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  "title": "Verses of Song",
  "summary": "Verses of Song, pages 145, with pointed Hebrew, English, and transliteration.",
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      "title": "Siddur Lev Shalem (Excerpts)",
      "nusach": "Ashkenaz"
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    "page": {
      "slug": "lev-39-145-shabbat-and-festivals-morning-service-verses-of-song",
      "section": "Shabbat and Festivals - Morning Service",
      "topic": "Verses of Song",
      "printPages": "145",
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      "header": {
        "section": {
          "hebrew": "שחרית לשבת",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "sha|cha|RIT le|sha|BAT",
            "orthographic": "sha|ḥa|RITH le|shab|BATH",
            "sephardic": "sha|ḥa|RIT le|shab|BAT",
            "chabad": "sha|cha|RIS l'sha|BOS"
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          "english": "Shabbat and Festivals - Morning Service"
        },
        "topic": {
          "hebrew": "פסוקי דזמרא",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "p'su|KEI d'zim|RA",
            "orthographic": "pe|su|QE dhe|zim|RAʾ",
            "sephardic": "pe|su|QE de|zim|RA",
            "chabad": "p'su|KEI d'zim|RO"
          },
          "english": "Verses of Song"
        },
        "printPages": "145"
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      "body": [
        {
          "type": "heading",
          "hebrew": "",
          "transliteration": {},
          "english": "NISHMAT: THE SOUL OF EVERY LIVING THING"
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "נִשְׁמַת כָּל־חַי תְּבָרֵךְ אֶת־שִׁמְךָ, יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ.\nוְרוּחַ כָּל־בָּשָׂר תְּפָאֵר וּתְרוֹמֵם זִכְרְךָ מַלְכֵּנוּ תָּמִיד.\nמִן הָעוֹלָם וְעַד הָעוֹלָם אַתָּה אֵל,\nוּמִבַּלְעָדֶיךָ אֵין לָנוּ מֶלֶךְ גּוֹאֵל וּמוֹשִׁיעַ,\nפּוֹדֶה וּמַצִּיל, מְפַרְנֵס וּמְרַחֵם בְּכָל־עֵת צָרָה וְצוּקָה.\nאֵין לָנוּ מֶלֶךְ אֶלָּא אָתָּה.\nאֱלֹהֵי הָרִאשׁוֹנִים וְהָאַחֲרוֹנִים,\nאֱלוֹהַּ כָּל־בְּרִיּוֹת,\nאֲדוֹן כָּל־תּוֹלָדוֹת,\nהַמְהֻלָּל בְּרֹב הַתִּשְׁבָּחוֹת,\nהַמְנַהֵג עוֹלָמוֹ בְּחֶסֶד וּבְרִיּוֹתָיו בְּרַחֲמִים.\nוַיהוָה לֹא יָנוּם וְלֹא יִישָׁן,\nהַמְעוֹרֵר יְשֵׁנִים,\nוְהַמֵּקִיץ נִרְדָּמִים,\nוְהַמֵּשִׂיחַ אִלְּמִים,\nוְהַמַּתִּיר אֲסוּרִים,\nוְהַסּוֹמֵךְ נוֹפְלִים,\nוְהַזּוֹקֵף כְּפוּפִים.\nלְךָ לְבַדְּךָ אֲנַחְנוּ מוֹדִים.\nאִלּוּ פִינוּ מָלֵא שִׁירָה כַּיָּם,\nוּלְשׁוֹנֵנוּ רִנָּה כַּהֲמוֹן גַּלָּיו,\nוְשִׂפְתוֹתֵינוּ שֶׁבַח כְּמֶרְחֲבֵי רָקִיעַ,\nוְעֵינֵינוּ מְאִירוֹת כַּשֶּׁמֶשׁ וְכַיָּרֵחַ,\nוְיָדֵינוּ פְרוּשׂוֹת כְּנִשְׁרֵי שָׁמָיִם,\nוְרַגְלֵינוּ קַלּוֹת כָּאַיָּלוֹת,\nאֵין אֲנַחְנוּ מַסְפִּיקִים לְהוֹדוֹת לְךָ, יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי\nאֲבוֹתֵינוּ [וְאִמּוֹתֵינוּ], וּלְבָרֵךְ אֶת־שְׁמֶךָ עַל אַחַת מֵאֶלֶף\nאַלְפֵי אֲלָפִים וְרִבֵּי רְבָבוֹת פְּעָמִים הַטּוֹבוֹת שֶׁעָשִׂיתָ עִם\nאֲבוֹתֵינוּ [וְאִמּוֹתֵינוּ] וְעִמָּנוּ.",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "nish|MAT kol-chai t'va|RECH et-shim|CHA, a|do|NAI e|lo|HEI|nu.