Reading note: pronounce יהוה as “Adonai” once. Seasonal alternatives apply only in their proper season and are not recited together. Headings and directions are explanatory and are not part of the recited text.
Parts index
Hodu — Give Thanks
O give thanks unto the LORD, call upon His name; Make known His doings among the peoples. Sing unto Him, sing praises unto Him; Speak ye of all His marvellous works. Glory ye in His holy name; Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD. Seek ye the LORD and His strength; Seek His face continually. Remember His marvellous works that He hath done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth; O ye seed of Israel His servant, Ye children of Jacob, His chosen ones. He is the LORD our God; His judgments are in all the earth. Remember His covenant for ever, The word which He commanded to a thousand generations; [The covenant] which He made with Abraham, And His oath unto Isaac; And He established it unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant; Saying: ‘Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance.’ When ye were but a few men in number, Yea, very few, and sojourners in it, And when they went about from nation to nation, And from one kingdom to another people, He suffered no man to do them wrong, Yea, for their sake He reproved kings: ’Touch not Mine anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.’ Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; Proclaim His salvation from day to day. Declare His glory among the nations, His marvellous works among all the peoples. For great is the LORD, and highly to be praised; He also is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the peoples are things of nought; But the LORD made the heavens. Honour and majesty are before Him; Strength and gladness are in His place. Ascribe unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the peoples, Ascribe unto the LORD glory and strength. Ascribe unto the LORD the glory due unto His name; Bring an offering, and come before Him; Worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. Tremble before Him, all the earth; The world also is established that it cannot be moved. Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; And let them say among the nations: ‘The LORD reigneth.’ Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; Let the field exult, and all that is therein; Then shall the trees of the wood sing for joy, Before the LORD, for He is come to judge the earth. O give thanks unto the LORD; for He is good; For His mercy endureth for ever. And say ye: ‘Save us, O God of our salvation, And gather us together and deliver us from the nations, That we may give thanks unto Thy holy name, That we may triumph in Thy praise.’ Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting. And all the people said: ‘Amen, ‘and praised the LORD.
Exalt ye the LORD our God, And prostrate yourselves at His footstool; Holy is He. Exalt ye the LORD our God, And worship at His holy hill; For the LORD our God is holy. O LORD, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth. Lift up Thyself, Thou Judge of the earth; Render to the proud their recompense. Salvation belongeth unto the LORD; Thy blessing be upon Thy people. Selah 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. Save, LORD; Let the King answer us in the day that we call.
Psalm 30
A Psalm; a Song at the Dedication of the House; of David. I will extol thee, O LORD, for Thou hast raised me up, and hast not suffered mine enemies to rejoice over me. O LORD my God, I cried unto Thee, and Thou didst heal me; O LORD, Thou broughtest up my soul from the nether-world; Thou didst kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. Sing praise unto the LORD, O ye His godly ones, and give thanks to His holy name. For His anger is but for a moment, His favour is for a life-time; weeping may tarry for the night, but joy cometh in the morning. Now I had said in my security: 'I shall never be moved.' Thou hadst established, O LORD, in Thy favour my mountain as a stronghold— Thou didst hide Thy face; I was affrighted. Unto Thee, O LORD, did I call, And unto the LORD I made supplication: 'What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise Thee? shall it declare Thy truth? Hear, O LORD, and be gracious unto me; LORD, be Thou my helper.' Thou didst turn for me my mourning into dancing; Thou didst loose my sackcloth, and gird me with gladness; So that my glory may sing praise to Thee, and not be silent; O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto Thee for ever.
Psalm 67
For the Leader; with string-music. A Psalm, a Song. God be gracious unto us, and bless us; May He cause His face to shine toward us; Selah That Thy way may be known upon earth, Thy salvation among all nations. Let the peoples give thanks unto Thee, O God; Let the peoples give thanks unto Thee, all of them. . O let the nations be glad and sing for joy; For Thou wilt judge the peoples with equity, And lead the nations upon earth. Selah Let the peoples give thanks unto Thee, O God; Let the peoples give thanks unto Thee, all of them. The earth hath yielded her increase; May God, our own God, bless us. May God bless us; And let all the ends of the earth fear Him.
