## Siddur Ashkenaz, Weekday, Shacharit, Pesukei Dezimra, Hodu

###### Siddur Ashkenaz, Weekday, Shacharit, Pesukei Dezimra, Hodu 1
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**הוֹדוּ** לַיהוָֹה קִרְאוּ בִשְׁמוֹ הוֹדִֽיעוּ בָעַמִּים עֲלִילֹתָיו: שִֽׁירוּ לוֹ זַמְּ֒רוּ־לוֹ שִֽׂיחוּ בְּכָל־נִפְלְ֒אוֹתָיו: הִתְהַלְּ֒לוּ בְּשֵׁם קָדְשׁוֹ יִשְׂמַח לֵב מְבַקְשֵׁי יְהֹוָה: דִּרְשׁוּ יְהֹוָה וְעֻזּוֹ בַּקְּ֒שׁוּ פָנָיו תָּמִיד: זִכְרוּ נִפְלְ֒אֹתָיו אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה מֹפְ֒תָיו וּמִשְׁפְּ֒טֵי־פִֽיהוּ: זֶֽרַע יִשְׂרָאֵל עַבְדּוֹ בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב בְּחִירָיו: הוּא יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ מִשְׁפָּטָיו: זִכְרוּ לְעוֹלָם בְּרִיתוֹ דָּבָר צִוָּה לְאֶֽלֶף דּוֹר: אֲשֶׁר כָּרַת אֶת־אַבְרָהָם וּשְׁבוּעָתוֹ לְיִצְחָק: וַיַּעֲמִידֶֽהָ לְיַעֲקֹב לְחֹק לְיִשְׂרָאֵל בְּרִית עוֹלָם: לֵאמֹר לְךָ אֶתֵּן אֶֽרֶץ־כְּנָעַן חֶֽבֶל נַחֲלַתְכֶם: בִּהְיוֹתְ֒כֶם מְתֵי מִסְפָּר כִּמְעַט וְגָרִים בָּהּ: וַיִּתְהַלְּ֒כוּ מִגּוֹי אֶל־גּוֹי וּמִמַּמְלָכָה אֶל־עַם אַחֵר: לֹא־הִנִּֽיחַ לְאִישׁ לְעָשְׁקָם וַיּֽוֹכַח עֲלֵיהֶם מְלָכִים: אַל־תִּגְּ֒עוּ בִּמְשִׁיחָי וּבִנְבִיאַי אַל־תָּרֵֽעוּ: שִֽׁירוּ לַיהוָֹה כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ בַּשְּׂ֒רוּ מִיּוֹם־אֶל־יוֹם יְשׁוּעָתוֹ: סַפְּ֒רוּ בַגּוֹיִם אֶת־כְּבוֹדוֹ בְּכָל־הָעַמִּים נִפְלְאֹתָיו: כִּי גָדוֹל יְהֹוָה וּמְהֻלָּל מְאֹד וְנוֹרָא הוּא עַל־כָּל־אֱלֹהִים: כִּי כָּל־אֱלֹהֵי הָעַמִּים אֱלִילִים וַיהוָֹה שָׁמַֽיִם עָשָׂה:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
Give thanks to Adonoy, proclaim His Name; make His deeds¹ known among the nations. Sing to Him, compose songs to Him, speak of all His wonders. Take pride² in [uttering] His holy Name, let the heart rejoice of those who seek³ Adonoy. Search for Adonoy and His might, seek His presence continually. Remember the wonders He has performed, His miracles,⁴ and the laws from His mouth. [You,] the seed of Israel⁵ His servant, children of Jacob, His chosen ones. He is Adonoy our God; the entire earth is governed by His laws. Remember His covenant forever— the word He commanded to a thousand generations— which He made as a treaty with Abraham, and [which was] His oath to Isaac. He established it for Jacob as a statute, for Israel as an everlasting covenant.⁶ Saying, To you I will give the Land of Canaan, the portion of your inheritance. When you were only few in number— very few, and strangers in it. They wandered from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people. He permitted no one to oppress them, and admonished kings⁷ for their sakes. Do not touch My anointed ones,⁸ and do not harm My prophets.” Sing to Adonoy all the earth,⁹ maintains that this verse directs Jewry to sing to God in all the lands in which they are dispersed during their exile. *Tzelosa d’Avrohom* understands the verse to direct all the nations of the earth to sing to God. proclaim His deliverance from day to day.¹⁰ experience.—*Tzelosa d’Avrohom* Recount His glory among the nations, His wonders among all the peoples. For Adonoy is great and most extolled; Awesome is He above all gods. For all the gods of the peoples are idols, whereas Adonoy made the heavens.

