Preparation for Prayer

Hachanah laTefillah

הכנה לתפילה

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הכנה לתפילה

PREPARATION FOR PRAYER

On entering the synagogue:

מַה־טֹּבוּ

HOW GOODLY

Num. 24Ps. 5Ps. 26

Hebrew

אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב, מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל:
וַאֲנִי בְּרֹב חַסְדְּךָ אָבוֹא בֵיתֶךָ
אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶה אֶל־הֵיכַל־קָדְשְׁךָ
בְּיִרְאָתֶךָ:
יהוה אָהַבְתִּי מְעוֹן בֵּיתֶךָ
וּמְקוֹם מִשְׁכַּן כְּבוֹדֶךָ:

Sephardi

ohalecha Yaakov, mishkenotecha Yisrael:
Va'ani berov chasdecha avo beitecha
eshtachaveh el-heichal-kodshecha
beyiratecha:
Adonai ahavti me'on beitecha
umekom mishkan kevodecha:

English

are your tents, Jacob, your dwelling places, Israel. As for me, in Your great loving-kindness, I will come into Your House. I will bow down to Your holy Temple in awe of You. LORD, I love the habitation of Your House, the place where Your glory dwells.

Hebrew

וַאֲנִי אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶה
וְאֶכְרְעָה
אֶבְרְכָה לִפְנֵי יהוה עֹשִׂי.

Sephardi

Va'ani eshtachaveh
ve'echre'ah
evrechah lifnei Adonai osi.

English

As for me, I will bow in worship; I will bend the knee before the LORD my Maker.

Ps. 69

Hebrew

וַאֲנִי תְפִלָּתִי־לְךָ יהוה
עֵת רָצוֹן
אֱלֹהִים בְּרָב־חַסְדֶּךָ
עֲנֵנִי בֶּאֱמֶת יִשְׁעֶךָ:

Sephardi

Va'ani tefillati-lecha Adonai
et ratzon
Elohim berav-chasdekha
aneini be'emet yishecha:

English

As for me, may my prayer come to You, LORD, at a time of favor. God, in Your great loving-kindness, answer me with Your faithful salvation.