Israel

for they have devoured Ya'akov and left his home a waste.

For the Leader. On the gittit. By Asaf: Sing for joy to God our strength! Shout to the God of Ya'akov!

because this is a law for Isra'el, a ruling of the God of Ya'akov.

ADONAI, God of armies, hear my prayer; listen, God of Ya'akov. (Selah)

For the leader. A psalm of the sons of Korach: ADONAI, you have shown favor to your land; you have restored the fortunes of Ya'akov,

ADONAI loves the gates of Tziyon more than all the dwellings in Ya'akov.

They say, "Yah isn't looking; the God of Ya'akov won't notice."

"Mighty king who loves justice, you established fairness, justice and righteousness in Ya'akov."

He made his ways known to Moshe, his mighty deeds to the people of Isra'el.

You descendants of Avraham his servant, you offspring of Ya'akov, his chosen ones,

and established as a law for Ya'akov, for Isra'el as an everlasting covenant:

Then Isra'el too came into Egypt, Ya'akov lived as an alien in the land of Ham.

When Isra'el came out of Egypt, the house of Ya'akov from a people of foreign speech,

Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Ya'akov,

how he swore to ADONAI, vowed to the Mighty One of Ya'akov,

until I find a place for ADONAI, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Ya'akov."

For Yah chose Ya'akov for himself, Isra'el as his own unique treasure.

Happy is he whose help is Ya'akov's God, whose hope is in ADONAI his God.

He reveals his words to Ya'akov, his laws and rulings to Isra'el.

He has increased the power of his people, granted praise to all his faithful, to the descendants of Isra'el, a people close to him. Halleluyah!

Many peoples will go and say, "Come, let's go up to the mountain of ADONAI, to the house of the God of Ya'akov! He will teach us about his ways, and we will walk in his paths." For out of Tziyon will go forth Torah, the word of ADONAI from Yerushalayim.

Descendants of Ya'akov, come! Let's live in the light of ADONAI!

For you have abandoned your people the house of Ya'akov. Now they are filled from the east, full of sorcerers, like the P'lishtim; even the children of foreigners are enough for them!

I will wait for ADONAI, who is hiding his face from the house of Ya'akov; yes, I will look for him.

Adonai sent a word to Ya'akov, and it has fallen on Isra'el.