Song Of The Day

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The following is said while standing. For transliteration, see page 946.

We thank God for not making us like the other nations, who serve worthless beings

Hebrew

עָלֵינוּ לְשַׁבֵּחַ לַאֲדוֹן הַכֹּל,
לָתֵת גְּדֻלָּה לְיוֹצֵר
בְּרֵאשִׁית, שֶׁלֹּא עָשָׂנוּ כְּגוֹיֵי
הָאֲרָצוֹת, וְלֹא שָׂמָנוּ כְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹת
הָאֲדָמָה, שֶׁלֹּא שָׂם חֶלְקֵנוּ
כָּהֶם, וְגוֹרָלֵנוּ כְּכָל הֲמוֹנָם,
שֶׁהֵם מִשְׁתַּחֲוִים לְהֶבֶל
וָלָרִיק. וַאֲנַחְנוּ כּוֹרְעִים
וּמִשְׁתַּחֲוִים וּמוֹדִים לִפְנֵי
מֶלֶךְ מַלְכֵי הַמְּלָכִים, הַקָּדוֹשׁ
בָּרוּךְ הוּא. שֶׁהוּא נוֹטֶה
שָׁמַיִם וְיוֹסֵד אָרֶץ, וּמוֹשַׁב
יְקָרוֹ בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל, וּשְׁכִינַת
עֻזּוֹ בְּגָבְהֵי מְרוֹמִים.

Sephardi

Aleinu l'shabe'ach la'Adon hakol,
latet gedulah l'yotzer
b'reshit, shelo asanu k'goyei
ha'aratzot, v'lo samanu k'mishpechot
ha'adamah, shelo sam chelkenu
kahem, v'goraleinu k'chol hamonam,
shehem mishtachavim lahevel
va-larik. Va'anachnu kor'im
umishtachavim umodim lifnei
Melech malchei hamelachim, hakadosh
baruch Hu. Shehu noteh
shamayim v'yosed aretz, umoshav
yekaro bashamayim mima'al, ushekhinat
uzo begovhei meromim.

English

It is our duty to praise God, the Master of all things, to give greatness to the Creator of all existence. Praise Him because He has not made us like the other nations of the world. He has given each of us a soul that is part of Himself, and He has not placed us to be like the other families of the earth, who do not have the Torah and its commandments. We should praise Him because He has not given us a portion like theirs; He has given us His Torah. He has not given us a share like all of their people; for they bow down to false gods—to emptiness and nothingness. But we bend our knees and bow down and give praise to the supreme King of all kings, the Holy One, blessed be He, Who stretches out the heavens and establishes the earth. The seat of His glory is in heaven above, and the home of His majesty is in heaven, in the greatest spiritual heights.

Hebrew

הוּא אֱלֹהֵינוּ אֵין עוֹד,
אֱמֶת מַלְכֵּנוּ, אֶפֶס זוּלָתוֹ,
כַּכָּתוּב בְּתוֹרָתוֹ: וְיָדַעְתָּ
הַיּוֹם וַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ אֶל לְבָבֶךָ, כִּי
יְיָ הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים, בַּשָּׁמַיִם
מִמַּעַל וְעַל הָאָרֶץ מִתָּחַת,
אֵין עוֹד:

Sephardi

Hu Eloheinu ein od,
emet Malkeinu, efes zulato,
kakatuv betorato: Veyadata
hayom vahashevota el levavecha, ki
Adonai Hu ha'Elohim, bashamayim
mima'al ve'al ha'aretz mitachat,
ein od:

English

He is our God; there is none other. Truly, He is our King; there is nothing besides Him, as it is written in His Torah: Know that the Lord is God; let it be as certain to you as if you saw today the revelation of God as it was at the Giving of the Torah. Take it to your heart. Really feel and believe what you know: that the Lord is the God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is nothing else.

For transliteration, see page 946.

