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      <slug>lev-39-145-shabbat-and-festivals-morning-service-verses-of-song</slug>
      <section>Shabbat and Festivals - Morning Service</section>
      <topic>Verses of Song</topic>
      <printPages>145</printPages>
      <pdfPages>39</pdfPages>
      <header>
        <section>
          <hebrew>שחרית לשבת</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>sha|cha|RIT le|sha|BAT</israeli>
            <orthographic>sha|ḥa|RITH le|shab|BATH</orthographic>
            <sephardic>sha|ḥa|RIT le|shab|BAT</sephardic>
            <chabad>sha|cha|RIS l&apos;sha|BOS</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>Shabbat and Festivals - Morning Service</english>
        </section>
        <topic>
          <hebrew>פסוקי דזמרא</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>p&apos;su|KEI d&apos;zim|RA</israeli>
            <orthographic>pe|su|QE dhe|zim|RAʾ</orthographic>
            <sephardic>pe|su|QE de|zim|RA</sephardic>
            <chabad>p&apos;su|KEI d&apos;zim|RO</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>Verses of Song</english>
        </topic>
        <printPages>145</printPages>
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        <body>
          <type>heading</type>
          <hebrew></hebrew>
          <transliteration/>
          <english>NISHMAT: THE SOUL OF ALL THAT LIVES</english>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>נִשְׁמַת כָּל־חַי תְּבָרֵךְ אֶת־שִׁמְךָ, יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ.
וְרוּחַ כָּל־בָּשָׂר תְּפָאֵר וּתְרוֹמֵם זִכְרְךָ מַלְכֵּנוּ תָּמִיד.
מִן הָעוֹלָם וְעַד הָעוֹלָם אַתָּה אֵל,
וּמִבַּלְעָדֶיךָ אֵין לָנוּ מֶלֶךְ גּוֹאֵל וּמוֹשִׁיעַ,
פּוֹדֶה וּמַצִּיל, מְפַרְנֵס וּמְרַחֵם בְּכָל־עֵת צָרָה וְצוּקָה.
אֵין לָנוּ מֶלֶךְ אֶלָּא אָתָּה.
אֱלֹהֵי הָרִאשׁוֹנִים וְהָאַחֲרוֹנִים,
אֱלוֹהַּ כָּל־בְּרִיּוֹת,
אֲדוֹן כָּל־תּוֹלָדוֹת,
הַמְהֻלָּל בְּרֹב הַתִּשְׁבָּחוֹת,
הַמְנַהֵג עוֹלָמוֹ בְּחֶסֶד וּבְרִיּוֹתָיו בְּרַחֲמִים.
וַיהוָה לֹא יָנוּם וְלֹא יִישָׁן,
הַמְעוֹרֵר יְשֵׁנִים,
וְהַמֵּקִיץ נִרְדָּמִים,
וְהַמֵּשִׂיחַ אִלְּמִים,
וְהַמַּתִּיר אֲסוּרִים,
וְהַסּוֹמֵךְ נוֹפְלִים,
וְהַזּוֹקֵף כְּפוּפִים.
לְךָ לְבַדְּךָ אֲנַחְנוּ מוֹדִים.
אִלּוּ פִינוּ מָלֵא שִׁירָה כַּיָּם,
וּלְשׁוֹנֵנוּ רִנָּה כַּהֲמוֹן גַּלָּיו,
וְשִׂפְתוֹתֵינוּ שֶׁבַח כְּמֶרְחֲבֵי רָקִיעַ,
וְעֵינֵינוּ מְאִירוֹת כַּשֶּׁמֶשׁ וְכַיָּרֵחַ,
וְיָדֵינוּ פְרוּשׂוֹת כְּנִשְׁרֵי שָׁמָיִם,
וְרַגְלֵינוּ קַלּוֹת כָּאַיָּלוֹת,
אֵין אֲנַחְנוּ מַסְפִּיקִים לְהוֹדוֹת לְךָ, יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי
אֲבוֹתֵינוּ [וְאִמּוֹתֵינוּ], וּלְבָרֵךְ אֶת־שְׁמֶךָ עַל אַחַת מֵאֶלֶף
אַלְפֵי אֲלָפִים וְרִבֵּי רְבָבוֹת פְּעָמִים הַטּוֹבוֹת שֶׁעָשִׂיתָ עִם
אֲבוֹתֵינוּ [וְאִמּוֹתֵינוּ] וְעִמָּנוּ.</hebrew>
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            <israeli>nish|MAT kol-chai t&apos;va|RECH et-shim|CHA, a|do|NAI e|lo|HEI|nu.