\nve|RUACH kol-ba|SAR t'fa-ER ut|ro|MEM zich|re|CHA mal|ke|NU ta|MID.\nmin ha-o|LAM ve-AD ha-o|LAM a|TAH el,\nu|mi|bal|a|DE|cha ein LA|nu ME|lech go-EL u|mo|SHIA,\npo|DEH u|ma|TZIL, me|far|NES u|me|ra|CHEM b'chol-et tza|RAH ve|tzu|KAH.\nein LA|nu ME|lech e|LA a|TAH.\ne|lo|HEI ha|ri|sho|NIM ve|ha-a|cha|ro|NIM,\ne|LOAH kol-b'ri|YOT,\na|DON kol-to|la|DOT,\nha|me|hu|LAL b'ROV ha|tish|ba|CHOT,\nha|me|na|HEG o|la|MO b'CHE|sed uv|ri|yo|TAV b'ra|cha|MIM.\nva|do|NAI lo ya|NUM ve|LO yi|SHAN,\nha|me-o|RER ye|she|NIM,\nve|ha|me|KITZ nir|da|MIM,\nve|ha|me|SIACH i|le|MIM,\nve|ha|ma|TIR a|su|RIM,\nve|ha|so|MECH nof|LIM,\nve|ha|zo|KEF k'fu|FIM.\nle|CHA le|vad|CHA a|nach|NU mo|DIM.\ni|LU fi|NU ma|LEI shi|RAH ka|YAM,\nu|le|sho|NE|nu ri|NAH ka|ha|MON ga|LAV,\nve|sif|to|TEI|nu SHE|vach k'mer|cha|VEI ra|KIA,\nve-ei|NEI|nu me-i|ROT ka|SHE|mesh ve|cha|ya|REACH,\nve|ya|DEI|nu f'ru|SOT k'nish|REI sha|MA|yim,\nve|rag|LEI|nu ka|LOT ka-a|ya|LOT,\nein a|nach|NU mas|pi|KIM le|ho|DOT le|CHA, a|do|NAI e|lo|HEI|nu vei|lo|HEI\na|vo|TEI|nu [ve-i|mo|TEI|nu], u|le|va|RECH et-sh'ME|cha al a|CHAT me-E|lef\nal|FEI a|la|FIM ve|ri|BEI re|va|VOT pe-a|MIM ha|to|VOT she-a|si|TA im\na|vo|TEI|nu [ve-i|mo|TEI|nu] ve-i|ma|NU.",
            "orthographic": "nish|MATH kol-ḥai te|va|REKH ʾeth-shim|KHA, a|do|NAI ʾe|lo|HE|nu.\nve|RUAḥ kol-ba|śAR te|fa|ʾER u|the|ro|MEM zikh|re|KHA mal|ke|NU ta|MIDH.\nmin ha|ʿo|LAM ve|ʿADH ha|ʿo|LAM ʾat|TAH ʾel,\nu|mib|bal|ʿa|DHE|kha ʾen LA|nu ME|lekh go|ʾEL u|mo|SHIAʿ,\npo|DHEH u|mat|TZIL, me|far|NES u|me|ra|ḥEM be|khol-ʿeth tza|RAH ve|tzu|QAH.\nʾen LA|nu ME|lekh ʾel|LAʾ ʾat|TAH.\nʾe|lo|HE ha|riʾ|sho|NIM ve|ha|ʾa|ḥa|ro|NIM,\nʾe|LOAH kol-be|riy|YOTH,\nʾa|DHON kol-to|la|DHOTH,\nha|me|hul|LAL be|ROV hat|tish|ba|ḥOTH,\nha|me|na|HEGH ʿo|la|MO be|ḥE|sedh u|ve|riy|yo|THAV be|ra|ḥa|MIM.\nva|do|NAI loʾ ya|NUM ve|LOʾ yi|SHAN,\nha|me|ʿo|RER ye|she|NIM,\nve|ham|me|QITZ nir|da|MIM,\nve|ham|me|śIAḥ ʾil|le|MIM,\nve|ham|mat|TIR ʾa|su|RIM,\nve|has|so|MEKH no|fe|LIM,\nve|haz|zo|QEF ke|fu|FIM.\nle|KHA le|vad|de|KHA ʾa|naḥ|NU mo|DHIM.\nʾil|LU fi|NU ma|LEʾ shi|RAH kay|YAM,\nu|le|sho|NE|nu rin|NAH ka|ha|MON gal|LAV,\nve|śif|tho|THE|nu SHE|vaḥ ke|mer|ḥa|VE ra|QIAʿ,\nve|ʿe|NE|nu me|ʾi|ROTH kas|SHE|mesh ve|khay|ya|REAḥ,\nve|ya|DHE|nu fe|ru|śOTH ke|nish|RE sha|MA|yim,\nve|ragh|LE|nu qal|LOTH ka|ʾay|ya|LOTH,\nʾen ʾa|naḥ|NU mas|pi|QIM le|ho|DHOTH le|KHA, a|do|NAI ʾe|lo|HE|nu veʾ|lo|HE\nʾa|vo|THE|nu [ve|ʾim|mo|THE|nu], u|le|va|REKH ʾeth-she|ME|kha ʿal ʾa|ḥATH me|ʾE|lef\nʾal|FE ʾa|la|FIM ve|rib|BE re|va|VOTH pe|ʿa|MIM haṭ|ṭo|VOTH she|ʿa|śi|THA ʿim\nʾa|vo|THE|nu [ve|ʾim|mo|THE|nu] ve|ʿim|ma|NU.",