footnotes:
¹ Make His Divine attributes (mercy, kindness, etc.) known to the world.—Siach Yitzchok
² The Jew should be proud at being found worthy to utter God’s Name.—Siddur HaGra
³ Seeking God is an end in itself and provides joy to those who earnestly seek Him.—Siach Yitzchok
⁴ His “miracles” were witnessed by Jew and Egyptian alike in Egypt. His “laws” are the Torah He gave us at Mt. Sinai.—Iyun Tefillah
⁵ The entire section—the previous verses as well as the following verses—are addressed to the Jewish People, who are the seed of Israel, the chosen of God, who are asked to remember His wonders, miracles and laws.—Tzelosa d’Avrohom
⁶ This verse in following the preceding verse indicates that the original covenant which God made with Abraham was later confirmed to Isaac in an oath and then established for Jacob as a statute. After Jacob was given the name Israel, it became an everlasting covenant.—Tzelosa d’Avrohom
⁷ Both Pharaoh and Avimclcch were admonished for Abraham’s sake (Genesis 13:17; 20:3,7).
⁸ The Hebrew word משיחי can also be translated as “My great ones” and as such refers to the Patriarchs. “My prophets” refers to the Matriarchs, who were known to be prophets. Both were afforded extraordinary Divine protection.—Etz Yosef
⁹ Siach Yitzchok
¹⁰ a) We are to proclaim our deliverance by God even 7 day; b) We are to proclaim that our deliverance by God is a daily


###### Siddur Ashkenaz, Weekday, Shacharit, Pesukei Dezimra, Hodu 2
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**הוֹד וְהָדָר** לְפָנָיו עֹז וְחֶדְוָה בִּמְקֹמוֹ: הָבוּ לַיהוָֹה מִשְׁפְּ֒חוֹת עַמִּים הָבוּ לַיהוָֹה כָּבוֹד וָעֹז: הָבוּ לַיהוָֹה כְּבוֹד שְׁמוֹ שְׂאוּ מִנְחָה וּבֹֽאוּ לְפָנָיו הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַיהוָֹה בְּהַדְרַת־קֹֽדֶשׁ: חִֽילוּ מִלְּ֒פָנָיו כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ אַף־תִּכּוֹן תֵּבֵל בַּל־תִּמּוֹט: יִשְׂמְחוּ הַשָּׁמַֽיִם וְתָגֵל הָאָֽרֶץ וְיֹאמְ֒רוּ בַגּוֹיִם יְהֹוָה מָלָךְ: יִרְעַם הַיָּם וּמְלוֹאוֹ יַעֲלֹץ הַשָּׂדֶה וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ: אָז יְרַנְּ֒נוּ עֲצֵי הַיָּעַר מִלִּפְנֵי יְהֹוָה כִּי־בָא לִשְׁפּוֹט אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ: הוֹדוּ לַיהוָֹה כִּי טוֹב כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ: וְאִמְרוּ הוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׁעֵֽנוּ וְקַבְּ֒צֵֽנוּ וְהַצִּילֵֽנוּ מִן־הַגּוֹיִם לְהוֹדוֹת לְשֵׁם קָדְשֶֽׁךָ לְהִשְׁתַּבֵּֽחַ בִּתְהִלָּתֶֽךָ: בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִן־הָעוֹלָם וְעַד הָעֹלָם וַיֹּאמְ֒רוּ כָל־הָעָם אָמֵן וְהַלֵּל לַיהוָֹה: רוֹמְ֒מוּ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וְהִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַהֲדֹם רַגְלָיו קָדוֹשׁ הוּא: רוֹמְ֒מוּ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וְהִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְהַר קָדְשׁוֹ כִּי קָדוֹשׁ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
Beauty and splendor are before Him,¹¹ strength and joy are in His presence. Give to Adonoy families of peoples— give to Adonoy glory and might. Give to Adonoy the glory due His Name, bring an offering and come before Him, prostrate yourselves before Adonoy in the splendor of holiness.¹² understands this as the “holy splendor” of God’s Sanctuary. *Tzelosa d’Avrohom* sees it as the splendor and joy of worship before God, as contrasted with secular, frivolous manifestations of beauty and splendor. Tremble before Him all [peoples of] the earth, for He established the inhabited world so that it cannot be moved. The heavens will rejoice, the earth will exult,¹³ (rejoicing) describes one’s feelings at a new experience of happiness, whereas *gila*(exultation) describes the feeling one experiences over an ongoing situation of joy. Since there is nothing new on the earth ואין כל־חדש תחת השמש (Koheles 1:9), it is said the earth will exult (*gila);*but the heavens will rejoice (*simcha*) because there is חידוש in the heavens.—*Vilna Gaon* and they will proclaim among the nations: Adonoy has begun His reign. The sea and its fullness will roar; the field and all that is in it will jubilate. Then the trees of the forest will sing with joy, [receding] before Adonoy when He comes to judge the earth. Give thanks to Adonoy, for He is good, for His kindness is everlasting. And say, “Deliver us, God of our deliverance; gather us and save us from the nations, to give thanks to Your holy Name, to be extolled in Your praise.”¹⁴ Blessed is Adonoy, the God of Israel for all eternity, and all the people said: “Amein” and [they] praised Adonoy.” Exalt Adonoy, our God, and prostrate yourselves at His footstool.¹⁵ Holy is He!¹⁶ Exalt Adonoy, our God, and prostrate yourselves at His holy mountain,¹⁷ for Adonoy our God is holy.