May God send the Redemption; a time when all mankind will acknowledge Him

Hebrew

וְעַל כֵּן נְקַוֶּה לְךָ יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ,
לִרְאוֹת מְהֵרָה בְּתִפְאֶרֶת
עֻזֶּךָ, לְהַעֲבִיר גִּלּוּלִים מִן הָאָרֶץ,
וְהָאֱלִילִים כָּרוֹת יִכָּרֵתוּן, לְתַקֵּן
עוֹלָם בְּמַלְכוּת שַׁדַּי, וְכָל בְּנֵי
בָשָׂר יִקְרְאוּ בִשְׁמֶךָ, לְהַפְנוֹת
אֵלֶיךָ כָּל רִשְׁעֵי אָרֶץ.

Sephardi

Ve'al ken nekaveh lecha Adonai Eloheinu,
lir'ot meherah betif'eret
uzecha, leha'avir gilulim min ha'aretz,
veha'elilim karot yikaretun, letaken
olam bemalkhut Shaddai, vechol b'nei
vasar yikre'u vishmecha, l'hafnot
eilecha kol rish'ei aretz.

English

Therefore, we hope to You, Lord, our God, because there is nothing besides You. We hope to speedily see the beauty of Your strength, which You will use to remove idolatry from the earth. The false gods that people serve will be completely destroyed. We hope to perfect the world under the rulership of the Almighty, so that all people will know about You and call Your name. We hope to make all the wicked people of the earth repent and turn to You.

Hebrew

יַכִּירוּ וְיֵדְעוּ1 כָּל יוֹשְׁבֵי תֵבֵל,
כִּי לְךָ תִּכְרַע כָּל בֶּרֶךְ, תִּשָּׁבַע
כָּל לָשׁוֹן. לְפָנֶיךָ יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ
יִכְרְעוּ וְיִפֹּלוּ, וְלִכְבוֹד שִׁמְךָ
יְקָר יִתֵּנוּ. וִיקַבְּלוּ כֻלָּם עֲלֵיהֶם
אֶת עֹל מַלְכוּתֶךָ, וְתִמְלוֹךְ
עֲלֵיהֶם מְהֵרָה לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד. כִּי
הַמַּלְכוּת שֶׁלְּךָ הִיא, וּלְעוֹלְמֵי
עַד תִּמְלוֹךְ בְּכָבוֹד, כַּכָּתוּב
בְּתוֹרָתֶךָ: יְיָ יִמְלֹךְ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד:
וְנֶאֱמַר: וְהָיָה יְיָ לְמֶלֶךְ עַל כָּל
הָאָרֶץ, בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יִהְיֶה יְיָ
אֶחָד וּשְׁמוֹ אֶחָד:

Sephardi

Yakiru veyede'u1 kol yoshvei tevel,
ki lecha tikhra kol berekh, tishava
kol lashon. Lefanecha Adonai Eloheinu
yichre'u veyipolu, velikhvod shimcha
yekar yitenu. Vikablu kulam aleihem
et ol malchutecha, v'timloch
aleihem meherah le'olam va'ed. Ki
hamalchut shelcha hi, ule'olmei
ad timloch bechavod, kakatuv
b'Toratecha: Adonai yimloch le'olam va'ed:
vene'emar: vehayah Adonai l'Melech al kol
ha'aretz, bayom hahu yihyeh Adonai
echad ushemo echad:

English

All the people of the world will recognize and know1 that every knee should bend to You to worship You, and the tongue of every person should make an oath only in Your name. All the people of the world will bend their knees and fall and bow down before You, Lord, our God, and they will give honor to the glory of Your name. They will all accept the yoke of Your kingdom upon themselves and will begin to serve You. May You speedily rule over them forever and ever, because the power to rule as king is Yours, and You will rule in glory forever, as it is written in Your Torah: The Lord will rule as king forever and ever. And it is said in Zechariah: The Lord will be King over the entire earth. On that day, when the final Redemption arrives, the Lord will be One, and His name will be One.