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Shabbat and Festivals - Morning Service

Verses of Song

p'sukei d'zimra
פסוקי דזמרא

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

An Anthology of Verses from Psalms: The Redemption of the People Israel

Hebrew
רוֹמְמוּ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ
וְהִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַהֲדֹם רַגְלָיו, קָדוֹשׁ הוּא.
Israeli
romemu Adonai Eloheinu
vehishtachavu lahadom raglav, kadosh hu.
English
Exalt Adonai, our God; bow down before God, the Holy One.
Hebrew
רוֹמְמוּ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וְהִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְהַר קָדְשׁוֹ,
כִּי קָדוֹשׁ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ.
Israeli
romemu Adonai Eloheinu vehishtachavu lehar kodsho,
ki kadosh Adonai Eloheinu.
English
Exalt Adonai, our God, and bow down at God’s holy mountain, for Adonai our God is holy.
Hebrew
וְהוּא רַחוּם יְכַפֵּר עָוֹן וְלֹא יַשְׁחִית,
וְהִרְבָּה לְהָשִׁיב אַפּוֹ וְלֹא יָעִיר כָּל־חֲמָתוֹ.
Israeli
vehu rachum yechaper avon velo yashchit,
vehirbah lehashiv apo velo ya-ir kol-chamato.
English
God, who is compassionate, will forgive sin and not wreak destruction; for again and again God acts with restraint, refusing to let rage become all-consuming.
Hebrew
אַתָּה יְהוָה לֹא־תִכְלָא רַחֲמֶיךָ מִמֶּנִּי,
חַסְדְּךָ וַאֲמִתְּךָ תָּמִיד יִצְּרוּנִי.
Israeli
atah Adonai lo-tichla rachamecha mimeni,
chasdecha va-amitcha tamid yitzruni.
English
You, Adonai, will not withhold Your compassion from me, Your kindly love and Your faithfulness shall always be my protection.
Hebrew
זְכֹר רַחֲמֶיךָ יְהוָה וַחֲסָדֶיךָ, כִּי מֵעוֹלָם הֵמָּה.
Israeli
z'chor rachamecha Adonai vachasadecha, ki me-olam hemah.
English
Remember Your compassion, Adonai, and Your love, for they are timeless.
Hebrew
תְּנוּ עֹז לֵאלֹהִים, עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל גַּאֲוָתוֹ, וְעֻזּוֹ בַּשְּׁחָקִים.
נוֹרָא אֱלֹהִים מִמִּקְדָּשֶׁיךָ,
אֵל יִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא נֹתֵן עֹז וְתַעֲצֻמוֹת לָעָם,
בָּרוּךְ אֱלֹהִים.
Israeli
t'nu oz leilohim, al-yisra-el ga-avato, ve-uzo bashechakim.
nora Elohim mimikdashecha,
El Yisra-el hu noten oz veta-atzumot la-am,
baruch Elohim.
English
With all your strength, greet God, whose pride is the people Israel and whose might is in the heavens. Awe of You, O God, fills Your holy places; it is You, God of Israel, who gives strength and greatness to this people. May God be blessed.
Hebrew
אֵל נְקָמוֹת יְהוָה, אֵל נְקָמוֹת הוֹפִיעַ.
הִנָּשֵׂא שֹׁפֵט הָאָרֶץ, הָשֵׁב גְּמוּל עַל־גֵּאִים.
Israeli
El nekamot Adonai, El nekamot hofia.
hinasei shofet ha-aretz, hashev g'mul al-ge-im.
English
God of retribution, Adonai, God of retribution, reveal Yourself; judge of all the earth, pass sentence—humble the haughty.