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When the Redemption arrives, everything in the world will praise God

Hebrew

שִׁירוּ לַייָ שִׁיר חָדָשׁ, שִׁירוּ
לַייָ כָּל הָאָרֶץ: שִׁירוּ
לַייָ בָּרְכוּ שְׁמוֹ, בַּשְּׂרוּ מִיּוֹם
לְיוֹם יְשׁוּעָתוֹ: סַפְּרוּ בַגּוֹיִם
כְּבוֹדוֹ, בְּכָל הָעַמִּים נִפְלְאוֹתָיו:
כִּי גָדוֹל יְיָ וּמְהֻלָּל מְאֹד, נוֹרָא
הוּא עַל כָּל אֱלֹהִים: כִּי כָּל
אֱלֹהֵי הָעַמִּים אֱלִילִים | וַייָ
שָׁמַיִם עָשָׂה:

Sephardi

Shiru la-Adonai shir chadash, shiru
la-Adonai kol ha'aretz: shiru
la-Adonai barekhu shemo, bass'ru miyom
l'yom yeshu'ato: sapperu vagoyim
kevodo, bechol ha-amim nifle'otav:
ki gadol Adonai umehulal me'od, nora
hu al kol elohim: ki kol
elohei ha-amim elilim | va-Adonai
shamayim asah:

English

When the Redemption arrives We will all sing a new song to the Lord. Everyone on earth, sing to the Lord. Sing to the Lord and bless His name. Speak every day about His salvation. Tell the nations of the world about His glory; tell all the nations of the world about His wonders. Tell them this because the Lord is great and very worthy to be praised, and He is fearsome over all the false gods of the other nations. Because all the false gods of the other nations are nothing—they are powerless, but the Lord has real power; He made the heaven and the earth and everything in them.

Hebrew

הוֹד וְהָדָר לְפָנָיו, עֹז
וְתִפְאֶרֶת בְּמִקְדָּשׁוֹ: הָבוּ לַייָ
מִשְׁפְּחוֹת עַמִּים, הָבוּ לַייָ
כָּבוֹד וָעֹז: הָבוּ לַייָ כְּבוֹד שְׁמוֹ,
שְׂאוּ מִנְחָה וּבֹאוּ לְחַצְרוֹתָיו:
הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַייָ בְּהַדְרַת קֹדֶשׁ,
חִילוּ מִפָּנָיו כָּל הָאָרֶץ: אִמְרוּ
בַגּוֹיִם יְיָ מָלָךְ, אַף תִּכּוֹן
תֵּבֵל בַּל תִּמּוֹט, יָדִין עַמִּים
בְּמֵישָׁרִים:

Sephardi

Hod vehadar lefanav, oz
v'tif'eret bemikdasho: havu la-Adonai
mishpechot amim, havu la-Adonai
kavod va-oz: havu la-Adonai kevod shemo,
se'u minchah uvo'u lechatzrotav:
hishtachavu la-Adonai behadrat kodesh,
chilu mipanav kol ha'aretz: imru
vagoyim Adonai malach, af tikon
tevel bal timmot, yadin amim
bemeisharim:

English

There is honor and beauty in God’s presence; there is strength and beauty in His Holy Temple. Families—people—of the nations should give to the Lord; they should give honor and strength to the Lord. Give the Lord the honor that His name deserves. Bring an offering for God and come to His courtyard, the Holy Temple. Bow down to the Lord in the Holy Temple, from where His beautiful holiness emanates. All the nations of the earth should tremble with fear before God. Proclaim among the nations, “The Lord has always been King of the universe.” God made the world a secure place; it will never falter because He will always support it. He will judge the nations fairly.

Hebrew

יִשְׂמְחוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וְתָגֵל
הָאָרֶץ, יִרְעַם הַיָּם וּמְלֹאוֹ:
יַעֲלֹז שָׂדַי וְכָל אֲשֶׁר בּוֹ, אָז
יְרַנְּנוּ כָּל עֲצֵי יָעַר: לִפְנֵי יְיָ
כִּי בָא, כִּי בָא לִשְׁפֹּט הָאָרֶץ,
יִשְׁפֹּט תֵּבֵל בְּצֶדֶק, וְעַמִּים1
בֶּאֱמוּנָתוֹ:

Sephardi

Yismechu hashamayim vetagel
ha'aretz, yir'am hayam umelo'o:
ya'aloz sadai vechol asher bo, az
yerannenu kol atzei ya'ar: lifnei Adonai
ki va, ki va lishpot ha'aretz,
yishpot tevel b'tzedek, ve-amim1
be-emunato:

English

When the Redemption arrives, the heavens will be happy and the earth will rejoice. The sea and everything in it will roar with joy; the fields and everything in them will rejoice. Then the joy in the world will be so great that all the trees in the forest will sing; they will sing before the Lord because He has come—He has come to judge the people on the earth and give them what they deserve. He will judge the world1 fairly, and He will judge the nations with His truth.

