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  "title": "Verses of Song",
  "summary": "Verses of Song, pages 137, with pointed Hebrew, English, and transliteration.",
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      "slug": "lev-31-137-shabbat-and-festivals-morning-service-verses-of-song",
      "section": "Shabbat and Festivals - Morning Service",
      "topic": "Verses of Song",
      "printPages": "137",
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        "section": {
          "hebrew": "שחרית לשבת ויום טוב",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "sha|cha|RIT le|sha|BAT ve|YOM tov",
            "orthographic": "sha|ḥa|RITH le|shab|BATH ve|YOM ṭov",
            "sephardic": "sha|ḥa|RIT le|shab|BAT ve|YOM tov",
            "chabad": "sha|cha|RIS l'sha|BOS v'YOYM toyv"
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          "english": "Shabbat and Festivals - Morning Service"
        },
        "topic": {
          "hebrew": "פסוקי דזמרא",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "p'su|KEI d'zim|RA",
            "orthographic": "pe|su|QE dhe|zim|RAʾ",
            "sephardic": "pe|su|QE de|zim|RA",
            "chabad": "p'su|KEI d'zim|RO"
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          "english": "Verses of Song"
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        "printPages": "137"
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          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "הַלְלוּיָהּ.\nהַלְלִי נַפְשִׁי אֶת־יְהֹוָה.\nאֲהַלְלָה יְהֹוָה בְּחַיָּי, אֲזַמְּרָה לֵאלֹהַי בְּעוֹדִי.\nאַל תִּבְטְחוּ בִנְדִיבִים, בְּבֶן־אָדָם שֶׁאֵין לוֹ תְשׁוּעָה.\nתֵּצֵא רוּחוֹ יָשֻׁב לְאַדְמָתוֹ,\nבַּיּוֹם הַהוּא אָבְדוּ עֶשְׁתֹּנֹתָיו.\nאַשְׁרֵי שֶׁאֵל יַעֲקֹב בְּעֶזְרוֹ, שִׂבְרוֹ עַל יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהָיו.\nעֹשֶׂה שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ אֶת־הַיָּם וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר בָּם,\nהַשֹּׁמֵר אֱמֶת לְעוֹלָם.\nעֹשֶׂה מִשְׁפָּט לָעֲשׁוּקִים, נֹתֵן לֶחֶם לָרְעֵבִים,\nיְהֹוָה מַתִּיר אֲסוּרִים, יְהֹוָה פֹּקֵחַ עִוְרִים,\nיְהֹוָה זֹקֵף כְּפוּפִים, יְהֹוָה אֹהֵב צַדִּיקִים.\nיְהֹוָה שֹׁמֵר אֶת־גֵּרִים,\nיָתוֹם וְאַלְמָנָה יְעוֹדֵד, וְדֶרֶךְ רְשָׁעִים יְעַוֵּת.\nיִמְלֹךְ יְהֹוָה לְעוֹלָם, אֱלֹהַיִךְ צִיּוֹן לְדֹר וָדֹר.\nהַלְלוּיָהּ.",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "ha|le|lu|YAH.\nha|le|LI naf|SHI et-a|do|NAI.\na|ha|le|LAH a|do|NAI b'cha|YAI, a|za|me|RAH lei|lo|HAI be-o|DI.\nal tiv|te|CHU vin|di|VIM, be|ven-a|DAM she-EIN lo t'shu-AH.\nte|TZEI ru|CHO ya|SHUV le-ad|ma|TO,\nba|YOM ha|HU av|DU esh|to|no|TAV.\nash|REI she-EL ya-a|KOV be-ez|RO, siv|RO al a|do|NAI e|lo|HAV.\no|SEH sha|MA|yim va-a|RETZ et-ha|YAM ve-et-kol-a|SHER bam,\nha|sho|MER e|MET le-o|LAM.\no|SEH mish|PAT la-a|shu|KIM, no|TEN LE|chem la|re-e|VIM,\na|do|NAI ma|TIR a|su|RIM, a|do|NAI po|KEACH iv|RIM,\na|do|NAI zo|KEF k'fu|FIM, a|do|NAI o|HEV tza|di|KIM.\na|do|NAI sho|MER et-ge|RIM,\nya|TOM ve-al|ma|NAH ye-o|DED, ve|DE|rech re|sha-IM ye-a|VET.\nyim|LOCH a|do|NAI le-o|LAM, e|lo|ha|YICH tzi|YON le|DOR va|DOR.\nha|le|lu|YAH.",