            "sephardic": "nish|MAT kol-ḥai te|va|REKH et-shim|KHA, a|do|NAI e|lo|HE|nu.\nve|RUAḥ kol-ba|SAR te|fa|ER u|te|ro|MEM zikh|re|KHA mal|ke|NU ta|MID.\nmin ha|ʿo|LAM ve|ʿAD ha|ʿo|LAM at|TAH el,\nu|mib|bal|ʿa|DE|kha en LA|nu ME|lekh go|EL u|mo|SHIAʿ,\npo|DEH u|mat|TZIL, me|far|NES u|me|ra|ḥEM be|khol-ʿet tza|RAH ve|tzu|QAH.\nen LA|nu ME|lekh el|LA at|TAH.\ne|lo|HE ha|ri|sho|NIM ve|ha|a|ḥa|ro|NIM,\ne|LOAH kol-be|riy|YOT,\na|DON kol-to|la|DOT,\nha|me|hul|LAL be|ROV hat|tish|ba|ḥOT,\nha|me|na|HEG ʿo|la|MO be|ḥE|sed u|ve|riy|yo|TAV be|ra|ḥa|MIM.\nva|do|NAI lo ya|NUM ve|LO yi|SHAN,\nha|me|ʿo|RER ye|she|NIM,\nve|ham|me|QITZ nir|da|MIM,\nve|ham|me|SIAḥ il|le|MIM,\nve|ham|mat|TIR a|su|RIM,\nve|has|so|MEKH no|fe|LIM,\nve|haz|zo|QEF ke|fu|FIM.\nle|KHA le|vad|de|KHA a|naḥ|NU mo|DIM.\nil|LU fi|NU ma|LE shi|RAH kay|YAM,\nu|le|sho|NE|nu rin|NAH ka|ha|MON gal|LAV,\nve|sif|to|TE|nu SHE|vaḥ ke|mer|ḥa|VE ra|QIAʿ,\nve|ʿe|NE|nu me|i|ROT kas|SHE|mesh ve|khay|ya|REAḥ,\nve|ya|DE|nu fe|ru|SOT ke|nish|RE sha|MA|yim,\nve|rag|LE|nu qal|LOT ka|ay|ya|LOT,\nen a|naḥ|NU mas|pi|QIM le|ho|DOT le|KHA, a|do|NAI e|lo|HE|nu ve|lo|HE\na|vo|TE|nu [ve|im|mo|TE|nu], u|le|va|REKH et-she|ME|kha ʿal a|ḥAT me|E|lef\nal|FE a|la|FIM ve|rib|BE re|va|VOT pe|ʿa|MIM hat|to|VOT she|ʿa|si|TA ʿim\na|vo|TE|nu [ve|im|mo|TE|nu] ve|ʿim|ma|NU.",
            "chabad": "nish|MAS kol-chai t'vo|REICH es-shim|CHO, a|do|NOY e|loy|HEI|nu.\nv'RUACH kol-bo|SOR t'fo-EIR us'|roy|MEIM zich|r'CHO mal|kei|NU to|MID.\nmin ho-oy|LOM v'AD ho-oy|LOM a|TOH eil,\nu|mi|bal|o|DE|cho ein LO|nu ME|lech goy-EIL u|moy|SHIA,\npoy|DEH u|ma|TZIL, m'far|NEIS um'|ra|CHEIM b'chol-eis tzo|ROH v'tzu|KOH.\nein LO|nu ME|lech e|LO o|TOH.\ne|loy|HEI ho|ri|shoy|NIM v'ho-a|cha|roy|NIM,\ne|LOYAH kol-b'ri|YOYS,\na|DOYN kol-toy|lo|DOYS,\nham'|hu|LOL b'ROYV ha|tish|bo|CHOYS,\nham'|na|HEIG oy|lo|MOY b'CHE|sed uv'|ri|yoy|SOV b'ra|cha|MIM.\nva|do|NOY loy yo|NUM v'LOY yi|SHON,\nham'-oy|REIR y'shei|NIM,\nv'ha|mei|KITZ nir|do|MIM,\nv'ha|mei|SIACH il'|MIM,\nv'ha|ma|TIR a|su|RIM,\nv'ha|soy|MEICH noyf'|LIM,\nv'ha|zoy|KEIF k'fu|FIM.\nl'CHO l'vad'|CHO a|nach|NU moy|DIM.\ni|LU fi|NU mo|LEI shi|ROH ka|YOM,\nul'|shoy|NEI|nu ri|NOH ka|ha|MOYN ga|LOV,\nv'sif|soy|SEI|nu SHE|vach k'mer|cha|VEI ro|KIA,\nv'ei|NEI|nu m'i|ROYS ka|SHE|mesh v'cha|yo|REIACH,\nv'yo|DEI|nu f'ru|SOYS k'nish|REI sho|MO|yim,\nv'rag|LEI|nu ka|LOYS ko-a|yo|LOYS,\nein a|nach|NU mas|pi|KIM l'hoy|DOYS l'CHO, a|do|NOY e|loy|HEI|nu vei|loy|HEI\na|voy|SEI|nu [v'i|moy|SEI|nu], ul'|vo|REICH es-sh'ME|cho al a|CHAS mei-E|lef\nal|FEI a|lo|FIM v'ri|BEI r'vo|VOYS p'o|MIM ha|toy|VOYS she-o|si|SO im\na|voy|SEI|nu [v'i|moy|SEI|nu] v'i|mo|NU."