When the Redemption arrives, God will punish the wicked and reward the righteous

Hebrew

יְיָ מָלָךְ תָּגֵל הָאָרֶץ, יִשְׂמְחוּ
אִיִּים רַבִּים: עָנָן וַעֲרָפֶל
סְבִיבָיו, צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט מְכוֹן
כִּסְאוֹ: אֵשׁ לְפָנָיו תֵּלֵךְ, וּתְלַהֵט
סָבִיב צָרָיו: הֵאִירוּ בְרָקָיו
תֵּבֵל, רָאֲתָה וַתָּחֵל הָאָרֶץ:
הָרִים כַּדּוֹנַג נָמַסּוּ מִלִּפְנֵי יְיָ,2
מִלִּפְנֵי אֲדוֹן כָּל הָאָרֶץ: הִגִּידוּ
הַשָּׁמַיִם צִדְקוֹ, וְרָאוּ כָּל
הָעַמִּים כְּבוֹדוֹ: יֵבֹשׁוּ כָּל עֹבְדֵי
פֶסֶל הַמִּתְהַלְלִים בָּאֱלִילִים,
הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לוֹ כָּל אֱלֹהִים: שָׁמְעָה
וַתִּשְׂמַח צִיּוֹן, וַתָּגֵלְנָה בְּנוֹת
יְהוּדָה, לְמַעַן מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ יְיָ: כִּי
אַתָּה יְיָ עֶלְיוֹן עַל כָּל הָאָרֶץ,
מְאֹד נַעֲלֵיתָ עַל כָּל אֱלֹהִים:

Sephardi

Adonai malach tagel ha'aretz, yismechu
iyim rabim: anan va-arafel
sevivav, tzedek umishpat mekhon
kis'o: esh lefanav telekh, utelahet
saviv tzarav: he'iru verakav
tevel, ra'atah vatachel ha'aretz:
harim kadonag namassu milifnei Adonai,2
milifnei adon kol ha'aretz: higgidu
hashamayim tzidko, vera'u kol
ha-amim kevodo: yevoshu kol ovdei
fesel hamithalelim ba-elilim,
hishtachavu lo kol elohim: shame'ah
vatismach Tziyon, vatagelnah b'not
Yehudah, lema'an mishpatekha Adonai: ki
atah Adonai elyon al kol ha'aretz,
me'od na'aleita al kol elohim:

English

When the Redemption arrives, everyone will see that the Lord has always been King and the earth will rejoice. The many islands of the world will be happy. Clouds and thick darkness will surround Him, which He will use to punish the wicked. Justice and mercy are the foundation of God’s throne. Fire will go out from before Him, surround His enemies, and burn them. God’s lightning will light up the world. People living on earth will see the fire and lightning, and they will tremble with fear. Mountains will melt away like wax before the Lord;2 they will disappear before the Master of the entire earth. The angels in the heavens will tell of God’s fairness, and all the nations will see His glory. All those who worship idols and take pride in worthless gods will be ashamed. All things that people consider to be gods, such as the sun, moon, and stars, will bow down to Him. When Zion (Jerusalem) hears that God has punished its enemies, it will be happy, and the towns of Judah will rejoice. They will rejoice because You, Lord, punished their enemies according to Your judgments. For You, Lord, are higher than the entire earth and much greater than all false gods and idols.

Hebrew

אֹהֲבֵי יְיָ שִׂנְאוּ רָע,3
שֹׁמֵר נַפְשׁוֹת חֲסִידָיו, מִיַּד
רְשָׁעִים יַצִּילֵם: אוֹר זָרֻעַ

Sephardi

Ohavei Adonai sin'u ra,3
shomer nafshot chasidav, miyad
resha'im yatzilem: or zaru'a

English

Those who love the Lord will hate evil3 and will not be afraid of evildoers, because they will know that God watches over the souls of His devoted ones and saves them from the hand of wicked people. Light is planted for the righteous.

Commentary

1 The purpose of God’s “judgment” is not to find fault in the world, but to encourage its improvement. This can be compared to an artist who takes pride in his work and constantly looks for ways to improve and fix it. It is due to God’s love for the world that He wants to improve it and reveal Himself in it through His judgment.

2 The “mountains” symbolize haughty people, who will be humbled when the Redemption arrives. On a deeper level, mountains symbolize forces of evil, which arrogantly present themselves as equal alternatives to goodness. When we are faced with a spiritual challenge, God ensures that these forces “melt away like wax,” thereby revealing the true feelings of our soul and empowering us to overcome our challenge.

3 “Hating evil” and “loving God” go hand in hand: one cannot claim to hate evil entirely if he does not express a love for God by doing good deeds. This verse teaches us that any hatred for evil must be matched by a love for God.