ve|RUACH kol-ba|SAR t&apos;fa-ER ut|ro|MEM zich|re|CHA mal|ke|NU ta|MID.
min ha-o|LAM ve-AD ha-o|LAM a|TAH el,
u|mi|bal|a|DE|cha ein LA|nu ME|lech go-EL u|mo|SHIA,
po|DEH u|ma|TZIL, me|far|NES u|me|ra|CHEM b&apos;chol-et tza|RAH ve|tzu|KAH.
ein LA|nu ME|lech e|LA a|TAH.
e|lo|HEI ha|ri|sho|NIM ve|ha-a|cha|ro|NIM,
e|LOAH kol-b&apos;ri|YOT,
a|DON kol-to|la|DOT,
ha|me|hu|LAL b&apos;ROV ha|tish|ba|CHOT,
ha|me|na|HEG o|la|MO b&apos;CHE|sed uv|ri|yo|TAV b&apos;ra|cha|MIM.
va|do|NAI lo ya|NUM ve|LO yi|SHAN,
ha|me-o|RER ye|she|NIM,
ve|ha|me|KITZ nir|da|MIM,
ve|ha|me|SIACH i|le|MIM,
ve|ha|ma|TIR a|su|RIM,
ve|ha|so|MECH nof|LIM,
ve|ha|zo|KEF k&apos;fu|FIM.
le|CHA le|vad|CHA a|nach|NU mo|DIM.
i|LU fi|NU ma|LEI shi|RAH ka|YAM,
u|le|sho|NE|nu ri|NAH ka|ha|MON ga|LAV,
ve|sif|to|TEI|nu SHE|vach k&apos;mer|cha|VEI ra|KIA,
ve-ei|NEI|nu me-i|ROT ka|SHE|mesh ve|cha|ya|REACH,
ve|ya|DEI|nu f&apos;ru|SOT k&apos;nish|REI sha|MA|yim,
ve|rag|LEI|nu ka|LOT ka-a|ya|LOT,
ein a|nach|NU mas|pi|KIM le|ho|DOT le|CHA, a|do|NAI e|lo|HEI|nu vei|lo|HEI
a|vo|TEI|nu [ve-i|mo|TEI|nu], u|le|va|RECH et-sh&apos;ME|cha al a|CHAT me-E|lef
al|FEI a|la|FIM ve|ri|BEI re|va|VOT pe-a|MIM ha|to|VOT she-a|si|TA im
a|vo|TEI|nu [ve-i|mo|TEI|nu] ve-i|ma|NU.</israeli>
            <orthographic>nish|MATH kol-ḥai te|va|REKH ʾeth-shim|KHA, a|do|NAI ʾe|lo|HE|nu.
ve|RUAḥ kol-ba|śAR te|fa|ʾER u|the|ro|MEM zikh|re|KHA mal|ke|NU ta|MIDH.
min ha|ʿo|LAM ve|ʿADH ha|ʿo|LAM ʾat|TAH ʾel,
u|mib|bal|ʿa|DHE|kha ʾen LA|nu ME|lekh go|ʾEL u|mo|SHIAʿ,
po|DHEH u|mat|TZIL, me|far|NES u|me|ra|ḥEM be|khol-ʿeth tza|RAH ve|tzu|QAH.
ʾen LA|nu ME|lekh ʾel|LAʾ ʾat|TAH.
ʾe|lo|HE ha|riʾ|sho|NIM ve|ha|ʾa|ḥa|ro|NIM,
ʾe|LOAH kol-be|riy|YOTH,
ʾa|DHON kol-to|la|DHOTH,
ha|me|hul|LAL be|ROV hat|tish|ba|ḥOTH,
ha|me|na|HEGH ʿo|la|MO be|ḥE|sedh u|ve|riy|yo|THAV be|ra|ḥa|MIM.
va|do|NAI loʾ ya|NUM ve|LOʾ yi|SHAN,
ha|me|ʿo|RER ye|she|NIM,
ve|ham|me|QITZ nir|da|MIM,
ve|ham|me|śIAḥ ʾil|le|MIM,
ve|ham|mat|TIR ʾa|su|RIM,
ve|has|so|MEKH no|fe|LIM,
ve|haz|zo|QEF ke|fu|FIM.
le|KHA le|vad|de|KHA ʾa|naḥ|NU mo|DHIM.