footnotes:
¹¹ The word הוד (beauty) indicates that which is itself beautiful, while הדר (splendor) is the reflection of beauty. For example: the sun’s light is “beauty” itself while the moon’s light is splendor—a reflection of the sun.—Siddur HaGra
¹² Etz Yosef
¹³ Simcha
¹⁴ The fact that we are privileged to sing Your praises and cling to You will make us praiseworthy.—Etz Yosef
¹⁵ The Holy Temple.
¹⁶ Or Holy is it—i.e., the Temple.
¹⁷ Mount Moriah, upon which the Holy Temple was built, is holy itself even when the Temple is destroyed. The previous verse refers to the time of the Temple, the second verse refers to the period of its destruction.—Etz Yosef


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**וְהוּא רַחוּם** יְכַפֵּר עָוֹן וְלֹא־יַשְׁחִית וְהִרְבָּה לְהָשִׁיב אַפּוֹ וְלֹא־יָעִיר כָּל־חֲמָתוֹ: אַתָּה יְהֹוָה לֹא־תִכְלָא רַחֲמֶֽיךָ מִמֶּֽנִּי חַסְדְּ֒ךָ וַאֲמִתְּ֒ךָ תָּמִיד יִצְּ֒רֽוּנִי: זְכֹר רַחֲמֶֽיךָ יְהֹוָה וַחֲסָדֶֽיךָ כִּי מֵעוֹלָם הֵֽמָּה: תְּנוּ עֹז לֵאלֹהִים עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל גַּאֲוָתוֹ וְעֻזּוֹ בַּשְּׁ֒חָקִים: נוֹרָא אֱלֹהִים מִמִּקְדָּשֶֽׁיךָ אֵל יִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא נֹתֵן עֹז וְתַעֲצֻמוֹת לָעָם בָּרוּךְ אֱלֹהִים: אֵל־נְקָמוֹת יְהֹוָה אֵל נְקָמוֹת הוֹפִֽיעַ: הִנָּשֵׂא שֹׁפֵט הָאָֽרֶץ הָשֵׁב גְּמוּל עַל־גֵּאִים: לַיהוָֹה הַיְשׁוּעָה עַל־עַמְּ֒ךָ בִרְכָתֶֽךָ סֶּֽלָה: יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת עִמָּנוּ מִשְׂגָּב לָֽנוּ אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב סֶֽלָה: יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם בֹּטֵֽחַ בָּךְ: יְהֹוָה הוֹשִֽׁיעָה הַמֶּֽלֶךְ יַעֲנֵֽנוּ בְיוֹם־קָרְאֵֽנוּ:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
And He, the Merciful One, atones iniquity and does not destroy; He frequently withdraws His anger and does not arouse all His rage. You, Adonoy, withhold not Your mercy from me; may Your kindness and Your truth¹⁸ always protect me. Remember Your mercies Adonoy and kindnesses, for they are from the beginning of the world.¹⁹ Give might to God,²⁰and others hold that since God’s actions are a reflection of Israel’s deeds, the latter are, in a sense, the source of His might. Thus when Israel follows the wishes of God, they give might to Him. His pride (majesty) hovers over Israel, and His might is in the clouds. You are awesome, God, from Your Sanctuaries,²¹ The Talmud (Maseches Zevachim 115b) notes that the word ממקדשיך may also be read ממקדשיך, *from Your holy people*, indicating that God is especially demanding of the most adherent to the Torah. When this occurs, the world is filled with awe and fear of God. Almighty of Israel—He grants might and power to the people; blessed is God. Almighty of vengeance, Adonoy, Almighty of vengeance, reveal Yourself.²² Arise, Judge of the earth! Repay the arrogant their just reward. Deliverance is Adonoy’s.²³ Upon Your people is Your blessing. Selah. Adonoy of Hosts is with us, a stronghold for us is the God of Jacob. Selah. Adonoy of Hosts! Fortunate is the man who trusts in You. Adonoy, deliver [us]. The King will answer us on the day we call.