            "orthographic": "ha|le|lu|YAH.\nha|le|LI naf|SHI ʾeth-a|do|NAI.\nʾa|ha|le|LAH a|do|NAI be|ḥay|YAI, ʾa|zam|me|RAH leʾ|lo|HAI be|ʿo|DHI.\nʾal tiv|ṭe|ḥU vin|dhi|VIM, be|ven-ʾa|DHAM she|ʾEN lo the|shu|ʿAH.\nte|TZEʾ ru|ḥO ya|SHUV le|ʾadh|ma|THO,\nbay|YOM ha|HUʾ ʾa|ve|DHU ʿesh|to|no|THAV.\nʾash|RE she|ʾEL ya|ʿa|QOV be|ʿez|RO, śiv|RO ʿal a|do|NAI ʾe|lo|HAV.\nʿo|śEH sha|MA|yim va|ʾa|RETZ ʾeth-hay|YAM ve|ʾeth-kol-ʾa|SHER bam,\nhas|sho|MER ʾe|METH le|ʿo|LAM.\nʿo|śEH mish|PAṭ la|ʿa|shu|QIM, no|THEN LE|ḥem la|re|ʿe|VIM,\na|do|NAI mat|TIR ʾa|su|RIM, a|do|NAI po|QEAḥ ʿiv|RIM,\na|do|NAI zo|QEF ke|fu|FIM, a|do|NAI ʾo|HEV tzad|di|QIM.\na|do|NAI sho|MER ʾeth-ge|RIM,\nya|THOM ve|ʾal|ma|NAH ye|ʿo|DHEDH, ve|DHE|rekh re|sha|ʿIM ye|ʿav|VETH.\nyim|LOKH a|do|NAI le|ʿo|LAM, ʾe|lo|ha|YIKH tziy|YON le|DHOR va|DHOR.\nha|le|lu|YAH.",
            "sephardic": "ha|le|lu|YAH.\nha|le|LI naf|SHI et-a|do|NAI.\na|ha|le|LAH a|do|NAI be|ḥay|YAI, a|zam|me|RAH le|lo|HAI be|ʿo|DI.\nal tiv|te|ḥU vin|di|VIM, be|ven-a|DAM she|EN lo te|shu|ʿAH.\nte|TZE ru|ḥO ya|SHUV le|ad|ma|TO,\nbay|YOM ha|HU a|ve|DU ʿesh|to|no|TAV.\nash|RE she|EL ya|ʿa|QOV be|ʿez|RO, siv|RO ʿal a|do|NAI e|lo|HAV.\nʿo|SEH sha|MA|yim va|a|RETZ et-hay|YAM ve|et-kol-a|SHER bam,\nhas|sho|MER e|MET le|ʿo|LAM.\nʿo|SEH mish|PAT la|ʿa|shu|QIM, no|TEN LE|ḥem la|re|ʿe|VIM,\na|do|NAI mat|TIR a|su|RIM, a|do|NAI po|QEAḥ ʿiv|RIM,\na|do|NAI zo|QEF ke|fu|FIM, a|do|NAI o|HEV tzad|di|QIM.\na|do|NAI sho|MER et-ge|RIM,\nya|TOM ve|al|ma|NAH ye|ʿo|DED, ve|DE|rekh re|sha|ʿIM ye|ʿav|VET.\nyim|LOKH a|do|NAI le|ʿo|LAM, e|lo|ha|YIKH tziy|YON le|DOR va|DOR.\nha|le|lu|YAH.",
            "chabad": "hal'|lu|YOH.\nhal'|LI naf|SHI es-a|do|NOY.\na|hal'|LOH a|do|NOY b'cha|YOY, a|zam'|ROH lei|loy|HAI b'oy|DI.\nal tiv|t'CHU vin|di|VIM, b'ven-o|DOM she-EIN loy s'shu-OH.\ntei|TZEI ru|CHOY yo|SHUV l'ad|mo|SOY,\nba|YOYM ha|HU ov'|DU esh|toy|noy|SOV.\nash|REI she-EIL ya-a|KOYV b'ez|ROY, siv|ROY al a|do|NOY e|loy|HOV.\noy|SEH sho|MA|yim vo-o|RETZ es-ha|YOM v'es-kol-a|SHER bom,\nha|shoy|MEIR e|MES l'oy|LOM.\noy|SEH mish|POT lo-a|shu|KIM, noy|SEIN LE|chem lor'-ei|VIM,\na|do|NOY ma|TIR a|su|RIM, a|do|NOY poy|KEIACH iv|RIM,\na|do|NOY zoy|KEIF k'fu|FIM, a|do|NOY oy|HEIV tza|di|KIM.\na|do|NOY shoy|MEIR es-gei|RIM,\nyo|SOYM v'al|mo|NOH y'oy|DEID, v'DE|rech r'sho-IM y'a|VEIS.\nyim|LOYCH a|do|NOY l'oy|LOM, e|loy|ha|YICH tzi|YOYN l'DOYR vo|DOYR.\nhal'|lu|YOH."
