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
Barukh She'Amar / Blessed is the One Who Said – Pesukei D'Zimra – Verses of Musical Song
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.
Mizmor LeTodah — Psalm 100
A Psalm of thanksgiving. Shout unto the LORD, all the earth. Serve the LORD with gladness; come before His presence with singing. Know ye that the LORD He is God; it is He that hath made us, and we are His, His people, and the flock of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise; give thanks unto Him, and bless His name. For the LORD is good; His mercy endureth for ever; and His faithfulness unto all generations.
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
[A Psalm of] praise; of David. 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.
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.
Vayevarech David
Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation; and David said: ‘Blessed be Thou, O LORD, the God of Israel our father, for ever and ever. Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty; for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is Thine; Thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and Thou art exalted as head above all. Both riches and honour come of Thee, and Thou rulest over all; and in Thy hand is power and might; and in Thy hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. Now therefore, our God, we thank Thee, and praise Thy glorious name. Thou art the LORD, even Thou alone; Thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all things that are thereon, the seas and all that is in them, and Thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth Thee. Thou art the LORD the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham; and foundest his heart faithful before Thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite, and the Girgashite, even to give it unto his seed, and hast performed Thy words; for Thou art righteous; And Thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red Sea; and didst show signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land; for Thou knewest that they dealt proudly against them; and didst get Thee a name, as it is this day. And Thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their pursuers Thou didst cast into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters.
Song at the Sea
Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea-shore. And Israel saw the great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians, and the people feared the LORD; and they believed in the LORD, and in His servant Moses. Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spoke, saying: I will sing unto the LORD, for He is highly exalted; The horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea. The LORD is my strength and song, And He is become my salvation; This is my God, and I will glorify Him; My father’s God, and I will exalt Him. The LORD is a man of war, The LORD is His name. Pharaoh’s chariots and his host hath He cast into the sea, And his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea. The deeps cover them— They went down into the depths like a stone. Thy right hand, O LORD, glorious in power, Thy right hand, O LORD, dasheth in pieces the enemy. And in the greatness of Thine excellency Thou overthrowest them that rise up against Thee; Thou sendest forth Thy wrath, it consumeth them as stubble. And with the blast of Thy nostrils the waters were piled up— The floods stood upright as a heap; The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea. The enemy said: ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.’ Thou didst blow with Thy wind, the sea covered them; They sank as lead in the mighty waters. Who is like unto Thee, O LORD, among the mighty? Who is like unto Thee, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders? Thou stretchedst out Thy right hand— The earth swallowed them. Thou in Thy love hast led the people that Thou hast redeemed; Thou hast guided them in Thy strength to Thy holy habitation. The peoples have heard, they tremble; Pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia. Then were the chiefs of Edom affrighted; The mighty men of Moab, trembling taketh hold upon them; All the inhabitants of Canaan are melted away. Terror and dread falleth upon them; By the greatness of Thine arm they are as still as a stone; Till Thy people pass over, O LORD, Till the people pass over that Thou hast gotten. Thou bringest them in, and plantest them in the mountain of Thine inheritance, The place, O LORD, which Thou hast made for Thee to dwell in, The sanctuary, O Lord, which Thy hands have established. The LORD shall reign for ever and ever. For the horses of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought back the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel walked on dry land in the midst of the sea.
Yishtabach
May Your Name be Praised forever, our King, God, the Great & Holy King in the heavens and on the Earth. Because You are befitting, Adonai, our God and God of our forefathers forever and ever. 1. Song 2. and Praise,3. Exultation 4. and Music 5. Strength 6. and Dominion 7. Eternity 8. Greatness 9. and Might 10. Praise11. and Glory 12. Holiness 13. and Kingship. Blessings and thanksgiving – to Your great and Holy Name. And from ever until eternity You are God. Blessed are You Adonai, the King, Great and glorified by Praises, the God to Whom thanks are given. The Master of wonders, Creator of all souls, Adonai of all acts. The One Who prefers musical songs [of praise]. King, God, Life of the worlds. Amen.
