Verses Of Praise

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For transliteration, see page 943.

God is praiseworthy

Hebrew

יִשְׁתַּבַּח שִׁמְךָ לָעַד מַלְכֵּנוּ,
הָאֵל, הַמֶּלֶךְ הַגָּדוֹל
וְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בַּשָּׁמַיִם וּבָאָרֶץ. כִּי לְךָ
נָאֶה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ
לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד: שִׁיר וּשְׁבָחָה, הַלֵּל
וְזִמְרָה, עֹז וּמֶמְשָׁלָה, נֶצַח, גְּדֻלָּה
וּגְבוּרָה, תְּהִלָּה וְתִפְאֶרֶת, קְדֻשָּׁה
וּמַלְכוּת: בְּרָכוֹת וְהוֹדָאוֹת לְשִׁמְךָ
הַגָּדוֹל וְהַקָּדוֹשׁ, וּמֵעוֹלָם עַד
עוֹלָם אַתָּה אֵל. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֵל
מֶלֶךְ גָּדוֹל וּמְהֻלָּל בַּתִּשְׁבָּחוֹת, אֵל
הַהוֹדָאוֹת, אֲדוֹן הַנִּפְלָאוֹת, בּוֹרֵא
כָּל הַנְּשָׁמוֹת, רִבּוֹן כָּל הַמַּעֲשִׂים,
הַבּוֹחֵר בְּשִׁירֵי זִמְרָה, מֶלֶךְ יָחִיד1
חֵי הָעוֹלָמִים:

Sephardi

Yishtabach shimcha la'ad malkeinu,
ha-El, hamelech hagadol
v'hakadosh bashamayim uva'aretz. Ki lecha
na'eh Adonai Eloheinu veilohei avoteinu
le'olam va'ed: shir ushevachah, hallel
v'zimrah, oz umemshalah, netzach, gedulah
ugvurah, tehilah v'tif'eret, kedushah
umalchut: Berachot v'hoda'ot leshimcha
hagadol v'hakadosh, umei'olam ad
olam Atah El. Baruch Atah Adonai, El
melech gadol umehulal batishbachot, El
hahoda'ot, Adon hanifla'ot, borei
kol haneshamot, Ribbon kol hama'asim,
habocher b'shirei zimrah, melech yachid1
chei ha'olamim:

English

Our King, may Your name be praised forever. The strong God, the great and holy King, Who is in the heaven and on earth. For to You, Lord, our God and the God of our fathers, it is fitting forever to offer songs and praise, praise and melody, to speak about Your might and rulership, Your power of victory, Your greatness and strength, Your beauty and glory, and Your holiness and rulership as king. It is also appropriate that we give blessings and thanks to Your great and holy name. From this world to the World to Come, You are the only God. Blessed are You, Lord, the mighty God and great King, Who is acclaimed with praises, the God Who is worthy of thanks, the Master of wonders, the Creator of all the souls, the Ruler of all the creations, Who chooses the Jewish Nation's songs of praise. God is the only King;1 He is the life of all the worlds.

From Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur, add the following:

We ask God to forgive our sins

Hebrew

שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת, מִמַּעֲמַקִּים קְרָאתִיךָ יְיָ: אֲדֹנָי
שִׁמְעָה בְקוֹלִי,2 תִּהְיֶינָה אָזְנֶיךָ קַשֻּׁבוֹת
לְקוֹל תַּחֲנוּנָי: אִם עֲוֹנוֹת תִּשְׁמָר יָהּ, אֲדֹנָי מִי
יַעֲמֹד: כִּי עִמְּךָ הַסְּלִיחָה, לְמַעַן תִּוָּרֵא: קִוִּיתִי
יְיָ קִוְּתָה נַפְשִׁי, וְלִדְבָרוֹ הוֹחָלְתִּי: נַפְשִׁי לַאדֹנָי,
מִשֹּׁמְרִים לַבֹּקֶר שֹׁמְרִים לַבֹּקֶר: יַחֵל יִשְׂרָאֵל
אֶל יְיָ, כִּי עִם יְיָ הַחֶסֶד, וְהַרְבֵּה עִמּוֹ פְדוּת:
וְהוּא יִפְדֶּה אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל מִכֹּל עֲוֹנוֹתָיו:

Sephardi

Shir hama'alot, mima'amakim keraticha Adonai: Adonai
shim'ah v'koli,2 tih'yenah oznecha kashuvot
l'kol tachanunai: Im avonot tishmor Yah, Adonai mi
ya'amod: Ki imcha haselichah, lema'an tivarei: Kiviti
Adonai kivtah nafshi, v'lidvaro hochalti: Nafshi laAdonai,
mishomrim laboker shomrim laboker: Yachel Yisrael
el Adonai, ki im Adonai hachesed, v'harbeh imo pedut:
Vehu yifdeh et Yisrael mikol avonotav:

English

The following is a song that was sung by the Levites on the steps in the Holy Temple: From the depths of my difficulties, I call out to You, Lord. Lord, listen to my voice;2 let Your ears listen carefully to the voice of my requests. God, if You keep in mind all of our sins and punish us for them, who will be able to survive, Lord? But the power of forgiveness is with You, God; this encourages us to fear You and repent, for we know that You forgive. I have hope in the Lord; my soul hopes in God. I wait for His words—the promise to redeem us—to be fulfilled. My soul waits for the Lord to redeem us more so than the people who stand guard at night wait for the morning. Children of Israel, put your hope in the Lord, because with the Lord there is kindness. He has much power of redemption. He will redeem and forgive the Children of Israel for all their sins.

