Shacharit For Shabbat And Festivals

Chabad: ' is a reduced vowel — every vocal shva, always pronounced. - separates syllables that would otherwise run together.

How to read the transliterations

Hebrew

בִּרְצוֹנוֹ,¹ בָּעֶרֶב יָלִין בֶּכִי
וְלַבֹּקֶר רִנָּה: וַאֲנִי אָמַרְתִּי
בְשַׁלְוִי, בַּל אֶמּוֹט לְעוֹלָם:
יְהֹוָה בִּרְצוֹנְךָ הֶעֱמַדְתָּה
לְהַרְרִי עֹז, הִסְתַּרְתָּ פָנֶיךָ,
הָיִיתִי נִבְהָל: אֵלֶיךָ יְהֹוָה אֶקְרָא,
וְאֶל יְהֹוָה אֶתְחַנָּן: מַה בֶּצַע
בְּדָמִי בְּרִדְתִּי אֶל שָׁחַת,
הֲיוֹדְךָ עָפָר הֲיַגִּיד אֲמִתֶּךָ:²
שְׁמַע יְהֹוָה וְחָנֵּנִי, יְהֹוָה הֱיֵה עֹזֵר
לִי: הָפַכְתָּ מִסְפְּדִי לְמָחוֹל
לִי,³ פִּתַּחְתָּ שַׂקִּי וַתְּאַזְּרֵנִי
שִׂמְחָה: לְמַעַן יְזַמֶּרְךָ כָבוֹד
וְלֹא יִדֹּם,⁴ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהַי, לְעוֹלָם
אוֹדֶךָּ:

Chabad

birtzoynoy, bo-erev yolin bechi
v'laboyker rinoh: va-ani omarti
v'shalvi, bal emoyt l'oylom:
Adonoy birtzoyn'cho he-emadtoh
l'harri oyz, histarto fonecho,
hoyisi nivhol: eilecho Adonoy ekro,
v'El Adonoy eschanon: mah betza
b'domi b'ridti El shochas,
hayoyd'cho ofor hayagid amitecho:
sh'ma Adonoy v'choneini, Adonoy heyeih oyzeir
li: hofachto misp'di l'mochoyl
li, pitachto saki vat'-az'reini
simchoh: l'ma-an y'zamercho chovoyd
v'loy yidoym, Adonoy Eloyhai, l'oylom
oydeko:

The following paragraph is said while standing.

God is King

Hebrew

יְהֹוָה מֶלֶךְ, יְהֹוָה מָלָךְ, יְהֹוָה יִמְלֹךְ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד:
יְהֹוָה מֶלֶךְ, יְהֹוָה מָלָךְ, יְהֹוָה יִמְלֹךְ לְעוֹלָם
וָעֶד: וְהָיָה יְהֹוָה לְמֶלֶךְ עַל כָּל הָאָרֶץ,
בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יִהְיֶה יְהֹוָה אֶחָד וּשְׁמוֹ אֶחָד:

Chabad

Adonoy melech, Adonoy moloch, Adonoy yimloych l'oylom vo-ed:
Adonoy melech, Adonoy moloch, Adonoy yimloych l'oylom
vo-ed: v'hoyoh Adonoy l'melech al kol ho-oretz,
bayoym hahu yihyeh Adonoy echod ush'moy echod:

Let us praise God's name

Hebrew

הוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וְקַבְּצֵנוּ
מִן הַגּוֹיִם, לְהוֹדוֹת
לְשֵׁם קָדְשֶׁךָ, לְהִשְׁתַּבֵּחַ
בִּתְהִלָּתֶךָ: בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי
יִשְׂרָאֵל מִן הָעוֹלָם וְעַד
הָעוֹלָם, וְאָמַר כָּל הָעָם אָמֵן,
הַלְלוּיָהּ: כֹּל הַנְּשָׁמָה תְּהַלֵּל
יָהּ הַלְלוּיָהּ:⁵

Chabad

hoyshi-einu Adonoy Eloyheinu v'kab'tzeinu
min hagoyyim, l'hoydoys
l'sheim kodshecho, l'hishtabeiach
bishilosecho: boruch Adonoy Eloyhei
Yisro-eil min ho-oylom v'ad
ho-oylom, v'omar kol ho-om Omein,
hal'luyoh: koyl han'shomoh t'haleil
Yoh hal'luyoh:

The wonders of the heavens show God's greatness

Hebrew

לַמְנַצֵּחַ מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד:
הַשָּׁמַיִם מְסַפְּרִים
כְּבוֹד אֵל, וּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדָיו מַגִּיד
הָרָקִיעַ:⁶ יוֹם לְיוֹם⁷ יַבִּיעַ
אֹמֶר,⁸ וְלַיְלָה לְּלַיְלָה 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

Chabad

lamnatzeiach mizmoyr l'Dovid:
hashomayim m'sap'rim
k'voyd Eil, uma-aseih yodov magid
horokia: yoym l'yoym yabia
oymer, v'layloh l'layloh y'chaveh
do-as: ein oymer v'ein d'vorim,
b'li nishmo koylom: b'chol ho-oretz
yotzo kavom uviktzeih seiveil mileihem,
lashemesh som oyhel bohem: v'hu
k'choson yoytzei meichuposoy, yosis

Commentary

1 This verse can be interpreted as follows, "When we take a moment" to think about God, we will realize that "in His anger, there is life." Unlike human anger, which tends to be destructive, God's anger—and the punishments that mankind receive as a result—is constructive. It prompts us to repent and forge a closer connection to God, which gives us true life.

2 Although the earth, like all creations, praises God, its praises cannot be compared to the level of understanding and appreciation of God that a human being can reach …

3 The transformation of King David's mourning into happiness is symbolic of the transformation of evil into good, which we can achieve through dedication and self-sacrifice. A historic example of such a transformation is the story of Purim, in which the evil plot of Haman was overturned, and "mourning was turned into joy" as a result of the self-sacrifice of Esther and the Jewish Nation. The ultimate transformation will occur in the era of the Redemption, when all bitterness will turn into joy and evil will be transformed to good.

4 The word כָּבוֹד, translated here as "soul," literally means "glory." It also refers to God's glorious Divine Presence, which descends into the world and is constantly yearning to return to its source.

5 Literally, "all of the soul." In addition to praising God with our mouths, we must do so with all the faculties of our soul—our thoughts, words, and actions.

6 The heavenly creations (the planets and stars) each have their own specific orbit, yet they exist in perfect balance and harmony despite their differences. With this, the "heavens speak" to us, displaying the wonders of the universe and infinite power of God their creator.

7 Each day is like a proud soldier returning from victory, praising his general. When a person does a good deed on a particular day, that day prides itself and "tells" the others about it.

8 The word אֹמֶר is the acronym for אֵשׁ, מַיִם, רוּחַ (fire, water, and air). Fire represents prayer—rising above our material concerns and reaching up to God, just as fire reaches upward. Water represents kindness—caring about those who are less fortunate and in low spirits, just as the nature of water is to flow to the lowest place. Air represents Torah study—the breath of Torah study—reciting words of Torah.