ʾil|LU fi|NU ma|LEʾ shi|RAH kay|YAM,
u|le|sho|NE|nu rin|NAH ka|ha|MON gal|LAV,
ve|śif|tho|THE|nu SHE|vaḥ ke|mer|ḥa|VE ra|QIAʿ,
ve|ʿe|NE|nu me|ʾi|ROTH kas|SHE|mesh ve|khay|ya|REAḥ,
ve|ya|DHE|nu fe|ru|śOTH ke|nish|RE sha|MA|yim,
ve|ragh|LE|nu qal|LOTH ka|ʾay|ya|LOTH,
ʾen ʾa|naḥ|NU mas|pi|QIM le|ho|DHOTH le|KHA, a|do|NAI ʾe|lo|HE|nu veʾ|lo|HE
ʾa|vo|THE|nu [ve|ʾim|mo|THE|nu], u|le|va|REKH ʾeth-she|ME|kha ʿal ʾa|ḥATH me|ʾE|lef
ʾal|FE ʾa|la|FIM ve|rib|BE re|va|VOTH pe|ʿa|MIM haṭ|ṭo|VOTH she|ʿa|śi|THA ʿim
ʾa|vo|THE|nu [ve|ʾim|mo|THE|nu] ve|ʿim|ma|NU.</orthographic>
            <sephardic>nish|MAT kol-ḥai te|va|REKH et-shim|KHA, a|do|NAI e|lo|HE|nu.
ve|RUAḥ kol-ba|SAR te|fa|ER u|te|ro|MEM zikh|re|KHA mal|ke|NU ta|MID.
min ha|ʿo|LAM ve|ʿAD ha|ʿo|LAM at|TAH el,
u|mib|bal|ʿa|DE|kha en LA|nu ME|lekh go|EL u|mo|SHIAʿ,
po|DEH u|mat|TZIL, me|far|NES u|me|ra|ḥEM be|khol-ʿet tza|RAH ve|tzu|QAH.
en LA|nu ME|lekh el|LA at|TAH.
e|lo|HE ha|ri|sho|NIM ve|ha|a|ḥa|ro|NIM,
e|LOAH kol-be|riy|YOT,
a|DON kol-to|la|DOT,
ha|me|hul|LAL be|ROV hat|tish|ba|ḥOT,
ha|me|na|HEG ʿo|la|MO be|ḥE|sed u|ve|riy|yo|TAV be|ra|ḥa|MIM.
va|do|NAI lo ya|NUM ve|LO yi|SHAN,
ha|me|ʿo|RER ye|she|NIM,
ve|ham|me|QITZ nir|da|MIM,
ve|ham|me|SIAḥ il|le|MIM,
ve|ham|mat|TIR a|su|RIM,
ve|has|so|MEKH no|fe|LIM,
ve|haz|zo|QEF ke|fu|FIM.
le|KHA le|vad|de|KHA a|naḥ|NU mo|DIM.
il|LU fi|NU ma|LE shi|RAH kay|YAM,
u|le|sho|NE|nu rin|NAH ka|ha|MON gal|LAV,
ve|sif|to|TE|nu SHE|vaḥ ke|mer|ḥa|VE ra|QIAʿ,
ve|ʿe|NE|nu me|i|ROT kas|SHE|mesh ve|khay|ya|REAḥ,
ve|ya|DE|nu fe|ru|SOT ke|nish|RE sha|MA|yim,
ve|rag|LE|nu qal|LOT ka|ay|ya|LOT,
en a|naḥ|NU mas|pi|QIM le|ho|DOT le|KHA, a|do|NAI e|lo|HE|nu ve|lo|HE
a|vo|TE|nu [ve|im|mo|TE|nu], u|le|va|REKH et-she|ME|kha ʿal a|ḥAT me|E|lef
al|FE a|la|FIM ve|rib|BE re|va|VOT pe|ʿa|MIM hat|to|VOT she|ʿa|si|TA ʿim
a|vo|TE|nu [ve|im|mo|TE|nu] ve|ʿim|ma|NU.</sephardic>
            <chabad>nish|MAS kol-chai t&apos;vo|REICH es-shim|CHO, a|do|NOY e|loy|HEI|nu.
v&apos;RUACH kol-bo|SOR t&apos;fo-EIR us&apos;|roy|MEIM zich|r&apos;CHO mal|kei|NU to|MID.
min ho-oy|LOM v&apos;AD ho-oy|LOM a|TOH eil,
u|mi|bal|o|DE|cho ein LO|nu ME|lech goy-EIL u|moy|SHIA,
poy|DEH u|ma|TZIL, m&apos;far|NEIS um&apos;|ra|CHEIM b&apos;chol-eis tzo|ROH v&apos;tzu|KOH.
ein LO|nu ME|lech e|LO o|TOH.
