Halleluyah (Psalm 150)
Halleluyah (Psalm 150) is the climactic final psalm of the Book of Psalms, summoning the community to celebrate God with music, instruments, and joyful song—culminating in the call, “Let every breath praise the Eternal.”
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Transliteration / Hebrew
HALLELUYAH!
Halelu el bekodsho.
Haleluhu birki’a uzo.
Haleluhu bigvurotav.
Haleluhu kerov gudlo.
Haleluhu beteka shofar.
Haleluhu benevel vekhinor.
Haleluhu betof umahol.
Haleluhu beminim ve’ugav.
Haleluhu vetziltzelei shama. Haleluhu betziltzelei teru’a.
Kol haneshama tehallel yah Halleluyah!
הַלְלוּ־יָהּ הַלְלוּ־אֵל בְּקָדְשׁוֹ הַלְלוּהוּ בִּרְקִיעַ עֻזּוֹ׃
הַלְלוּהוּ בִגְבוּרֹתָיו הַלְלוּהוּ כְּרֹב גֻּדְלוֹ׃
הַלְלוּהוּ בְּתֵקַע שׁוֹפָר הַלְלוּהוּ בְּנֵבֶל וְכִנּוֹר׃
הַלְלוּהוּ בְּתֹף וּמָחוֹל הַלְלוּהוּ בְּמִנִּים וְעֻגָב׃
הַלְלוּהוּ בְצִלְצְלֵי־שָׁמַע הַלְלוּהוּ בְּצִלְצְלֵי תְרוּעָה׃
כֹּל הַנְּשָׁמָה תְּהַלֵּל יָהּ הַלְלוּ־יָהּ׃
Translation (Lev Shalem)
HALLELUYAH! Praise God.
Praise God in the sanctuary.
Praise God in the heavens, the seat of God’s power.
Praise God at the triumph of the Divine.
Praise God in accord with the greatness of God.
Praise God with the call of the shofar.
Praise God with the harp and the lyre.
Praise God with timbrel and dance.
Praise God with flute and strings.
Praise God with crashing cymbals.
Praise God with rousing cymbals.
Let every breath be praise of God; praise God, halleluyah!