          },
          "english": "HALLELUYAH! Praise God. I will praise Adonai. I will praise Adonai as long as I live, sing to my God as long as I am here. Do not put your trust in the high and mighty, people who cannot save even themselves; their breath will depart, they will return to the earth from which they came, and on that day, their schemes will come to naught. Blessed is the person whose help is Jacob’s God, who looks with hope to Adonai who created heaven and earth, the sea and all that is within it; Adonai keeps faith forever, secures justice for the oppressed, provides food for the hungry; releases the bound from their chains, gives sight to the blind, straightens those bent low, and loves those who act justly; Adonai cares for the stranger, sustains the orphan and the widow, blocks the path of the wicked—Adonai shall reign forever; your God, O Zion, from generation to generation. Praise God, halleluyah!",
          "citations": [
            {
              "type": "Citation",
              "text": "Psalm 146"
            }
          ]
        }
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      "footer": [
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "text": "PSALMS 146–150 constitute a series of five psalms, each opening and closing with the compound word hallelu-yah, “praise God”; these psalms bring the Book of Psalms to an exuberant conclusion. Rabbi Yose (2nd century, the Land of Israel) considered it a meritorious practice to recite these psalms, along with Psalm 145, each day (Babylonian Talmud, Shabbat 118b). These psalms constitute a celebratory way of preparing for the formal morning service, and by the end of the 1st millennium they had become a statutory part of the morning prayers, forming the core of P’sukei D’zimra, the “Verses of Song” (Sofrim 17:11). The five psalms are interconnected. For example, God is described in Psalm 146 as ruling justly and teaching just laws to Israel; in Psalms 147 and 148, as redeeming the people Israel; and in Psalm 149, as commissioning the people Israel to bring the corrupt rulers of the world to justice. Psalms 146–149 all touch on universal themes, but each ends by describing the special relation of God to Israel. The final psalm, 150, begins with Israel’s praises of God and concludes with a universal chorus: “Let every breath be praise of God.”"
        },
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "text": "PSALM 146 consists of two parts: the first exhorts against putting one’s faith in human beings, even the most powerful, and the second contrasts God’s justice and compassion with corrupt human institutions. This second section is set off by the same word so central to the previous prayer, ashrei, meaning happy, blessed, and contented."
        },
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "text": "THEY WILL RETURN TO THE EARTH יָשֻׁב לְאַדְמָתוֹ. The imagery is from Genesis, where Adam is told that he “will return to the earth, for from it you were taken: for dust you are, and to dust you shall return” (Genesis 3:19)."
        },
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "text": "JACOB’S GOD אֵל יַעֲקֹב. This is the only time this phrase is used in the Bible, and it is hard to say why it is used here. Perhaps it is due to the fact that Jacob is a figure who suffered and died in a foreign land and yet kept faith and hope. The people Israel, suffering yet hopeful, are Jacob’s descendants."
        },
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "text": "RELEASES THE BOUND יְהֹוָה מַתִּיר אֲסוּרִים. God is portrayed as compassionate, seeking justice for the weak, unlike powerful human beings whose plans may be self-serving. The qualities attributed to God in this psalm form the basis of several of the morning b’rakhot (pages 103–104)."
        },
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "text": "ADONAI CARES FOR THE STRANGER, SUSTAINS THE ORPHAN AND THE WIDOW יְהֹוָה שֹׁמֵר אֶת־גֵּרִים, יָתוֹם וְאַלְמָנָה יְעוֹדֵד. In biblical society, these were the three groups least able to fend for themselves."
        },
        {
          "type": "MarginNote",
          "text": "Adonai Secures Justice Ethics is not the corollary of the vision of God; it is that very vision. Ethics is an optic, such that everything I know of God and everything I can hear of God’s word and reasonably say to God must find an ethical expression. In the Holy Ark from which the voice of God is heard by Moses, there are only the tablets of the Law.… The knowledge of God comes to us like a commandment, like a mitzvah. To know God is to know what must be done.… The justice rendered to the Other, my neighbor, gives me an unsurpassable proximity to God. —EMMANUEL LEVINAS"
        }
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