Stand, and remain standing until after בָּרוּךְ שֶׁאָמַר on page 341.
Have in mind (but do not say) the four letters of God's name that appear in parentheses in the following paragraph.
Praise God, Who created the world and everything in it
Hebrew
הוֹדוּ לַיְיָ כִּי טוֹב,
כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ:<sup>1</sup>
Sephardi
Hodu la-adonai ki tov,
ki le'olam chasdo:
English
הוֹדוּ <b>Give praise to the Lord because He is good, because His kindness lasts forever.</b><sup>1</sup>
Hebrew
הוֹדוּ לֵאלֹהֵי הָאֱלֹהִים,
כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ:
Sephardi
Hodu leilohai ha'elohim,
ki le'olam chasdo:
English
<b>Give praise to the God of the angels, because His kindness lasts forever.</b>
Hebrew
הוֹדוּ לַאֲדֹנֵי הָאֲדֹנִים,
כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ:
Sephardi
Hodu la'adonei ha'adonim,
ki le'olam chasdo:
English
<b>Give praise to the Master of the heavenly creations—</b>the sun, moon, and stars—<b>because His kindness lasts forever.</b>
Hebrew
לְעֹשֵׂה נִפְלָאוֹת גְּדֹלוֹת לְבַדּוֹ,
כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ:
Sephardi
L'oseh nifla'ot g'dolot levado,
ki le'olam chasdo:
English
Give praise to God, <b>Who performs great wonders</b> and miracles <b>alone,</b> without any help,<sup>2</sup> <b>because His kindness lasts forever.</b>
Hebrew
לְעֹשֵׂה הַשָּׁמַיִם בִּתְבוּנָה,
כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ:
Sephardi
L'oseh hashamayim bitvunah,
ki le'olam chasdo:
English
Give praise to God, <b>Who creates the heavens with His great understanding,</b> making sure that they provide the earth with its needs, <b>because His kindness lasts forever.</b>
Hebrew
לְרוֹקַע הָאָרֶץ עַל הַמָּיִם,<sup>3</sup>
כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ:
Sephardi
L'roka ha'aretz al hamayim,
ki le'olam chasdo:
English
Give praise to God, <b>Who spreads the earth out over the water</b> and makes dry land,<sup>3</sup> <b>because His kindness lasts forever.</b>
Hebrew
לְעֹשֵׂה אוֹרִים גְּדֹלִים,
כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ:
Sephardi
L'oseh orim g'dolim,
ki le'olam chasdo:
English
Give praise to God, <b>Who makes the great</b> things that give <b>light—</b>the sun, moon, and stars—<b>because His kindness lasts forever.</b>
Hebrew
אֶת הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת בַּיּוֹם,
כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ:
Sephardi
Et hashemesh l'memshelet bayom,
ki le'olam chasdo:
English
Give praise to God, <b>Who creates the sun to rule</b> and dominate the sky <b>during the day, because His kindness lasts forever.</b>
Hebrew
אֶת הַיָּרֵחַ וְכוֹכָבִים
לְמֶמְשְׁלוֹת בַּלָּיְלָה,
כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ:
Sephardi
Et hayare'ach v'chochavim
l'memsh'lot balailah,
ki le'olam chasdo:
English
Give praise to God, <b>Who creates the moon and stars to rule</b> and dominate the sky <b>at night, because His kindness lasts forever.</b>
Praise God, Who took us out of Egypt and saved us from all our enemies
Hebrew
לְמַכֵּה מִצְרַיִם בִּבְכוֹרֵיהֶם, (י)
כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ:
Sephardi
L'makeh Mitzrayim bivchoreihem, (10)
ki le'olam chasdo:
English
Give praise to God, <b>Who struck</b> and killed many <b>Egyptians through their</b> own <b>first-born</b> by causing a civil war, <b>because His kindness lasts forever.</b>
Hebrew
וַיּוֹצֵא יִשְׂרָאֵל מִתּוֹכָם,
כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ:
Sephardi
Vayotzei Yisrael mitocham,
ki le'olam chasdo:
English
Give praise to God, Who <b>took</b> the Children of <b>Israel out from among the</b> Egyptians, <b>because His kindness lasts forever.</b>
Hebrew
בְּיָד חֲזָקָה וּבִזְרוֹעַ נְטוּיָה,
כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ:
Sephardi
B'yad chazakah uvizroa netuyah,
ki le'olam chasdo:
English
Give praise to God, Who took us out of Egypt <b>with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, because His kindness lasts forever.</b>
Hebrew
לְגֹזֵר יַם סוּף לִגְזָרִים,
כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ:
Sephardi
L'gozer Yam Suf ligzarim,
ki le'olam chasdo:
English
Give praise to God, <b>Who split the Sea of Reeds into</b> twelve <b>sections,</b> making a path for each tribe of Israel, <b>because His kindness lasts forever.</b>
Hebrew
וְהֶעֱבִיר יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּתוֹכוֹ,
כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ:
Sephardi
Vehe'evir Yisrael b'tocho,
ki le'olam chasdo:
English
Give praise to God, Who <b>brought</b> the Children of <b>Israel across</b> the Sea of <b>Reeds, because His kindness lasts forever.</b>
Hebrew
וְנִעֵר פַּרְעֹה וְחֵילוֹ בְיַם סוּף, (ה)
כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ:
Sephardi
V'ni'er Par'oh v'cheilo b'Yam Suf, (5)
ki le'olam chasdo:
English
Give praise to God, <b>Who threw Pharaoh and</b> his entire <b>army into the Sea of Reeds, because His kindness lasts forever.</b>
Hebrew
לְמוֹלִיךְ עַמּוֹ בַּמִּדְבָּר,
כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ:
Sephardi
L'molich amo bamidbar,
ki le'olam chasdo:
English
Give praise to God, <b>Who led His nation through the desert</b> with the clouds of glory and pillar of fire, <b>because His kindness lasts forever.</b>
Hebrew
לְמַכֵּה מְלָכִים גְּדֹלִים,
כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ:
Sephardi
L'makeh melachim g'dolim,
ki le'olam chasdo:
English
Give praise to God, <b>Who struck</b> down and defeated <b>great kings, because His kindness lasts forever.</b>