Welcoming The Shabbat

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Hebrew

לַצַּדִּיק, וּלְיִשְׁרֵי לֵב שִׂמְחָה:
שִׂמְחוּ צַדִּיקִים בַּייָ, וְהוֹדוּ
לְזֵכֶר קָדְשׁוֹ:

Sephardi

Latzadiq, u-l'yishrei lev simchah:
Simchu tzaddikim baadonai, v'hodu
l'zecher kodsho:

English

God plants rewards for them to be enjoyed in the future. Happiness is planted for people who serve God with a good, straight heart. These rewards will grow and be revealed to them following the Redemption. The righteous should be happy with the Lord and they should praise His holy name.

When the Redemption arrives, everything in the world will praise God

Hebrew

מִזְמוֹר, שִׁירוּ לַייָ שִׁיר
חָדָשׁ, כִּי נִפְלָאוֹת
עָשָׂה, הוֹשִׁיעָה לּוֹ יְמִינוֹ
וּזְרוֹעַ קָדְשׁוֹ: הוֹדִיעַ יְיָ
יְשׁוּעָתוֹ, לְעֵינֵי הַגּוֹיִם גִּלָּה
צִדְקָתוֹ: זָכַר חַסְדּוֹ וֶאֱמוּנָתוֹ
לְבֵית יִשְׂרָאֵל, רָאוּ כָל אַפְסֵי
אָרֶץ, אֵת יְשׁוּעַת אֱלֹהֵינוּ:1
הָרִיעוּ לַייָ כָּל הָאָרֶץ, פִּצְחוּ
וְרַנְּנוּ וְזַמֵּרוּ: זַמְּרוּ לַייָ בְּכִנּוֹר,
בְּכִנּוֹר וְקוֹל זִמְרָה: בַּחֲצֹצְרוֹת
וְקוֹל שׁוֹפָר, הָרִיעוּ לִפְנֵי
הַמֶּלֶךְ יְיָ:2 יִרְעַם הַיָּם וּמְלֹאוֹ,
תֵּבֵל וְיֹשְׁבֵי בָהּ: נְהָרוֹת
יִמְחֲאוּ כָף, יַחַד הָרִים יְרַנֵּנוּ:
לִפְנֵי יְיָ כִּי בָא לִשְׁפֹּט הָאָרֶץ,
יִשְׁפֹּט תֵּבֵל בְּצֶדֶק, וְעַמִּים
בְּמֵישָׁרִים:

Sephardi

Mizmor, shiru la-Adonai shir
chadash, ki nifla'ot
asah, hoshi'ah lo yemino
u-zero'a kodsho: hodi'a Adonai
yeshu'ato, l'einei hagoyim gillah
tzidkato: zachar chasdo ve-emunato
l'veit Yisrael, ra'u kol afsei
aretz, et yeshu'at Eloheinu:1
Hari'u la-Adonai kol ha'aretz, pitzchu
ve-ranenu ve-zameru: zamru la-Adonai b'chinor,
b'chinor v'kol zimrah: ba-chatzotzrot
v'kol shofar, hari'u lifnei
hamelech Adonai:2 yir'am hayam u-melo'o,
tevel ve-yoshvei vah: neharot
yimcha'u kaf, yachad harim yeranenu:
lifnei Adonai ki va lishpot ha'aretz,
yishpot tevel b'tzedek, ve-amim
be-mesharim:

English

The following song is about the era of the Redemption. At that time we will say: Sing a new song to the Lord because He performed wonders for us. His own right hand and holy arm have helped Him; He has not received help from anyone or anything else. At first, God informed us through the prophets that He would save us, but now He has revealed His righteousness to the eyes of all the nations. He has remembered His kindness and His trustworthiness to fulfill His promise of helping the House of Israel. All those living in the far corners of the earth have seen the salvation that our God has given us.1 All those who live on earth, raise your voices joyfully to the Lord. Burst into song and play music. Play music for the Lord with a harp, with a harp and with sounds of song. Raise your voices joyfully before the Lord,2 the King, and praise Him with trumpets and with the sound of the shofar. When the Redemption arrives, the sea and everything in it will roar, as will the world and everyone who lives in it. The rivers will clap their hands with joy. The mountains will sing together before the Lord, because He has come to judge the people on the earth. He will judge the world righteously, and He will judge the nations fairly.

