Verses Of Praise

Pesukei D'Zimrah

פְּסוּקֵי דְּזִמְרָה

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Hebrew

כִּי בָחַר יְיָ בְּצִיּוֹן, אִוָּהּ
לְמוֹשָׁב לוֹ: כִּי יַעֲקֹב בָּחַר לוֹ יָהּ,
יִשְׂרָאֵל לִסְגֻלָּתוֹ: כִּי, לֹא יִטֹּשׁ
יְיָ עַמּוֹ, וְנַחֲלָתוֹ לֹא יַעֲזֹב: וְהוּא
רַחוּם יְכַפֵּר עָוֹן וְלֹא יַשְׁחִית,
וְהִרְבָּה לְהָשִׁיב אַפּוֹ, וְלֹא יָעִיר
כָּל חֲמָתוֹ: יְיָ הוֹשִׁיעָה, הַמֶּלֶךְ
יַעֲנֵנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ:

Sephardi

Ki vachar Adonai b'Tziyon, ivah
l'moshav lo: Ki Ya'akov bachar lo Yah,
Yisrael lisgulato: Ki, lo yitosh
Adonai amo, v'nachalato lo ya'azov: Vehu
rachum yechaper avon v'lo yashchit,
ve-hirbah lehashiv apo, v'lo ya'ir
kol chamato: Adonai hoshi'ah, hamelech
ya'anenu b'yom koreinu:

English

The Lord chose His city Zion (Jerusalem). He wanted the Temple in Jerusalem as His home. God chose the Children of Jacob to be His nation—He chose the Children of Israel as His beloved treasure. The Lord will not abandon His people; He will not leave His inheritance, the Jewish Nation. God is merciful and forgives our sins; He does not destroy us because of them. Many times He turns His anger away from us, and He does not stir up all of His anger. Save us, Lord; may the King of the universe answer us on the day we call out to Him.

Concentrate intently the meaning. of the verse פּוֹתֵחַ אֶת יָדֶךָ in the following paragraph. If said without concentration repeat the verse with concentration.

Touch the hand-tefillin while saying the words פּוֹתֵחַ אֶת יָדֶךָ, touch the head-tefillin while saying the words וּמַשְׂבִּיעַ לְכָל חַי רָצוֹן, and then kiss the fingertips. For transliteration, see page 942.

We praise God's greatness

Hebrew

אַשְׁרֵי יוֹשְׁבֵי בֵיתֶךָ, עוֹד
יְהַלְלוּךָ סֶּלָה: אַשְׁרֵי
הָעָם שֶׁכָּכָה לּוֹ, אַשְׁרֵי הָעָם
שֶׁיְיָ אֱלֹהָיו:

Sephardi

Ashrei yoshvei veitecha, od
yehalelucha selah: Ashrei
ha'am shekachah lo, ashrei ha'am
sheAdonai Elohav:

English

אַשְׁרֵי Fortunate are those who dwell in Your house; fortunate are those who visit the Holy Temple. They will praise You forever. Fortunate is the nation that such is their lot: fortunate is the nation whose God is the Lord.

Hebrew

תְּהִלָּה לְדָוִד, אֲרוֹמִמְךָ
אֱלֹהַי הַמֶּלֶךְ, וַאֲבָרְכָה שִׁמְךָ
לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד: בְּכָל יוֹם אֲבָרְכֶךָּ,
וַאֲהַלְלָה שִׁמְךָ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד:
גָּדוֹל יְיָ וּמְהֻלָּל מְאֹד, וְלִגְדֻלָּתוֹ
אֵין חֵקֶר: דּוֹר לְדוֹר יְשַׁבַּח
מַעֲשֶׂיךָ, וּגְבוּרֹתֶיךָ יַגִּידוּ: הֲדַר
כְּבוֹד הוֹדֶךָ, וְדִבְרֵי נִפְלְאֹתֶיךָ
אָשִׂיחָה: וֶעֱזוּז נוֹרְאוֹתֶיךָ
יֹאמֵרוּ, וּגְדֻלָּתְךָ אֲסַפְּרֶנָּה: זֵכֶר
רַב טוּבְךָ יַבִּיעוּ, וְצִדְקָתְךָ יְרַנֵּנוּ:
חַנּוּן וְרַחוּם יְיָ, אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם וּגְדָל

Sephardi

Tehilah ledavid, aromimcha
Elohai hamelech, va'avarechah shimcha
le'olam va'ed: Bechol yom avarecheka,
va'ahalelah shimcha le'olam va'ed:
Gadol Adonai umehulal me'od, veligdulato
ein cheker: Dor l'dor yeshabach
ma'asecha, ugvurotecha yagidu: Hadar
kevod hodecha, vedivrei nifle'otecha
asichah: Ve'ezuz nora'otecha
yomeru, ugdulatecha asaperenah: Zecher
rav tuvcha yabi'u, v'tzidkat'cha yeranenu:
Chanun ve-rachum Adonai, erech apayim ugdal

