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ܠܐ ܠܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܐ ܠܢ ܐܠܐ ܠܫܡܟ ܗܒ ܐܝܩܪܐ ܥܠ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ ܘܥܠ ܩܘܫܬܟ
l' ln mry' l' ln 'l' lshmk hb 'yqr' el Tybwthk wel qwshthk
Not to us, Yahweh, not to us, but to your name give glory, for your loving kindness, and for your truth’s sake.
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ܕܠܐ ܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܐܝܟܘ ܐܠܗܗܘܢ
dl' n'mrwn emm' 'ykw 'lhhwn
Why should the nations say, “Where is their God, now?”
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ܐܠܗܢ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܗܘ ܘܟܠ ܕܨܒܐ ܥܒܕ
'lhn bshmy' hw wkl dtsb' ebd
But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases.
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ܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܣܐܡܐ ܘܕܗܒܐ ܥܒܕ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ
pthkr' demm' s'm' wdhb' ebd 'ydy' dbrnsh'
Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
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ܦܘܡܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܡܠܠܝܢ ܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܚܙܝܢ
pwm' 'yth lhwn wl' mmllyn eyn' 'yth lhwn wl' khzyn
They have mouths, but they don’t speak. They have eyes, but they don’t see.
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ܐ̈ܕܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܫܡܥܝܢ ܢܚܝܪ̈ܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܪܝܚܝܢ
'dn' 'yth lhwn wl' shmeyn nkhyr' 'yth lhwn wl' mrykhyn
They have ears, but they don’t hear. They have noses, but they don’t smell.
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ܘܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܡܝܫܝܢ ܘܒܪ̈ܓܠܝܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܡܗܠܟܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܡܠܠܝܢ ܒܓܝܓܪ̈ܬܗܘܢ
wb'ydyhwn l' myshyn wbrglyhwn l' mhlkyn wl' mmllyn bgygrthhwn
They have hands, but they don’t feel. They have feet, but they don’t walk, neither do they speak through their throat.
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ܐܟܘܬܗܘܢ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܥܒܘ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܘܟܠ ܕܬܟܝܠܝܢ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ
'kwthhwn nhwwn ebwdyhwn wkl dthkylyn elyhwn
Those who make them will be like them; yes, everyone who trusts in them.
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ܕܒܝܬ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܬܟܝܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܗܘܝܘ ܥܕܘܪܗܘܢ ܘܡܣܝܥܢܗܘܢ
dbyth 'ysryl thkylyn el mry' hwyw edwrhwn wmsyenhwn
Israel, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.
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ܕܒܝܬ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܬܟܝܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܗܘܝܘ ܥܕܘܪܗܘܢ ܘܡܣܝܥܢܗܘܢ
dbyth 'hrwn thkylyn el mry' hwyw edwrhwn wmsyenhwn
House of Aaron, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.
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ܕܚ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܬܟܝܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܗܘܝܘ ܥܕܘܪܗܘܢ ܘܡܣܝܥܢܗܘܢ
dkhlwhy dmry' thkylyn el mry' hwyw edwrhwn wmsyenhwn
You who fear Yahweh, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.
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ܡܪܝܐ ܥܗܕܢ ܘܒܪܟܢ ܢܒܪܟ ܠܕܒܝܬ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܢܒܪܟ ܠܕܒܝܬ ܐܗܪܘܢ
mry' ehdn wbrkn nbrk ldbyth 'ysryl nbrk ldbyth 'hrwn
Yahweh remembers us. He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel. He will bless the house of Aaron.
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ܢܒܪܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܕܚ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܐ ܥܡ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܐ
nbrk mry' ldkhlwhy zewr' em rwrb'
He will bless those who fear Yahweh, both small and great.
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ܢܘܣܦ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܒܢܝ̈ܟܘܢ
nwsp elykwn mry' elykwn wel bnykwn
May Yahweh increase you more and more, you and your children.
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ܒܪܝܟܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܕܥܒܕ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ
brykyn 'nthwn lmry' debd shmy' w're'
Blessed are you by Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.
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ܫܡ̈ܝ ܫܡܝܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܝܗܒܗ̇ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ
shmy shmy' dmry' w're' yhbh lbny 'nsh'
The heavens are Yahweh’s heavens, but he has given the earth to the children of men.
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ܠܐ ܡ̈ܝܬܐ ܢܫܒܚܘܢ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܟܠ ܢܚ̈ܬܝ ܚܫܘܟܐ
l' myth' nshbkhwn lmry' 'p l' kl nkhthy khshwk'
The dead don’t praise Yah, nor any who go down into silence,
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ܚܢܢ ܕܝܢ ܢܒܪܟ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܡܟܝܠ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܥܠܡ
khnn dyn nbrk lmry' mkyl wedm' lelm
but we will bless Yah, from this time forward and forever more. Praise Yah!