Pesukei DeZimra

p'sukei d'zimrah

פסוקי דזמרה

Israeli: ' marks a reduced vowel that Israeli speech drops (b'rachah); when the vowel is pronounced it is written e (lefanecha). - separates syllables that would otherwise run together.

How to read the transliterations

Ps. 150

Hebrew

הַלְלוּיָהּ
הַלְלוּ־אֵל בְּקָדְשׁוֹ, הַלְלוּהוּ בִּרְקִיעַ עֻזּוֹ:
הַלְלוּהוּ בִגְבוּרֹתָיו, הַלְלוּהוּ כְּרֹב גֻּדְלוֹ:
הַלְלוּהוּ בְּתֵקַע שׁוֹפָר, הַלְלוּהוּ בְּנֵבֶל וְכִנּוֹר:
הַלְלוּהוּ בְתֹף וּמָחוֹל, הַלְלוּהוּ בְּמִנִּים וְעֻגָב:
הַלְלוּהוּ בְצִלְצְלֵי־שָׁמַע, הַלְלוּהוּ בְּצִלְצְלֵי תְרוּעָה:
כֹּל הַנְּשָׁמָה תְּהַלֵּל יָהּ, הַלְלוּיָהּ:
כֹּל הַנְּשָׁמָה תְּהַלֵּל יָהּ, הַלְלוּיָהּ:

Israeli

haleluyah
halelu-el b'kodsho, haleluhu birkia uzo:
haleluhu vigvurotav, haleluhu k'rov gudlo:
haleluhu b'teka shofar, haleluhu b'nevel vechinor:
haleluhu v'tof umachol, haleluhu b'minim ve-ugav:
haleluhu v'tziltzelei-shama, haleluhu b'tziltzelei t'ru-ah:
kol haneshamah tehalel Yah, haleluyah:
kol haneshamah tehalel Yah, haleluyah:

Ps. 89Ps. 135Ps. 72

Hebrew

בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה לְעוֹלָם, אָמֵן וְאָמֵן:
בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה מִצִּיּוֹן, שֹׁכֵן יְרוּשָׁלִָם, הַלְלוּיָהּ:
בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהִים אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, עֹשֵׂה נִפְלָאוֹת לְבַדּוֹ:
וּבָרוּךְ שֵׁם כְּבוֹדוֹ לְעוֹלָם
וְיִמָּלֵא כְבוֹדוֹ אֶת־כָּל־הָאָרֶץ, אָמֵן וְאָמֵן:

Israeli

baruch Adonai le-olam, Amen ve-Amen:
baruch Adonai mitziyon, shochen Yerushalam, haleluyah:
baruch Adonai Elohim Elohei Yisra-el, oseh nifla-ot levado:
uvaruch shem k'vodo le-olam
veyimalei ch'vodo et-kol-ha-aretz, Amen ve-Amen:

Stand until “The soul” on page 504.

1 Chr. 29

Hebrew

וַיְבָרֶךְ דָּוִיד אֶת־יְהֹוָה לְעֵינֵי כָל־הַקָּהָל, וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִיד, בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה
יְהֹוָה, אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אָבִינוּ, מֵעוֹלָם וְעַד־עוֹלָם: לְךָ יְהֹוָה הַגְּדֻלָּה
וְהַגְּבוּרָה וְהַתִּפְאֶרֶת וְהַנֵּצַח וְהַהוֹד, כִּי־כֹל בַּשָּׁמַיִם וּבָאָרֶץ,
לְךָ יְהֹוָה הַמַּמְלָכָה וְהַמִּתְנַשֵּׂא לְכֹל לְרֹאשׁ: וְהָעֹשֶׁר וְהַכָּבוֹד

Israeli

vayvarech David et-adonai le-einei chol-hakahal, vayomer David, baruch atah
Adonai, Elohei Yisra-el avinu, me-olam ve-ad-olam: lecha Adonai hagdulah
vehagvurah vehatiferet vehanetzach vehahod, ki-chol bashamayim uva-aretz,
lecha Adonai hamamlachah vehamitnasei lechol lerosh: veha-osher vehakavod

Commentary

בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה Blessed be the LORD: A passage marking the closure of the Verses of Praise. It is constructed out of three verses from the book of Psalms, chosen because they open with the word “Blessed.”

וַיְבָרֶךְ דָּוִיד David blessed: The first of three passages marking historic transitions in the history of Israel: (1) King David’s prayer for the building of the …

הַלְלוּיָהּ Psalm 150: The book of Psalms here reaches its crescendo in a magnificent song whose key word is praise (hallel) which appears in one or another form thirteen times in a single short paragraph. In ancient times it was recited by pilgrims bringing first fruits to Jerusalem, when they reached the Temple Mount (Maimonides, Bikkurim 4:17). The repetition of the last verse is a convention signaling the end of a book or passage.