Returning the Torah

Hachnasat Sefer Torah

הכנסת ספר תורה

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While the Torah scroll is being returned to the Ark, on Shabbat say:

Ps. 29

Hebrew

מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד, הָבוּ לַיהוָה בְּנֵי אֵלִים, הָבוּ לַיהוָה כָּבוֹד וָעֹז: הָבוּ
לַיהוָה כְּבוֹד שְׁמוֹ, הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַיהוָה בְּהַדְרַת־קֹדֶשׁ: קוֹל יְהוָה
עַל־הַמָּיִם, אֵל־הַכָּבוֹד הִרְעִים, יְהוָה עַל־מַיִם רַבִּים: קוֹל־יְהוָה
בַּכֹּחַ, קוֹל יְהוָה בֶּהָדָר: קוֹל יְהוָה שֹׁבֵר אֲרָזִים, וַיְשַׁבֵּר יְהוָה אֶת־
אַרְזֵי הַלְּבָנוֹן: וַיַּרְקִידֵם כְּמוֹ־עֵגֶל, לְבָנוֹן וְשִׂרְיֹן כְּמוֹ בֶן־רְאֵמִים:
קוֹל־יְהוָה חֹצֵב לַהֲבוֹת אֵשׁ: קוֹל יְהוָה יָחִיל מִדְבָּר, יָחִיל יְהוָה
מִדְבַּר קָדֵשׁ: קוֹל יְהוָה יְחוֹלֵל אַיָּלוֹת וַיֶּחֱשֹׂף יְעָרוֹת, וּבְהֵיכָלוֹ,
כֻּלּוֹ אֹמֵר כָּבוֹד: יְהוָה לַמַּבּוּל יָשָׁב, וַיֵּשֶׁב יְהוָה מֶלֶךְ לְעוֹלָם:
יְהוָה עֹז לְעַמּוֹ יִתֵּן, יְהוָה יְבָרֵךְ אֶת־עַמּוֹ בַשָּׁלוֹם:

Sephardi

Mizmor leDavid, havu laadonai benei elim, havu laadonai kavod va'oz: Havu
laadonai kevod shemo, hishtachavu laadonai behadrat-kodesh: Kol Adonai
al-hamayim, El-hakavod hir'im, Adonai al-mayim rabbim: Kol-Adonai
bakoach, kol Adonai behadar: Kol Adonai shover arazim, vayeshabber Adonai et-
arzei haLevanon: Vayarkidem kemo-egel, Levanon veSiryon kemo ven-re'emim:
Kol-Adonai chotzev lahavot esh: Kol Adonai yachil midbar, yachil Adonai
midbar Kadesh: Kol Adonai yecholel ayyalot vayech'esof ye'arot, uveheichalo,
kulo omer kavod: Adonai lamabul yashav, vayeishev Adonai melech le'olam:
Adonai oz le'amo yiten, Adonai yevarech et-amo vashalom:

English

A psalm of David. Render to the LORD, you angelic powers, render to the LORD glory and might. Render to the LORD the glory due to His name. Bow to the LORD in the beauty of holiness. The LORD’s voice echoes over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is over the mighty waters. The LORD’s voice in power, the LORD’s voice in beauty, the LORD’s voice breaks cedars, the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, Sirion like a young wild ox. The LORD’s voice cleaves flames of fire. The LORD’s voice makes the desert quake, the LORD shakes the desert of Kadesh. The LORD’s voice makes hinds calve and strips the forests bare, and in His temple all say: “Glory!” The LORD sat enthroned at the Flood, the LORD sits enthroned as King for ever. The LORD will give strength to His people; the LORD will bless His people with peace.

On a Yom Tov occurring on a weekday say:

Ps. 24

Hebrew

לְדָוִד מִזְמוֹר, לַיהוָה הָאָרֶץ וּמְלוֹאָהּ, תֵּבֵל וְיֹשְׁבֵי בָהּ: כִּי־הוּא
עַל־יַמִּים יְסָדָהּ, וְעַל־נְהָרוֹת יְכוֹנְנֶהָ: מִי־יַעֲלֶה בְהַר־יְהוָה,
וּמִי־יָקוּם בִּמְקוֹם קָדְשׁוֹ: נְקִי כַפַּיִם וּבַר־לֵבָב, אֲשֶׁר לֹא־נָשָׂא
לַשָּׁוְא נַפְשִׁי וְלֹא נִשְׁבַּע לְמִרְמָה: יִשָּׂא בְרָכָה מֵאֵת יְהוָה, וּצְדָקָה
מֵאֱלֹהֵי יִשְׁעוֹ: זֶה דּוֹר דֹּרְשָׁיו, מְבַקְשֵׁי פָנֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב, סֶלָה: שְׂאוּ
שְׁעָרִים רָאשֵׁיכֶם, וְהִנָּשְׂאוּ פִּתְחֵי עוֹלָם, וְיָבוֹא מֶלֶךְ הַכָּבוֹד:
מִי זֶה מֶלֶךְ הַכָּבוֹד, יְהוָה עִזּוּז וְגִבּוֹר, יְהוָה גִּבּוֹר מִלְחָמָה: שְׂאוּ
שְׁעָרִים רָאשֵׁיכֶם, וּשְׂאוּ פִּתְחֵי עוֹלָם, וְיָבוֹא מֶלֶךְ הַכָּבוֹד: מִי הוּא
זֶה מֶלֶךְ הַכָּבוֹד, יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת הוּא מֶלֶךְ הַכָּבוֹד, סֶלָה:

Sephardi

LeDavid mizmor, laadonai ha'aretz umelo'ah, tevel veyoshvei vah: Ki-hu
al-yamim yesadah, ve'al-neharot yechonenah: Mi-ya'aleh veHar-Adonai,
umi-yakum bimkom kodsho: Neki chapayim uvar-levav, asher lo-nasa
lashav nafshi velo nishba lemirmah: Yisa verachah me'et Adonai, utzedakah
me'elohei yish'o: Zeh dor dorshav, mevakshei fanecha Yaakov, Selah: Se'u
she'arim rasheichem, vehinase'u pitchei olam, veyavo melech hakavod:
Mi zeh melech hakavod, Adonai izuz vegibor, Adonai gibor milchamah: Se'u
she'arim rasheichem, use'u pitchei olam, veyavo melech hakavod: Mi hu
zeh melech hakavod, Adonai Tzeva'ot hu melech hakavod, Selah:

English

A psalm of David. The earth is the LORD’s and all it contains, the world and all who live in it. For He founded it on the seas and established it on the streams. Who may climb the mountain of the LORD? Who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not taken My name in vain, or sworn deceitfully. He shall receive blessing from the LORD, and just reward from God, his salvation. This is a generation of those who seek Him, the descendants of Jacob who seek Your presence, Selah! Lift up your heads, O gates; be uplifted, eternal doors, so that the King of glory may enter. Who is the King of glory? It is the LORD, strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O gates; lift them up, eternal doors, so that the King of glory may enter. Who is He, the King of glory? The LORD of hosts, He is the King of glory, Selah!