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          "english": "Every living soul offers praise to Your name, Adonai our God; You, our sovereign, are forever exalted by the spirit of all flesh. You are God from time's first instant through its last. We have no sovereign beside You to redeem and liberate us, to rescue and save us, to show us kindness and sustain us through every moment of anguish and distress; You alone are our sovereign. God of every age, God of every creature, master of every generation, extolled through praise without end, guiding the world in love and its creatures in compassion. Adonai neither sleeps nor slumbers, yet awakens those who sleep, stirs those who slumber, grants voice to those unable to speak, unbinds those held captive, upholds those who fall, and makes upright those bent over. You alone are the one we thank. If song filled our mouths as the sea is full, if our tongues sang without end like innumerable waves, if our lips offered boundless praise like the sky, if our eyes shone as the sun and the moon, if our arms spread heavenward like the wings of eagles, and if our feet were as fleet as deer, still we could not give full expression to our gratitude to You, Adonai our God and God of our ancestors, nor praise Your name for even a single one of the countless moments of kindness by which You have blessed us and our ancestors."
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          "text": "continued"
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      "footer": [
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "text": "NISHMAT. Nishmat is a fitting conclusion to the psalms and biblical verses that we have just recited, as well as an introduction to the b’rakhot that we are about to recite. The last psalm we recited, Psalm 150, ends with the line “Let every breath be praise of God,” a thought that is then taken up directly in the opening line of this prayer, “the soul (n’shamah, literally ‘breath’) of all that lives praises Your name.” Following on the heels of the recitation of the Song at the Sea, Nishmat speaks of God’s rescue of the people Israel from slavery in Egypt. Equally, Nishmat looks forward to the prayers that we are about to recite: in speaking of worshipping God with all of one’s body and all of one’s soul, it anticipates the Sh’ma, which talks of worshipping God with one’s total being, and in its conclusion Nishmat includes language found in the first blessing of the Amidah. Nishmat repeatedly moves from prose statements to rhythmic poetic lines, as if each moment of prayer becomes an occasion for song. Though the poem emphasizes the limitation of words in describing or praising God, the poet suggests that the actions of our bodies, especially our breathing, can constitute a praise of God. Indeed, in this prayer our entire body is said to praise God. Some recite as an introduction to Nishmat the poem by Solomon ibn Gabirol on page 101."
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