Hellen Yilma - Merim Oti (You Lift Me Up) - Praises of Israel Lyrics

“Merim Oti (You Lift Me Up)” presents trust in God as the answer to pressure, uncertainty, and surrounding trouble. Its English and Hebrew sections carry the same central assurance: hope is found in God, who remains strong in the storm and raises the worshipper above difficulty. Images of fire and turmoil are not allowed to dominate the song. Instead, the lyric repeatedly returns to security in God’s arms and confidence that victory rests in his hands.

The line about running toward the goal gives that confidence an active direction. It closely echoes the New Testament picture of pressing toward a divinely appointed prize, while the language of being lifted up recalls biblical descriptions of God as deliverer and refuge. Repetition in the chorus and bridge reinforces a steady movement from distress to trust. The result is a bilingual declaration of dependence: past trouble is placed behind, God’s strength is treated as sufficient, and faith continues forward with hope.