English

The following is a song of praise composed by King David: I will exalt You, my God, the King, and I will bless Your name forever and ever. I will bless You every day, and I will praise Your name forever and ever. However much I praise the Lord, it will never be enough, because He is so great and praised; there is no limit to His greatness. The older generation will praise Your works of creation to the younger generation and tell them about Your acts of strength. I, too, will speak about the beauty of the universe You created and the honor it brings You, as well as the wonders and miracles You have done. The older generation will tell the younger generation about the might of Your awesome acts, and I will speak about Your greatness. They will tell their children about the memories of Your great

Hebrew

חֶסֶד: טוֹב יְיָ לַכֹּל, וְרַחֲמָיו
עַל כָּל מַעֲשָׂיו: יוֹדוּךָ יְיָ כָּל
מַעֲשֶׂיךָ, וַחֲסִידֶיךָ יְבָרְכוּכָה:
כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתְךָ יֹאמֵרוּ,
וּגְבוּרָתְךָ יְדַבֵּרוּ: לְהוֹדִיעַ
לִבְנֵי הָאָדָם גְּבוּרֹתָיו, וּכְבוֹד
הֲדַר מַלְכוּתוֹ:
מַלְכוּתְךָ מַלְכוּת כָּל
עוֹלָמִים, וּמֶמְשַׁלְתְּךָ בְּכָל דּוֹר
וָדֹר: סוֹמֵךְ יְיָ לְכָל הַנֹּפְלִים,
וְזוֹקֵף לְכָל הַכְּפוּפִים: עֵינֵי כֹל
אֵלֶיךָ יְשַׂבֵּרוּ, וְאַתָּה נוֹתֵן לָהֶם
אֶת אָכְלָם בְּעִתּוֹ: פּוֹתֵחַ אֶת
יָדֶךָ, וּמַשְׂבִּיעַ לְכָל חַי רָצוֹן:1
צַדִּיק יְיָ בְּכָל דְּרָכָיו, וְחָסִיד בְּכָל
מַעֲשָׂיו: קָרוֹב יְיָ לְכָל קֹרְאָיו,
לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָאֻהוּ בֶאֱמֶת:
רְצוֹן יְרֵאָיו יַעֲשֶׂה, וְאֶת שַׁוְעָתָם
יִשְׁמַע וְיוֹשִׁיעֵם: שׁוֹמֵר יְיָ אֶת
כָּל אֹהֲבָיו, וְאֵת כָּל הָרְשָׁעִים
יַשְׁמִיד: תְּהִלַּת יְיָ יְדַבֶּר פִּי,
וִיבָרֵךְ כָּל בָּשָׂר שֵׁם קָדְשׁוֹ
לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד: וַאֲנַחְנוּ נְבָרֵךְ יָהּ,
מֵעַתָּה וְעַד עוֹלָם, הַלְלוּיָהּ:

Sephardi

Chesed: Tov Adonai lakol, ve-rachamav
al kol ma'asav: Yoducha Adonai kol
ma'asecha, vachasidecha y'varechuchah:
Kevod malchut'cha yomeru,
ugvurat'cha yedaberu: L'hodia
livnei ha'adam gevurotav, uchvod
hadar malchuto:
Malchut'cha malchut kol
olamim, u-memshaltecha bechol dor
vador: Somech Adonai lechol ha-noflim,
ve-zokef lechol ha-kefufim: Einei chol
eilecha yesaberu, ve'atah noten lahem
et ochlam be'ito: Pote'ach et
yadecha, umasbia lechol chai ratzon:1
Tzadik Adonai bechol derachav, vechasid bechol
ma'asav: Karov Adonai lechol kor’av,
lechol asher yikra’uhu ve-emet:
Retzon yere'av ya'aseh, ve'et shav'atam
yishma veyoshi'em: Shomer Adonai et
kol ohavav, v'et kol har'sha'im
yashmid: T'hilat Adonai y'daber pi,
vivarech kol basar shem kodsho
le'olam va'ed: Va'anachnu nevarech Yah,
me'atah ve'ad olam, halleluyah:

English

goodness to them, and they will sing to everyone about Your righteousness. The Lord is gracious and merciful, even to those who don't deserve it. He is slow to get angry and punish those who don't listen to Him; and He treats them with great kindness if they repent. The Lord is good to every living thing, and He has mercy on all His creations. Lord, all Your creations will give thanks to You, and Your devoted people will bless You. They will speak about the majesty of Your kingdom; they will speak about Your great strength. They will speak about these things to let people know about God's mighty acts, and the honorable beauty of His kingdom. God, Your kingdom is a kingdom that includes all worlds, and Your rulership over the worlds will continue forever, throughout all future generations. The Lord supports all those who fall, and He straightens those who are bent. God, everyone's eyes look hopefully to You for help, and You give them their food at the proper time. You open Your hand and provide enough food to satisfy the desires of every living being.1 The Lord is fair in all His ways, and He is kind in everything He does. The Lord is close to all those who call out to Him, and He answers all those who call out to Him truthfully and honestly. He fulfills the desires and needs of those who fear Him; He hears their cries for help, and He saves them. The Lord watches over all those who love Him, and He will destroy all the evil people. My mouth will say the praises of the Lord, and everyone will do the same and bless His holy name forever and ever. We will bless God, now and forever. Praise the Lord.