Morning Prayer

t'filat shacharit

תְּפִלַּת שַׁחֲרִית

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

How to read the transliterations

Hebrew

רִאשֹׁנִים, אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתִי אֹתָם
מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לְעֵינֵי הַגּוֹיִם,
לִהְיוֹת לָהֶם לֵאלֹהִים, אֲנִי יְהֹוָה:

Chabad

rishoynim, asher hoytzeisi oysom
mei-eretz Mitzrayim l'einei hagoyyim,
lihyoys lohem leiloyhim, ani Adonoy:

Hebrew

וְנֶאֱמַר: וְשָׁב¹ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶת
שְׁבוּתְךָ וְרִחֲמֶךָ, וְשָׁב וְקִבֶּצְךָ
מִכָּל הָעַמִּים, אֲשֶׁר הֱפִיצְךָ יְהֹוָה
אֱלֹהֶיךָ שָׁמָּה: אִם יִהְיֶה נִדַּחֲךָ
בִּקְצֵה הַשָּׁמָיִם, מִשָּׁם יְקַבֶּצְךָ
יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ וּמִשָּׁם יִקָּחֶךָ:
וֶהֱבִיאֲךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶל הָאָרֶץ
אֲשֶׁר יָרְשׁוּ אֲבֹתֶיךָ וִירִשְׁתָּהּ,
וְהֵיטִבְךָ וְהִרְבְּךָ מֵאֲבֹתֶיךָ:

Chabad

v'ne-emar: v'shov Adonoy Eloyhecho es
sh'vus'cho v'richamecho, v'shov v'kibetzcho
mikol ho-amim, asher hefitz'cho Adonoy
Eloyhecho shomoh: im yihyeh nidachacho
biktzeih hashomoyim, mishom y'kabetzcho
Adonoy Eloyhecho umishom yikochecho:
vehevi-acho Adonoy Eloyhecho El ho-oretz
asher yor'shu avoysecho virishtoh,
v'heitivcho v'hirb'cho mei-avoysecho:

Hebrew

וְנֶאֱמַר: יְהֹוָה חָנֵּנוּ, לְךָ קִוִּינוּ,
הֱיֵה זְרֹעָם לַבְּקָרִים, אַף
יְשׁוּעָתֵנוּ בְּעֵת צָרָה: וְנֶאֱמַר:
וְעֵת צָרָה הִיא לְיַעֲקֹב,
וּמִמֶּנָּה יִוָּשֵׁעַ²: וְנֶאֱמַר: בְּכָל
צָרָתָם לוֹ צָר, וּמַלְאַךְ פָּנָיו
הוֹשִׁיעָם, בְּאַהֲבָתוֹ וּבְחֶמְלָתוֹ
הוּא גְאָלָם, וַיְנַטְּלֵם וַיְנַשְּׂאֵם
כָּל יְמֵי עוֹלָם:

Chabad

v'ne-emar: Adonoy choneinu, l'cho kivinu,
heyeih z'roy-om lab'korim, af
y'shu-oseinu b'eis tzoroh: v'ne-emar:
v'eis tzoroh hi l'Ya-akoyv,
umimenoh yivosheia: v'ne-emar: b'chol
tzorosom loy tzor, umalach ponov
hoyshi-om, b'ahavosoy uv'chemlosoy
hu g'olom, vay'nat'leim vay'nas'-eim
kol y'mei oylom:

Hebrew

וְנֶאֱמַר: מִי אֵל כָּמוֹךָ נֹשֵׂא³
עָוֹן וְעֹבֵר עַל פֶּשַׁע, לִשְׁאֵרִית
נַחֲלָתוֹ, לֹא הֶחֱזִיק לָעַד אַפּוֹ,
כִּי חָפֵץ חֶסֶד הוּא: יָשׁוּב
יְרַחֲמֵנוּ, יִכְבֹּשׁ עֲוֹנֹתֵינוּ, וְתַשְׁלִיךְ
בִּמְצֻלוֹת יָם כָּל חַטֹּאתָם: תִּתֵּן
אֱמֶת לְיַעֲקֹב, חֶסֶד לְאַבְרָהָם,
אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתָּ לַאֲבֹתֵינוּ מִימֵי
קֶדֶם:

Chabad

v'ne-emar: mi Eil komoycho noysei
ovoyn v'oyveir al pesha, lisheiris
nachalosoy, loy hechezik lo-ad apoy,
ki chofeitz chesed hu: yoshuv
y'rachameinu, yichboysh avoynoyseinu, v'sashlich
bimtzuloys yom kol chatoysom: titein
emes l'Ya-akoyv, chesed l'Avrohom,
asher nishbato la-avoyseinu mimei
kedem:

Hebrew

וְנֶאֱמַר: וַהֲבִיאוֹתִים אֶל
הַר קָדְשִׁי, וְשִׂמַּחְתִּים בְּבֵית
תְּפִלָּתִי, עוֹלֹתֵיהֶם וְזִבְחֵיהֶם
לְרָצוֹן עַל מִזְבְּחִי, כִּי בֵיתִי בֵּית
תְּפִלָּה יִקָּרֵא לְכָל הָעַמִּים:

Chabad

v'ne-emar: vahavi-oysim El
har kodshi, v'simachtim b'veis
t'filosi, oyloyseihem v'zivcheihem
l'rotzoyn al mizb'chi, ki veisi beis
t'filoh yikorei l'chol ho-amim:

One should have Fear of Heaven

Hebrew

לְעוֹלָם יְהֵא אָדָם יְרֵא שָׁמַיִם
בַּסֵּתֶר,⁴ וּמוֹדֶה עַל
הָאֱמֶת, וְדוֹבֵר אֱמֶת בִּלְבָבוֹ,
וְיַשְׁכֵּם וְיֹאמַר:

Chabad

l'oylom y'hei Odom y'rei shomayim
baseiser, umoydeh al
ho-emes, v'doyveir emes bilvovoy,
v'yashkeim v'yoymar:

Nothing has value compared to God

Hebrew

רִבּוֹן כָּל הָעוֹלָמִים, לֹא עַל
צִדְקוֹתֵינוּ אֲנַחְנוּ מַפִּילִים
תַּחֲנוּנֵינוּ לְפָנֶיךָ, כִּי עַל רַחֲמֶיךָ
הָרַבִּים. מָה אָנוּ, מָה חַיֵּינוּ, מָה
חַסְדֵּנוּ, מָה צִדְקֵנוּ, מָה כֹּחֵנוּ, מָה

Chabad

riboyn kol ho-oylomim, loy al
tzidkoyseinu anachnu mapilim
tachanuneinu l'fonecho, ki al rachamecho
horabim. moh onu, moh chayeinu, moh
chasdeinu, moh tzidkeinu, moh koycheinu, moh

Commentary

1 When the Jewish Nation was exiled following the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, God exiled His Divine Presence together with them. This verse tells us that in the era of the Redemption, "God will return"—not only the Jewish Nation, but His Divine Presence as well—to their rightful place.

2 When we overcome difficulty, we become stronger. This verse can be interpreted to mean not only that we will be saved "from" difficulty, but also that we will be saved "because of" difficulty—that whatever difficulty we have will strengthen us and allow us to achieve that which would have otherwise been beyond our capabilities.

3 Literally, "raises." When done properly, with a genuine and strong love for God, the power of repentance is such that it can "raise" past sins and transform them into merits.

4 This prayer was instituted in recognition of the generations of Jews who were persecuted and forced to declare their fear of heaven (by reciting the Shema) "in private." While no longer required to do so nowadays, our task is to make our fear of God "private" by internalizing it within our hearts (in addition to declaring it publicly).