Psalm 150 Translations
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Close-but-Clear[1]
1 Praise Yah.
Praise God who is in his sanctuary.
Praise him who is in his strong firmament.
2 Praise him for his achievements.
Praise him according to his great greatness.
3 Praise him with the blast of a horn.
Praise him with lyre and lute.
4 Praise him with drum and dance.
Praise him with strings and flute.
5 Praise him with loud cymbals.
Praise him with resounding cymbals.
6 Let every living creature praise Yah.
Praise Yah.
Synthesis[2]
- 1 Praise Yah!
- Praise God, who is in his sanctuary!
- Praise the one who is in his strong firmament!
- 2 Praise him for his exploits!
- Praise him as his greatness demands!
- 3 Praise him with the blast of a horn!
- Praise him with lyres and lutes!
- 4 Praise him with drums and a victory dance!
- Praise him with stringed instruments and flutes!
- 5 Praise him with loud cymbals!
- Praise him with resounding cymbals!
- 6 Let every living creature praise Yah
- Praise Yah!
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- ↑ The close-but-clear translation exists to provide a window into the Hebrew text (syntax as well as word and phrase level semantics) for non-Hebrew readers of the Psalms: Layer by Layer materials. It is intended as a supplement to these materials rather than a stand-alone translation.
- ↑ Whereas the close-but-clear translation aims for accuracy and clarity in representing the syntax and word-phrase level semantics of the Hebrew text, the synthesis translation takes into account the higher levels of analysis (discourse and poetics) and aims to present the text in more natural English.