bees: They were extinguished as a fire of thorns: In the name of Jehovah I will surely cut them off.

13Thou hast thrust and ³⁸⁷ thrust at me, that I might fall: But Jehovah helped me.

14My strength and my song is God, And he hath become to me salvation.

15The voice of exultation and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: The right hand of Jehovah hath done valiantly.

16The right hand of Jehovah is exalted, The right hand of Jehovah hath done valiantly.

17I shall not die, yea, I shall live, And recount the works of God.

18Chastised me sorely hath ³⁸⁸ God; But he hath not delivered me up unto death.

19Open to me the gates of righteousness; And having entered into them, I will celebrate God.

20This is the gate of Jehovah, The just ones shall enter into it.

21I will celebrate thee because thou hast heard me, And hast been my salvation.

22The stone which the builders rejected Is become the head [stone] of the corner.

23By Jehovah hath this been done: It is marvelous in our eyes.

24This is the day which Jehovah hath made; Let us exult and rejoice in it.

25I beseech thee, O Jehovah! save me; I beseech thee, I beseech thee, O Jehovah! give prosperity I beseech thee.

26Blessed is he who cometh in the name of Jehovah: We bless you from the house of Jehovah.

27God is Jehovah, and he hath given light to us: Bind ye the lamb with cords, even to the horns of the altar.

28My God art thou, and I will celebrate thee: My God, I will exalt thee.

29Celebrate ye Jehovah; for he is good: For to everlasting is his mercy.