13 — Shabbat morning: Barukh Sheamar and songs of praise

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Barukh Sheamar

Blessed is He Who spoke & the world was [formed]. Blessed is He. Blessed is He Who speaks & does. Blessed is He Who decrees & fulfills. Blessed is He Who maintains creation. Blessed is He Who is merciful on the earth. Blessed is He Who is merciful upon the creatures. Blessed is He Who pays good reward to those who fear Him. Blessed is He Who lives forever & Exists for Eternity. Blessed is He Who redeems & saves. Blessed is His Name. Blessed are You, Adonai, Our God, King of the Universe, the God, the Merciful Father, Who is lauded by the mouth of His people, Praised & glorified by the tongue of His pious ones & His servants, & with the songs of David, Your servant. We will laud you, Adonai, our God, with praises, & with songs. And we shall exalt You, & praise You, & glorify You, proclaim You King & speak Your Name, our King, our God. Unique One! Life of the worlds, King Who is praised & glorified – forever & ever, is His Great Name. Blessed are You, Adonai, King Who is lauded with praises.

Psalm 92

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD,

And to sing praises unto Thy name, O Most High;

To declare Thy lovingkindness in the morning,

And Thy faithfulness in the night seasons,

With an instrument of ten strings, and with the psaltery;

With a solemn sound upon the harp.

For Thou, LORD, hast made me glad through Thy work;

I will exult in the works of Thy hands.

How great are Thy works, O LORD!

Thy thoughts are very deep.

A brutish man knoweth not,

Neither doth a fool understand this.

When the wicked spring up as the grass,

And when all the workers of iniquity do flourish;

It is that they may be destroyed for ever.

But Thou, O LORD, art on high for evermore.

For, lo, Thine enemies, O LORD,

For, lo, Thine enemies shall perish:

All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

But my horn hast Thou exalted like the horn of the wild-ox;

I am anointed with rich oil.

Mine eye also hath gazed on them that lie in wait for me,

Mine ears have heard my desire of the evil-doers that rise up against me.

The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree;

He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Planted in the house of the LORD,

They shall flourish in the courts of our God.

They shall still bring forth fruit in old age;

They shall be full of sap and richness;

To declare that the LORD is upright,

My Rock, in whom there is no unrighteousness.

Yehi Khevod

May the glory of the LORD endure for ever; let the LORD rejoice in His works! Blessed be the name of the LORD From this time forth and for ever. From the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof The LORD'S name is to be praised. The LORD is high above all nations, His glory is above the heavens. O LORD, Thy name endureth for ever; Thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations. The LORD hath established His throne in the heavens; And His kingdom ruleth over all. The LORD is King for ever and ever; The nations are perished out of His land. The LORD will reign for ever, Thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Hallelujah. The LORD reigneth; He is clothed in majesty; The LORD is clothed, He hath girded Himself with strength; Yea, the world is established, that it cannot be moved. For the kingdom is the LORD’S; and He is the ruler over the nations. Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that hath He done, In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps; For He spoke, and it was; He commanded, and it stood. For the LORD hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for His habitation: For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto Himself, And Israel for His own treasure. For the LORD will not cast off His people, Neither will He forsake His inheritance. But He, being full of compassion, forgiveth iniquity, and destroyeth not; Yea, many a time doth He turn His anger away, And doth not stir up all His wrath. Save, LORD; Let the King answer us in the day that we call. The LORD of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our high tower. Selah O LORD of hosts, happy is the man that trusteth in Thee.

Ashrei — Psalm 145

Happy are those that dwell in Your house, they will yet praise You forever. Happy is the people for whom this is so, happy is the people that the Adonai is their God.

I will extol Thee, my God, O King;

And I will bless Thy name for ever and ever.

Every day will I bless Thee;

And I will praise Thy name for ever and ever.

Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised;

And His greatness is unsearchable.

One generation shall laud Thy works to another,

And shall declare Thy mighty acts.

The glorious splendour of Thy majesty,

And Thy wondrous works, will I rehearse.

And men shall speak of the might of Thy tremendous acts;

And I will tell of Thy greatness.

They shall utter the fame of Thy great goodness,

And shall sing of Thy righteousness.

The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion;

Slow to anger, and of great mercy.

The LORD is good to all;

And His tender mercies are over all His works.

All Thy works shall praise Thee, O LORD;

And Thy saints shall bless Thee.

They shall speak of the glory of Thy kingdom,

And talk of Thy might;

To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts,

And the glory of the majesty of His kingdom.

Thy kingdom is a kingdom for all ages,

And Thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

The LORD upholdeth all that fall,

And raiseth up all those that are bowed down.

The eyes of all wait for Thee,

And Thou givest them their food in due season.

Thou openest Thy hand,

And satisfiest every living thing with favour.

