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Shabbat and Festivals - Morning Service

Verses of Song

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
לַמְנַצֵּחַ מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד

FOR THE LEADER, A SONG OF DAVID

Psalm 19
Hebrew
הַשָּׁמַיִם מְסַפְּרִים כְּבוֹד אֵל, וּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדָיו מַגִּיד הָרָקִיעַ.
יוֹם לְיוֹם יַבִּיעַ אֹמֶר, וְלַיְלָה לְלַיְלָה יְחַוֶּה דָּעַת.
אֵין אֹמֶר וְאֵין דְּבָרִים, בְּלִי נִשְׁמָע קוֹלָם.
בְּכָל־הָאָרֶץ יָצָא קַוָּם וּבִקְצֵה תֵבֵל מִלֵּיהֶם,
לַשֶּׁמֶשׁ שָׂם אֹהֶל בָּהֶם.
וְהוּא כְּחָתָן יֹצֵא מֵחֻפָּתוֹ, יָשִׂישׂ כְּגִבּוֹר לָרוּץ אֹרַח,
מִקְצֵה הַשָּׁמַיִם מוֹצָאוֹ, וּתְקוּפָתוֹ עַל קְצוֹתָם,
וְאֵין נִסְתָּר מֵחַמָּתוֹ.
תּוֹרַת יְהוָה תְּמִימָה, מְשִׁיבַת נָפֶשׁ,
עֵדוּת יְהוָה נֶאֱמָנָה, מַחְכִּימַת פֶּתִי,
פִּקּוּדֵי יְהוָה יְשָׁרִים, מְשַׂמְּחֵי לֵב,
מִצְוַת יְהוָה בָּרָה, מְאִירַת עֵינָיִם,
יִרְאַת יְהוָה טְהוֹרָה, עוֹמֶדֶת לָעַד,
מִשְׁפְּטֵי יְהוָה אֱמֶת, צָדְקוּ יַחְדָּו.
הַנֶּחֱמָדִים מִזָּהָב וּמִפַּז רָב, וּמְתוּקִים מִדְּבַשׁ וְנֹפֶת צוּפִים.
גַּם עַבְדְּךָ נִזְהָר בָּהֶם, בְּשָׁמְרָם עֵקֶב רָב.
שְׁגִיאוֹת מִי יָבִין, מִנִּסְתָּרוֹת נַקֵּנִי.
גַּם מִזֵּדִים חֲשֹׂךְ עַבְדֶּךָ, אַל יִמְשְׁלוּ בִי,
אָז אֵיתָם וְנִקֵּיתִי מִפֶּשַׁע רָב.
יִהְיוּ לְרָצוֹן אִמְרֵי פִי וְהֶגְיוֹן לִבִּי לְפָנֶיךָ,
יְהוָה צוּרִי וְגֹאֲלִי.
Israeli
hashamayim mesaprim k'vod El, uma-aseh yadav magid harakia.
yom leyom yabia omer, velaylah lelaylah yechaveh da-at.
ein omer ve-ein d'varim, b'li nishma kolam.
b'chol-ha-aretz yatza kavam uviktzeh tevel mileihem,
lashemesh sam ohel bahem.
vehu k'chatan yotzei mechupato, yasis k'gibor larutz orach,
miktzeh hashamayim motza-o, utkufato al k'tzotam,
ve-ein nistar mechamato.
Torat Adonai t'mimah, meshivat nafesh,
edut Adonai ne-emanah, machkimat peti,
pikudei Adonai yesharim, mesamechei lev,
mitzvat Adonai barah, me-irat einayim,
yirat Adonai tehorah, omedet la-ad,
mishpetei Adonai emet, tzadku yachdav.
hanechemadim mizahav umipaz rav, umetukim midvash venofet tzufim.
gam avdecha nizhar bahem, b'shameram ekev rav.
sh'gi-ot mi yavin, ministarot nakeni.
gam mizedim chasoch avdecha, al yimshelu vi,
az eitam venikeiti mipesha rav.
yihyu leratzon imrei fi vehegyon libi lefanecha,
Adonai tzuri vego-ali.
English
The heavens tell of God’s glory, and the sky proclaims God’s handiwork. One day addresses another, and one night informs the next. There is no speech, there are no words that are not heard, their reverberations travel over the entire earth, their message reaches the very edges of the world. In heaven’s midst, there is a tent for the sun who, like a bridegroom from his wedding canopy, emerges joyously, a champion running the course, entering at heaven’s edge, circling to the far side, nothing escaping its heat. The teaching of Adonai is perfect, reviving life; the covenant of Adonai is enduring, making the foolish wise; the precepts of Adonai are fitting, gladdening the heart; the command of Adonai is clear, brightening the eyes; reverence of Adonai is pure, forever right; the judgments of Adonai are true, altogether just—more precious than gold, than the finest gold, sweeter than honey and drippings of the honeycomb. Truly, Your servant strives to be mindful of them—their observance is of such consequence. Who can discern one’s own errors? Cleanse me of those I am not even conscious, and restrain Your servant from willful sins—let them not rule me. Then shall I be innocent, untainted by grave transgression. May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable to You, Adonai, my rock and my redeemer.