e|loy|HEI ho|ri|shoy|NIM v&apos;ho-a|cha|roy|NIM,
e|LOYAH kol-b&apos;ri|YOYS,
a|DOYN kol-toy|lo|DOYS,
ham&apos;|hu|LOL b&apos;ROYV ha|tish|bo|CHOYS,
ham&apos;|na|HEIG oy|lo|MOY b&apos;CHE|sed uv&apos;|ri|yoy|SOV b&apos;ra|cha|MIM.
va|do|NOY loy yo|NUM v&apos;LOY yi|SHON,
ham&apos;-oy|REIR y&apos;shei|NIM,
v&apos;ha|mei|KITZ nir|do|MIM,
v&apos;ha|mei|SIACH il&apos;|MIM,
v&apos;ha|ma|TIR a|su|RIM,
v&apos;ha|soy|MEICH noyf&apos;|LIM,
v&apos;ha|zoy|KEIF k&apos;fu|FIM.
l&apos;CHO l&apos;vad&apos;|CHO a|nach|NU moy|DIM.
i|LU fi|NU mo|LEI shi|ROH ka|YOM,
ul&apos;|shoy|NEI|nu ri|NOH ka|ha|MOYN ga|LOV,
v&apos;sif|soy|SEI|nu SHE|vach k&apos;mer|cha|VEI ro|KIA,
v&apos;ei|NEI|nu m&apos;i|ROYS ka|SHE|mesh v&apos;cha|yo|REIACH,
v&apos;yo|DEI|nu f&apos;ru|SOYS k&apos;nish|REI sho|MO|yim,
v&apos;rag|LEI|nu ka|LOYS ko-a|yo|LOYS,
ein a|nach|NU mas|pi|KIM l&apos;hoy|DOYS l&apos;CHO, a|do|NOY e|loy|HEI|nu vei|loy|HEI
a|voy|SEI|nu [v&apos;i|moy|SEI|nu], ul&apos;|vo|REICH es-sh&apos;ME|cho al a|CHAS mei-E|lef
al|FEI a|lo|FIM v&apos;ri|BEI r&apos;vo|VOYS p&apos;o|MIM ha|toy|VOYS she-o|si|SO im
a|voy|SEI|nu [v&apos;i|moy|SEI|nu] v&apos;i|mo|NU.</chabad>
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          <english>The soul of all that lives praises Your name, Adonai our God; the spirit of all flesh exalts You, our sovereign, always. From the very beginning to the very end of time, You are God. Beside You, we have no sovereign who redeems and liberates us, rescues and saves us, shows us kindness and sustains us in every moment of anguish and distress; we have no sovereign but You. God of all ages, God of all creatures, master of all generations, extolled in endless praise, who guides the world with love and its creatures with compassion. Adonai neither slumbers nor sleeps, but wakes those who sleep, rouses those who slumber, gives voice to those who cannot speak, frees those who are bound up, supports those who fall, straightens those who are bent over. It is You alone whom we thank. Were our mouths filled with song as the sea, our tongues to sing endlessly like countless waves, our lips to offer limitless praise like the sky, our eyes to shine like the sun and the moon, our arms to spread heavenward like eagles’ wings, and our feet swift as deer, we would still be unable to fully express our gratitude to You, Adonai our God and God of our ancestors, or to praise Your name for even one of the myriad moments of kindness with which You have blessed our ancestors and us.</english>
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          <text>NISHMAT. Nishmat is a fitting conclusion to the psalms and biblical verses that we have just recited, as well as an introduction to the b’rakhot that we are about to recite. The last psalm we recited, Psalm 150, ends with the line “Let every breath be praise of God,” a thought that is then taken up directly in the opening line of this prayer, “the soul (n’shamah, literally ‘breath’) of all that lives praises Your name.” Following on the heels of the recitation of the Song at the Sea, Nishmat speaks of God’s rescue of the people Israel from slavery in Egypt. Equally, Nishmat looks forward to the prayers that we are about to recite: in speaking of worshipping God with all of one’s body and all of one’s soul, it anticipates the Sh’ma, which talks of worshipping God with one’s total being, and in its conclusion Nishmat includes language found in the first blessing of the Amidah. Nishmat repeatedly moves from prose statements to rhythmic poetic lines, as if each moment of prayer becomes an occasion for song. Though the poem emphasizes the limitation of words in describing or praising God, the poet suggests that the actions of our bodies, especially our breathing, can constitute a praise of God. Indeed, in this prayer our entire body is said to praise God. Some recite as an introduction to Nishmat the poem by Solomon ibn Gabirol on page 101.</text>
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