Shacharit For Shabbat And Festivals

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Hebrew

זְכֹר רַחֲמֶיךָ יְיָ1, וַחֲסָדֶיךָ,
כִּי מֵעוֹלָם הֵמָּה: תְּנוּ עֹז
לֵאלֹהִים,2 עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל גַּאֲוָתוֹ,
וְעֻזּוֹ בַּשְּׁחָקִים:3 נוֹרָא אֱלֹהִים
מִמִּקְדָּשֶׁיךָ, אֵל יִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא
נֹתֵן עֹז וְתַעֲצֻמוֹת לָעָם,
בָּרוּךְ אֱלֹהִים: אֵל נְקָמוֹת יְיָ,
אֵל נְקָמוֹת הוֹפִיעַ: הִנָּשֵׂא
שֹׁפֵט הָאָרֶץ, הָשֵׁב גְּמוּל
עַל גֵּאִים: לַיְיָ הַיְשׁוּעָה,
עַל עַמְּךָ בִרְכָתֶךָ סֶלָה:
יְיָ צְבָאוֹת עִמָּנוּ, מִשְׂגָּב
לָנוּ אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב סֶלָה: יְיָ
צְבָאוֹת, אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם בֹּטֵחַ
בָּךְ: יְיָ הוֹשִׁיעָה, הַמֶּלֶךְ
יַעֲנֵנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ:

Sephardi

Zechor rachamecha Adonai1, vachasadecha,
ki me'olam hemah: tenu oz
leilohim,2 al Yisrael ga'avato,
ve-uzzo bash'chakim:3 nora Elohim
mimikdashecha, El Yisrael hu
noten oz veta'atzumot la'am,
baruch Elohim: El nekamot Adonai,
El nekamot hofia: hinnase
shofet ha'aretz, hashev gemul
al ge'im: la-adonai hayeshu'ah,
al amecha birchatecha selah:
Adonai Tzeva'ot imanu, misgav
lanu Elohei Ya'akov selah: Adonai
Tzeva'ot, ashrei adam bote'ach
bach: Adonai hoshi'ah, hamelech
ya'anenu veyom koreinu:

English

me. Lord, remember Your acts of mercy and Your acts of kindness,1 because they have always been done—You’ve always acted with mercy and kindness. Nations of the world, give praise to God because of His strength.2 God’s pride rests upon the Children of Israel, and His power is shown in the skies.3 The fact that God controls the positions of the stars and the orbits of the planets in the sky shows how powerful He is. God, You are feared because of the great miracles that You perform in Your Holy Temple. It is the God of the Children of Israel Who gives strength and power to His nation. God should be blessed for all of this. The Lord is a God of retribution. God of retribution, show Yourself. God, Judge of the earth, rise up and reveal Your glory to the world. Give the arrogant nations what they deserve. The power of salvation belongs to the Lord. God, may Your blessing be upon Your people forever. The Lord, the God of all creations, is always with us. The God of Jacob is our stronghold; He will give us strength forever. Fortunate is the person who trusts in You, Lord. God of all creations, save us, Lord. May the King of the universe answer us on the day we call out to Him.

Hebrew

הוֹשִׁיעָה אֶת עַמֶּךָ וּבָרֵךְ
אֶת נַחֲלָתֶךָ, וּרְעֵם וְנַשְּׂאֵם
עַד הָעוֹלָם:4 נַפְשֵׁנוּ חִכְּתָה
לַיְיָ, עֶזְרֵנוּ וּמָגִנֵּנוּ הוּא: כִּי

Sephardi

Hoshi'ah et amecha uvarech
et nachalatekha, u-re'em ve-nasse'em
ad ha-olam:4 nafsheinu chikketah
la-adonai, ezrenu u-maginnenu hu: ki

English

Save Your people, the Jewish Nation, from their enemies. Bless them in everything they do, because they are Your everlasting inheritance. Take care of them as a shepherd cares for his flock, and raise them above all the other nations forever.4 Our soul

Hebrew

בּוֹ יִשְׂמַח לִבֵּנוּ, כִּי בְשֵׁם
קָדְשׁוֹ בָטָחְנוּ: יְהִי חַסְדְּךָ
יְיָ עָלֵינוּ, כַּאֲשֶׁר יִחַלְנוּ לָךְ:
הַרְאֵנוּ יְיָ חַסְדֶּךָ, וְיֶשְׁעֲךָ
תִּתֶּן לָנוּ: קוּמָה עֶזְרָתָה
לָּנוּ, וּפְדֵנוּ לְמַעַן חַסְדֶּךָ:
אָנֹכִי יְיָ אֱלֹהֶיךָ הַמַּעַלְךָ
מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם, הַרְחֶב פִּיךָ
וַאֲמַלְאֵהוּ:5 אַשְׁרֵי הָעָם
שֶׁכָּכָה לּוֹ, אַשְׁרֵי הָעָם
שֶׁיְיָ אֱלֹהָיו: וַאֲנִי בְחַסְדְּךָ
בָטַחְתִּי יָגֵל לִבִּי בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ,
אָשִׁירָה לַיְיָ כִּי גָמַל עָלָי:

