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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

God’s Sovereignty: An Anthology of Biblical Verses

Hebrew
יְהִי כְבוֹד יְהֹוָה לְעוֹלָם, יִשְׂמַח יְהֹוָה בְּמַעֲשָׂיו.
יְהִי שֵׁם יְהֹוָה מְבֹרָךְ מֵעַתָּה וְעַד עוֹלָם.
מִמִּזְרַח שֶׁמֶשׁ עַד מְבוֹאוֹ, מְהֻלָּל שֵׁם יְהֹוָה.
רָם עַל כָּל גּוֹיִם יְהֹוָה, עַל הַשָּׁמַיִם כְּבוֹדוֹ.
יְהֹוָה שִׁמְךָ לְעוֹלָם, יְהֹוָה זִכְרְךָ לְדֹר וָדֹר.
Israeli
yehi ch'vod Adonai le-olam, yismach Adonai b'ma-asav.
yehi shem Adonai mevorach me-atah ve-ad olam.
mimizrach shemesh ad mevo-o, mehulal shem Adonai.
ram al kol goyim Adonai, al hashamayim k'vodo.
Adonai shimcha le-olam, Adonai zichrecha ledor vador.
English
May the glory of Adonai endure forever; may God rejoice in all that God created; may the name of Adonai be blessed now and forever. From one end of the earth to the other, may Adonai’s name be acclaimed. God’s glory is above the heavens, high above that of any people. Adonai, Your name is eternal; Adonai, You are known in every generation.
Hebrew
יְהֹוָה בַּשָּׁמַיִם הֵכִין כִּסְאוֹ, וּמַלְכוּתוֹ בַּכֹּל מָשָׁלָה.
יִשְׂמְחוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וְתָגֵל הָאָרֶץ, וְיֹאמְרוּ בַגּוֹיִם יְהֹוָה מָלָךְ.
יְהֹוָה מֶלֶךְ, יְהֹוָה מָלָךְ, יְהֹוָה יִמְלֹךְ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד.
יְהֹוָה מֶלֶךְ עוֹלָם וָעֶד, אָבְדוּ גוֹיִם מֵאַרְצוֹ.
Israeli
Adonai bashamayim hechin kiso, umalchuto bakol mashalah.
yismechu hashamayim vetagel ha-aretz, veyomru vagoyim Adonai malach.
Adonai melech, Adonai malach, Adonai yimloch le-olam va-ed.
Adonai melech olam va-ed, avdu goyim me-artzo.
English
Adonai established a throne in the heavens, Adonai’s dominion is over all. Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice, as the peoples of the world declare, “Adonai reigns.” Adonai is sovereign, Adonai has always been sovereign, Adonai will be sovereign forever and ever. Adonai is sovereign forever—even as peoples pass away from God’s land.
Hebrew
יְהֹוָה הֵפִיר עֲצַת גּוֹיִם, הֵנִיא מַחְשְׁבוֹת עַמִּים.
רַבּוֹת מַחֲשָׁבוֹת בְּלֶב אִישׁ, וַעֲצַת יְהֹוָה הִיא תָקוּם.
עֲצַת יְהֹוָה לְעוֹלָם תַּעֲמֹד, מַחְשְׁבוֹת לִבּוֹ לְדֹר וָדֹר.
כִּי הוּא אָמַר וַיֶּהִי, הוּא צִוָּה וַיַּעֲמֹד.
Israeli
Adonai hefir atzat goyim, heni machshevot amim.
rabot machashavot b'lev ish, va-atzat Adonai hi takum.
atzat Adonai le-olam ta-amod, machshevot libo ledor vador.
ki hu amar vayehi, hu tzivah vaya-amod.
English
Adonai overturns peoples’ designs and foils the schemes of nations. Human hearts devise many plans, but God’s plans hold true for each generation. Adonai’s design endures forever; God’s counsel is for each generation. It was God who spoke and brought everything into being; it was God who commanded that they exist.
Hebrew
כִּי בָחַר יְהֹוָה בְּצִיּוֹן, אִוָּהּ לְמוֹשָׁב לוֹ.
כִּי יַעֲקֹב בָּחַר לוֹ יָהּ, יִשְׂרָאֵל לִסְגֻלָּתוֹ.
כִּי לֹא יִטֹּשׁ יְהֹוָה עַמּוֹ, וְנַחֲלָתוֹ לֹא יַעֲזֹב.
Israeli
ki vachar Adonai b'Tziyon, ivah lemoshav lo.
ki Ya-akov bachar lo Yah, Yisra-el lisgulato.
ki lo yitosh Adonai amo, venachalato lo ya-azov.
English
Adonai chose Zion, desiring it as a dwelling-place; Adonai chose Jacob, Israel as a treasured people. Adonai will not abandon this people, will not desert the inheritors of divine favor.
Hebrew
וְהוּא רַחוּם יְכַפֵּר עָוֹן וְלֹא יַשְׁחִית,
וְהִרְבָּה לְהָשִׁיב אַפּוֹ וְלֹא יָעִיר כָּל חֲמָתוֹ.
יְהֹוָה הוֹשִׁיעָה, הַמֶּלֶךְ יַעֲנֵנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ.
Israeli
vehu rachum yechaper avon velo yashchit,
vehirbah lehashiv apo velo ya-ir kol chamato.
Adonai hoshi-ah, hamelech ya-anenu v'yom korenu.
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. Adonai, help us; Sovereign, answer us when we call.