When the Redemption arrives, all nations will praise God

Hebrew

יְיָ מָלָךְ יִרְגְּזוּ עַמִּים, יֹשֵׁב
כְּרוּבִים תָּנוּט הָאָרֶץ: יְיָ
בְּצִיּוֹן גָּדוֹל, וְרָם הוּא עַל
כָּל הָעַמִּים: יוֹדוּ שִׁמְךָ גָּדוֹל
וְנוֹרָא, קָדוֹשׁ הוּא: וְעֹז
מֶלֶךְ מִשְׁפָּט אָהֵב,3 אַתָּה
כּוֹנַנְתָּ מֵישָׁרִים, מִשְׁפָּט
וּצְדָקָה בְּיַעֲקֹב אַתָּה
עָשִׂיתָ: רוֹמְמוּ יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ
וְהִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַהֲדֹם רַגְלָיו,
קָדוֹשׁ הוּא: מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן
בְּכֹהֲנָיו וּשְׁמוּאֵל בְּקֹרְאֵי
שְׁמוֹ,4 קֹרְאִים אֶל יְיָ וְהוּא
יַעֲנֵם: בְּעַמּוּד עָנָן יְדַבֵּר
אֲלֵיהֶם, שָׁמְרוּ עֵדֹתָיו וְחֹק
נָתַן לָמוֹ: יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ אַתָּה
עֲנִיתָם, אֵל נֹשֵׂא הָיִיתָ לָהֶם,
וְנֹקֵם עַל עֲלִילוֹתָם: רוֹמְמוּ
יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ וְהִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְהַר
קָדְשׁוֹ, כִּי קָדוֹשׁ יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ:

Sephardi

Adonai malach yirgezu amim, yoshev
keruvim tanut ha'aretz: Adonai
be-Tziyon gadol, ve-ram hu al
kol ha-amim: yodu shimcha gadol
venora, kadosh hu: ve-oz
melech mishpat ahev,3 atah
konanta mesharim, mishpat
u-tzedakah be-Ya'akov atah
asita: romemu Adonai Eloheinu
ve-hishtachavu la-hadom raglav,
kadosh hu: Moshe veaharon
be-khohanav u-Shmuel be-kor'ei
shemo,4 kor'im el Adonai vehu
ya'anem: b'amud anan y'daber
aleihem, shameru edotav ve-chok
natan lamo: Adonai Eloheinu atah
anitam, El nosei hayita lahem,
ve-nokem al alilotam: romemu
Adonai Eloheinu ve-hishtachavu lehar
kodsho, ki kadosh Adonai Eloheinu:

English

When the Redemption arrives, everyone will see that the Lord has always been King, and all the nations will shake with fear. The earth will tremble before God, Who will be sitting on the Cherubim in the Holy Temple. The Lord, Who is in Zion (Jerusalem), is great; He is exalted above all the nations. God, all nations will praise Your name, which is great, awesome, and holy. They will praise the strength of God, the King Who loves justice.3 God, You established fairness in the world. You made the laws and the fairness of the Torah, which was given to Jacob and his children, the Jewish Nation. Exalt the Lord, our God. Bow down in the direction of the Holy Temple, God’s footstool, because He is holy. Moses and Aaron, who were the greatest among God’s servants, and Samuel, one of the greatest from among the prophets—those who call God’s name4—would call out to the Lord, and He would answer them. He would speak to them from a pillar of cloud because they kept His commandments—they observed the testimonies and decrees that He gave them. Lord, our God, You answered them whenever they called out to You. You were a forgiving God, forgiving the nation’s sins because of them, and You took retribution from people who slandered them, such as Korach. Exalt the Lord, our God, and bow down in the direction of His holy mountain, the Temple Mount, because the Lord, our God, is holy.

Commentary

1 This verse alludes to the story of Purim, when God miraculously saved the Jewish Nation from destruction. The greatness of this miracle was that it was not overtly supernatural—it was “disguised” in nature. Nevertheless, people all across the earth recognized that the events that led to the Jewish Nation’s salvation had not been random, natural occurrences, but rather part of a greater Divine plan a miracle ordained by God.

2 Alternatively, “become friends [with] the face of the Lord.” This verse describes the “sound of the shofar,” which stirs the soul and arouses us to repent. When we do so, God turns His “face” toward us in a gesture of friendship.

3 These words can be interpreted in two opposite ways: 1. God’s “love for justice” is derived from His “strength.” His strength as a king enables Him to exercise justice without being concerned about what people will say. 2. God’s “strength” is derived from His “justice,” which causes His kingdom to be respected and strengthened, in the same way that King Solomon gained respect from the Jewish Nation because of his wise judgments.

4 We “call” people when we want them to be close to us. Samuel “called” God’s name because he wanted God to be in this world. For this reason, he dedicated his life to spreading Godliness wherever he went, journeying from city to city to teach people about God’s ways.