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Shabbat - Musaf Service

The Amidah

amidah
עמידה
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Israeli: ' marks a reduced vowel that Israeli speech drops (b'rachah); when the vowel is pronounced it is written e (lefanecha). - separates syllables that would otherwise run together.

How to read the transliterations
The Amidah, recited in silence, ends with a private prayer or with one of these:
Hebrew
אֱלֹהַי, נְצוֹר לְשׁוֹנִי מֵרָע, וּשְׂפָתַי מִדַּבֵּר מִרְמָה, וְלִמְקַלְלַי
נַפְשִׁי תִדּוֹם, וְנַפְשִׁי כֶּעָפָר לַכֹּל תִּהְיֶה. פְּתַח לִבִּי בְּתוֹרָתֶךָ,
וּבְמִצְוֹתֶיךָ תִּרְדּוֹף נַפְשִׁי. וְכָל־הַחוֹשְׁבִים עָלַי רָעָה,
מְהֵרָה הָפֵר עֲצָתָם וְקַלְקֵל מַחֲשַׁבְתָּם. עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן שְׁמֶךָ,
עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן יְמִינֶךָ, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן קְדֻשָּׁתֶךָ, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן
תּוֹרָתֶךָ. לְמַעַן יֵחָלְצוּן יְדִידֶיךָ, הוֹשִׁיעָה יְמִינְךָ וַעֲנֵנִי.
Israeli
Elohai, netzor leshoni mera, usfatai midaber mirmah, velimkallai
nafshi tidom, venafshi ke-afar lakol tihyeh. p'tach libi b'Toratecha,
uvmitzvotecha tirdof nafshi. vechol-hachoshvim alai ra-ah,
meherah hafer atzatam vekalkel machashavtam. aseh lema-an sh'mecha,
aseh lema-an yeminecha, aseh lema-an k'dushatecha, aseh lema-an
Toratecha. lema-an yechaletzun yedidecha, hoshi-ah yeminecha va-aneni.
English
My God, guard my tongue against evil, my lips against deceit. Help me disregard those who would slander me. Let me be humble in the presence of all. Set my heart open toward Your Torah, so that I may follow Your mitzvot. Thwart the plans of whoever plots evil against me; make their schemes void. Work for Your name’s sake, for the sake of Your triumph, for Your holiness’ sake, and for the sake of Your Torah. Hear my prayer for Your people’s deliverance.
Hebrew
יִהְיוּ לְרָצוֹן אִמְרֵי פִי וְהֶגְיוֹן לִבִּי לְפָנֶיךָ, יְהֹוָה צוּרִי וְגֹאֲלִי.
Israeli
yihyu leratzon imrei fi vehegyon libi lefanecha, Adonai tzuri vego-ali.
English
May what my mouth utters and what my heart meditates find favor with You, Adonai, my rock and my redeemer.
Some are accustomed to taking three steps backward and bowing when the Amidah concludes, as though departing the court of a sovereign.
Hebrew
עֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו, הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם עָלֵינוּ
וְעַל כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל [וְעַל כָּל־יוֹשְׁבֵי תֵבֵל], וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן.
Israeli
oseh shalom bimromav, hu ya-aseh shalom aleinu
ve-al kol-yisra-el [ve-al kol-yoshvei tevel], ve-imru Amen.
English
May the one who makes peace in the heights grant peace unto us and unto all Israel [and to all who dwell on earth]. And let us say: Amen.
Hebrew
זַכֵּנִי לְשִׂמְחַת הַחֵרוּת שֶׁל שַׁבָּת, לִטְעֹם טַעַם עֹנֶג שַׁבָּת
בֶּאֱמֶת. זַכֵּנִי שֶׁלֹּא יַעֲלֶה עַל לִבִּי עַצְבוּת בְּיוֹם שַׁבָּת
קֹדֶשׁ. שַׂמֵּחַ נֶפֶשׁ מְשָׁרְתֶךָ, כִּי אֵלֶיךָ אֲדֹנָי נַפְשִׁי אֶשָּׂא.
עָזְרֵנִי לְהַרְבּוֹת בְּתַעֲנוּגֵי שַׁבָּת, וּלְהַמְשִׁיךְ הַשִּׂמְחָה שֶׁל
שַׁבָּת לְשֵׁשֶׁת יְמֵי הַחֹל. הוֹדִיעֵנִי אֹרַח חַיִּים, שֹׂבַע
שְׂמָחוֹת אֶת־פָּנֶיךָ, נְעִמוֹת בִּימִינְךָ נֶצַח.
Israeli
zakeni lesimchat hacherut shel Shabat, litom ta-am oneg Shabat
be-emet. zakeni shelo ya-aleh al libi atzvut b'yom Shabat
kodesh. sameach nefesh mesharetecha, ki elecha Adonai nafshi esa.
azreni leharbot b'ta-anugei Shabat, ulehameshich hasimchah shel
Shabat lesheshet yemei hachol. hodi-eni orach chayim, sova
s'machot et-panecha, ne-imot biminecha netzach.
English
Bestow on me the liberating joy of Shabbat, the capacity truly to taste its delights. Let sorrow not weigh upon my heart on this holy Shabbat. Flood the soul of Your servant with gladness—for I yield my entire being to You, Adonai. Aid me in multiplying Shabbat’s joys and in carrying its joyful spirit into the other six days of the week. Reveal to me the path of life, that I may be filled with the joy of standing in Your presence, the delight of closeness to You forever.
Hebrew
יִהְיוּ לְרָצוֹן אִמְרֵי פִי וְהֶגְיוֹן לִבִּי לְפָנֶיךָ, יְהֹוָה צוּרִי וְגֹאֲלִי.
Israeli
yihyu leratzon imrei fi vehegyon libi lefanecha, Adonai tzuri vego-ali.
English
May what my mouth utters and what my heart meditates find favor with You, Adonai, my rock and my redeemer.
Some are accustomed to taking three steps backward and bowing when the Amidah concludes, as though departing the court of a sovereign.
Hebrew
עֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו, הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם עָלֵינוּ
וְעַל כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל [וְעַל כָּל־יוֹשְׁבֵי תֵבֵל], וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן.
Israeli
oseh shalom bimromav, hu ya-aseh shalom aleinu
ve-al kol-yisra-el [ve-al kol-yoshvei tevel], ve-imru Amen.
English
May the one who makes peace in the heights grant peace unto us and unto all Israel [and to all who dwell on earth]. And let us say: Amen.
Should the Amidah be repeated aloud, we return to page 185. Otherwise, we proceed with Kaddish Shalem on page 203. One who prays without a minyan may turn to Ein Keiloheinu, page 204.