The LORD is righteous in all His ways,

And gracious in all His works.

The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon Him,

To all that call upon Him in truth.

He will fulfil the desire of them that fear Him;

He also will hear their cry, and will save them.

The LORD preserveth all them that love Him;

But all the wicked will He destroy.

My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD;

And let all flesh bless His holy name for ever and ever.

But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for ever. Hallelujah.

Psalm 146

Hallelujah.

Praise the LORD, O my soul.

I will praise the LORD while I live;

I will sing praises unto my God while I have my being.

Put not your trust in princes,

Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his dust;

In that very day his thoughts perish.

Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob,

Whose hope is in the LORD his God,

Who made heaven and earth,

The sea, and all that in them is;

Who keepeth truth for ever;

Who executeth justice for the oppressed;

Who giveth bread to the hungry.

The LORD looseth the prisoners;

The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind;

The LORD raiseth up them that are bowed down;

The LORD loveth the righteous;

The LORD preserveth the strangers;

He upholdeth the fatherless and the widow; But the way of the wicked He maketh crooked.

The LORD will reign for ever,

Thy God, O Zion, unto all generations.

Hallelujah.

Psalm 147

Hallelujah;

For it is good to sing praises unto our God;

For it is pleasant, and praise is comely.

The LORD doth build up Jerusalem,

He gathereth together the dispersed of Israel;

Who healeth the broken in heart,

And bindeth up their wounds.

He counteth the number of the stars;

He giveth them all their names.

Great is our Lord, and mighty in power;

His understanding is infinite.

The LORD upholdeth the humble;

He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.

Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving,

Sing praises upon the harp unto our God;

Who covereth the heaven with clouds,

Who prepareth rain for the earth,

Who maketh the mountains to spring with grass.

He giveth to the beast his food,

And to the young ravens which cry.

He delighteth not in the strength of the horse;

He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.

The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear Him,

In those that wait for His mercy.

Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem;

Praise thy God, O Zion.

For He hath made strong the bars of thy gates;

He hath blessed thy children within thee.

He maketh thy borders peace;

He giveth thee in plenty the fat of wheat.

He sendeth out His commandment upon earth;

His word runneth very swiftly.

He giveth snow like wool;

He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.

He casteth forth His ice like crumbs;

Who can stand before His cold?

He sendeth forth His word, and melteth them;

He causeth His wind to blow, and the waters flow.

He declareth His word unto Jacob,

His statutes and His ordinances unto Israel.

He hath not dealt so with any nation;

And as for His ordinances, they have not known them.

Hallelujah.

Psalm 148

Hallelujah.

Praise ye the LORD from the heavens;

Praise Him in the heights.

Praise ye Him, all His angels;

Praise ye Him, all His hosts.

Praise ye Him, sun and moon;

Praise Him, all ye stars of light.

Praise Him, ye heavens of heavens,

And ye waters that are above the heavens.

Let them praise the name of the LORD;

For He commanded, and they were created.

He hath also established them for ever and ever;

He hath made a decree which shall not be transgressed.

Praise the LORD from the earth,

Ye sea-monsters, and all deeps;

Fire and hail, snow and vapour,

Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;

Mountains and all hills,

Fruitful trees and all cedars;

Beasts and all cattle,

Creeping things and winged fowl;

Kings of the earth and all peoples,

Princes and all judges of the earth;

Both young men and maidens,

Old men and children;

Let them praise the name of the LORD,

For His name alone is exalted;

His glory is above the earth and heaven.

And He hath lifted up a horn for His people,

A praise for all His saints,

Even for the children of Israel, a people near unto Him.

Hallelujah.

Psalm 149

Hallelujah.

Sing unto the LORD a new song,

And His praise in the assembly of the saints.

Let Israel rejoice in his Maker;

Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

Let them praise His name in the dance;

Let them sing praises unto Him with the timbrel and harp.

For the LORD taketh pleasure in His people;

He adorneth the humble with salvation.

Let the saints exult in glory;

Let them sing for joy upon their beds.

Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,

And a two-edged sword in their hand;

To execute vengeance upon the nations,

And chastisements upon the peoples;

To bind their kings with chains,

And their nobles with fetters of iron;

To execute upon them the judgment written;

He is the glory of all His saints.

Hallelujah.

Psalm 150

Hallelujah.

Praise God in His sanctuary;

Praise Him in the firmament of His power.

Praise Him for His mighty acts;

Praise Him according to His abundant greatness.

Praise Him with the blast of the horn;

Praise Him with the psaltery and harp.

Praise Him with the timbrel and dance;

Praise Him with stringed instruments and the pipe.

Praise Him with the loud-sounding cymbals;

Praise Him with the clanging cymbals.

Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD.

Hallelujah.