## Perek Shirah Chapter 1

###### Perek Shirah 1:1
[Perek Shirah 1:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/1:1)

**שָׁמַיִם** אוֹמְרִים: הַשָּׁמַיִם מְסַפְּרִים כְּבוֹד אֵל וּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדָיו מַגִּיד הָרָקִיעַ: (תהילים יט ב)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Heavens are saying: “The heavens speak of El’s *kavod*, and the skies tell of his handiwork.”


###### Perek Shirah 1:2
[Perek Shirah 1:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/1:2)

**אֶרֶץ** אוֹמֶרֶת. לְדָוִד מִזְמוֹר לַיי הָאָרֶץ וּמְלוֹאָהּ תֵּבֵל וְיֹשְׁבֵי בָהּ: (תהילים כד א)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Earth is saying: “The earth and every thing in it are YHVH’s; the inhabited area and all that dwell within it.”


###### Perek Shirah 1:3
[Perek Shirah 1:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/1:3)

ואומר. מִכְּנַף הָאָרֶץ זְמִרֹת שָׁמַעְנוּ צְבִי לַצָדִיק: (ישעיהו כד טז)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
And it is saying: “From the wings of the land we have heard song, glory to the righteous.”


###### Perek Shirah 1:4
[Perek Shirah 1:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/1:4)

**גַּן עֵדֶן** אוֹמֵר. עוּרִי צָפוֹן וּבוֹאִי תֵימָן הָפִיחִי גַנִּי יִזְּלוּ בְשָׂמָיו יָבֹא דוֹדִי לְגַנּוֹ וְיֹאכַל פְּרִי מְגָדַיו: (שיר השירים ד טז)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Garden of Eden is saying: “Arouse yourself, O north [wind], and come, O south! Blow upon my garden, let its spices flow out; let my Beloved come to his garden and eat of its precious fruit.”


###### Perek Shirah 1:5
[Perek Shirah 1:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/1:5)

**גֵּיהִנֹּם** אוֹמֵר. כִּי הִשְׂבִּיעַ נֶפֶשׁ שֹׁקֵקָה וְנֶפֶשׁ רְעֵבָה מִלֵּא טוֹב: (תהילים קז ט)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
Gehinnom is saying: “For he has satisfied the longing soul, and has filled the hungry soul with good.”


###### Perek Shirah 1:6
[Perek Shirah 1:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/1:6)

**מִדְבַּר** אוֹמֵר. יְשֻׂשׂוּם מִדְבָּר וְצִיָּה וְתָגֵל עֲרָבָה וְתִפְרַח כַּחֲבַצָּלֶת: (ישעיהו לה א)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Wilderness is saying: “The wilderness and the desert shall rejoice, and the arid region shall exult, and blossom like the rose.”


###### Perek Shirah 1:7
[Perek Shirah 1:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/1:7)

**שָׂדוֹת** אוֹמְרִים. יי בְּחָכְמָה יָסַד אָרֶץ כּוֹנֵן שָׁמַיִם בִּתְבוּנָה: (משלי ג יט)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Fields are saying: “YHVH founded the land with wisdom; He established the heavens with understanding.”


###### Perek Shirah 1:8
[Perek Shirah 1:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/1:8)

**מַיִם** אוֹמְרִים. לְקֹול תִּתֹּו הֲמֹון מַיִם בַּשָּׁמַיִם וַיַּעַל נְשִׂאִים מִקְצֵה אָרֶץ בְּרָקִים לַמָּטָר עָשָׂה וַיֹּצֵא רוּחַ מֵאֹצְרֹתָיו: (ירמיה נא טז)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Waters are saying: “When his voice resounds with a great mass of water in the heavens, and he raises vapors from the ends of the Earth; when he makes lightning amongst the rain, and he brings out the wind from its storehouses.”


###### Perek Shirah 1:9
[Perek Shirah 1:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/1:9)

**יָמִים** אוֹמְרִים. מִקֹּלוֹת מַיִם רַבִּים אַדִּירִים מִשְׁבְּרֵי יָם אַדִּיר בַּמָּרוֹם יי: (תהילים צג ד)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Seas are saying: “More than the voices of many waters, than the mighty waves of the sea, YHVH on high is mighty.”


###### Perek Shirah 1:10
[Perek Shirah 1:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/1:10)

**נַהֲרוֹת** אוֹמְרִים. נְהָרוֹת יִמְחֲאוּ כָף יַחַד הָרִים יְרַנֵּנוּ (תהילים צח ח)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Rivers are saying: Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing for joy together!”


###### Perek Shirah 1:11
[Perek Shirah 1:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/1:11)

**מַעְיָנוֹת** אוֹמְרִים. וְשָׁרִים כְּחֹלְלִים כָּל מַעְיָנַי בָּךְ: (תהילים פז ז)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Wellsprings are saying: “And as singers who are like dancers are all those who study you.”