Chazzan says Half Kaddish. For transliteration, see page 953.

Hebrew

יִתְגַּדַּל וְיִתְקַדַּשׁ שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא. (אָמֵן)
בְּעָלְמָא דִּי בְרָא כִרְעוּתֵהּ וְיַמְלִיךְ מַלְכוּתֵהּ,
וְיַצְמַח פּוּרְקָנֵהּ וִיקָרֵב מְשִׁיחֵהּ. (אָמֵן)
בְּחַיֵּיכוֹן וּבְיוֹמֵיכוֹן וּבְחַיֵּי דְכָל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל,
בַּעֲגָלָא וּבִזְמַן קָרִיב וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן: (אָמֵן, יְהֵא שְׁמֵהּ
רַבָּא מְבָרַךְ לְעָלַם וּלְעָלְמֵי עָלְמַיָּא יִתְבָּרַךְ)
יְהֵא שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא מְבָרַךְ לְעָלַם וּלְעָלְמֵי
עָלְמַיָּא. יִתְבָּרַךְ, וְיִשְׁתַּבַּח, וְיִתְפָּאַר, וְיִתְרוֹמַם,
וְיִתְנַשֵּׂא, וְיִתְהַדָּר, וְיִתְעַלֶּה, וְיִתְהַלָּל, שְׁמֵהּ
דְּקֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא. (אָמֵן)
לְעֵלָּא מִן כָּל בִּרְכָתָא וְשִׁירָתָא, תֻּשְׁבְּחָתָא
וְנֶחֱמָתָא, דַּאֲמִירָן בְּעָלְמָא, וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן: (אָמֵן)

Sephardi

Yitgadal veyitkadash shemei rabba. (Amen)
be'alma di vera chir'uteh veyamlich malchuteh,
veyatzmach purkaneh vikarev meshicheh. (Amen)
bechayeichon uvyomeichon uvchayei dechol beit Yisrael,
ba'agala uvizman kariv ve'imru amen: (Amen, yehei shemei
rabba mevorach le'alam ul'almei almaya yitbarach)
Yehei shemei rabba mevorach le'alam ul'almei
almaya. Yitbarach, veyishtabach, veyitpa'ar, veyitromam,
veyitnasei, veyithadar, veyit'aleh, veyithalal, shemei
dekudsha berich hu. (Amen)
Le'ela min kol birchata veshirata, tushbechata
venechemata, da'amiran be'alma, ve'imru amen: (Amen)

English

May God's great name be exalted and holy (Amen) — throughout the universe, which He created as He wanted. May He establish His kingdom over the entire universe, bring His redemption, and speed up the coming of His Mashiach, (Amen) — in your lifetime and in your days, and in the lifetime of the entire House of Israel, speedily and soon. And everyone say Amen. (Amen. May God's great name be blessed forever and ever—it will be blessed.) May God's great name be blessed forever and ever. The name of the Holy One, Who is blessed, will be blessed, celebrated, glorified, exalted, raised, honored, uplifted, and praised (Amen) — more than all the blessings, songs, praises, and comforting words that are said in the world. And everyone say Amen. (Amen)

For transliteration, see page 943. The congregation and chazzan bow, as the chazzan says aloud:

Hebrew

בָּרְכוּ אֶת יְיָ הַמְבֹרָךְ:

Sephardi

Barchu et Adonai hamevorach:

English

Let us now bless the Lord, Who is blessed:

The congregation and chazzan say the following, bowing at בָּרוּךְ and standing upright at יְיָ:

Hebrew

בָּרוּךְ יְיָ הַמְבֹרָךְ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד:

Sephardi

Baruch Adonai hamevorach le'olam va'ed:

English

Blessed is the Lord, Who is blessed forever and ever.

BLESSINGS OF THE SHEMA

You may be seated.

Touch the hand-tefillin while saying the words יוֹצֵר אוֹר, the head-tefillin while saying וּבוֹרֵא חֹשֶׁךְ, and then kiss the fingertips.

God creates both light and darkness

Hebrew

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
יוֹצֵר אוֹר וּבוֹרֵא חֹשֶׁךְ, עֹשֶׂה
שָׁלוֹם וּבוֹרֵא אֶת הַכֹּל:

Sephardi

Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam,
yotzer or uvorei choshech, oseh
shalom uvorei et hakol:

English

Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King of the universe, Who forms light and creates darkness, and Who makes peace among all His creations; even opposites, such as light and darkness, exist together in God's world. He creates everything.