Sephardi

bo yismach libeinu, ki veshem
kodsho batachnu: yehi chasdecha
Adonai aleinu, ka'asher yichalnu lach:
har'enu Adonai chasdecha, veyish'acha
titten lanu: kumah ezratah
lanu, u-fedenu lema'an chasdecha:
Anochi Adonai Elohecha hamma'alcha
mei'eretz Mitzrayim, harchev picha
va'amal'ehu:5 ashrei ha'am
shekachah lo, ashrei ha'am
sheadonai Elohav: va'ani vechasdecha
batachti yagel libi bishu'atecha,
ashirah la-adonai ki gamal alai:

English

yearns for the Lord to save us. He has always been our rescuer and our shield. Our hearts will be happy; we will rejoice in God when we realize that He is the one Who saves us, because we trust in Him and His holy name. Lord, may Your kindness be upon us, as much as we have placed our hope in You. Lord, show us Your kindness and give us Your salvation. Please rise up and be our helper. Redeem us from exile because of Your kindness, even if we do not deserve it. You promised us that You would do this, saying, “I am the Lord, your God, Who brought you up from the land of Egypt. Whenever you need Me, open your mouth wide. Ask Me for what you need, and I will fulfill it.”5 Fortunate is the nation who has such goodness. Fortunate is the nation whose God is the Lord. God, I trust that everything will be good because of Your kindness. My heart rejoices when You save me. I will sing to the Lord because He has been kind to me.

God helps us overcome negative situations

Hebrew

מִזְמוֹר שִׁיר חֲנֻכַּת הַבַּיִת
לְדָוִד: אֲרוֹמִמְךָ יְיָ
כִּי דִלִּיתָנִי, וְלֹא שִׂמַּחְתָּ
אֹיְבַי לִי: יְיָ אֱלֹהָי, שִׁוַּעְתִּי
אֵלֶיךָ וַתִּרְפָּאֵנִי:6 יְיָ הֶעֱלִיתָ
מִן שְׁאוֹל נַפְשִׁי, חִיִּיתַנִי
מִיָּרְדִי בוֹר: זַמְּרוּ לַיְיָ
חֲסִידָיו, וְהוֹדוּ לְזֵכֶר קָדְשׁוֹ:
כִּי רֶגַע בְּאַפּוֹ, חַיִּים

Sephardi

Mizmor shir chanukat habayit
ledavid: aromimcha Adonai
ki dillitani, v'lo simmachta
oyvai li: Adonai Elohai, shivva'ti
eilecha vattirpa'eni:6 Adonai he'elita
min she'ol nafshi, chiyyitani
miyyordi vor: zamru la-adonai
chasidav, v'hodu l'zecher kodsho:
ki rega b'apo, chayim

English

The following is a song that was composed by King David for the Levites to sing in honor of the dedication of the House (the Holy Temple): I exalt You, Lord, because You lifted me up by forgiving me for my sins, and You did not allow my enemies to be happy about my troubles. Lord, my God, I cried out to You and You healed me by forgiving me.6 Lord, You saved my life when You lifted me and saved me from going to Gehinom and You kept me alive by keeping me from going down into the grave. God’s righteous people should sing to the Lord when they see His acts of kindness, and they should praise His holy name. God’s anger lasts only for a moment; when He wants

Commentary

1 This phrase literally means, “Remember Your mercy, Lord, and Your kindness.” Note that God’s kindness is mentioned separately, after His name. One of the functions of God’s name is to arouse His mercy and limit it so that a specific amount reaches the world. His mercy is therefore associated with His name, whereas His kindness, which is aroused by a higher level of Godliness and is unlimited, is mentioned separately, after His name.

2 By making ourselves holy in this world, we actually affect the higher worlds and “give strength to God.”

3 We learn from this verse that the Jewish Nation is God’s greatest source of “pride.” Even the “skies,” in which His full strength is revealed, do not make Him proud as the Jewish Nation do when they carry out His will.

4 We ask God not only to “take care” of our physical needs, but also to “raise” our morale and help us feel proud of who we are—the nation chosen to carry out His will.

5 God not only takes us out of our personal limitations (מְצָרִים) but also “fills us” with the strength to do so on our own.

6 An alternative translation: “And You weakened me.” We thank God for weakening our evil inclination so that we may serve Him better.