footnotes:
¹⁸ חסד (kindness) is the good God bestows without a promise, whereas אמת (truth) is the fulfillment of His promise.—Siach Yitzchok
¹⁹ God’s mercies to mankind started from the very day that Adam was created. God created the world in order to fill it with kindness as it is said: “A world of kindness was built” (Psalms 89:3).—Rashi
²⁰ Attribute your victories to God’s might rather than to your own.—Siach Yitzchok. Rashbam
²¹ There is a spiritual Temple in the heavens which corresponds to the Temple on earth.—Radak.
²² These two verses (94:1-2) are an appeal to God during a time fraught with the sufferings of exile, when it seems as if God has forsaken His people. He is urged to reveal Himself as the Mighty champion of justice—S.R. Hirsch
²³ Only God knows what is true deliverance for a person. Prayer is not always answered, because God in His infinite wisdom knows that granting the request is not always for our benefit. We must therefore bless and offer thanks to God regardless of whether our petition has been granted.—Siach Yitzchok


###### Siddur Ashkenaz, Weekday, Shacharit, Pesukei Dezimra, Hodu 4
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**הוֹשִֽׁיעָה** אֶת־עַמֶּֽךָ וּבָרֵךְ אֶת־נַחֲלָתֶֽךָ וּרְעֵם וְנַשְּׂ֒אֵם עַד־הָעוֹלָם: נַפְשֵֽׁנוּ חִכְּ֒תָה לַיהוָֹה עֶזְרֵֽנוּ וּמָגִנֵּֽנוּ הוּא: כִּי־בוֹ יִשְׂמַח לִבֵּֽנוּ כִּי בְשֵׁם קָדְשׁוֹ בָטָֽחְנוּ: יְהִי־חַסְדְּ֒ךָ יְהֹוָה עָלֵֽינוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר יִחַֽלְנוּ לָךְ: הַרְאֵֽנוּ יְהֹוָה חַסְדֶּֽךָ וְיֶשְׁעֲךָ תִּֽתֶּן־לָֽנוּ: קֽוּמָה עֶזְרָֽתָה לָּנוּ וּפְדֵֽנוּ לְמַֽעַן חַסְדֶּֽךָ: אָנֹכִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ הַמַּעַלְךָ מֵאֶֽרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם הַרְחֶב־פִּֽיךָ וַאֲמַלְאֵֽהוּ: אַשְׁרֵי הָעָם שֶׁכָּֽכָה לּוֹ אַשְׁרֵי הָעָם שֶׁיְהֹוָה אֱלֹהָיו: וַאֲנִי בְּחַסְדְּ֒ךָ בָטַֽחְתִּי יָגֵל לִבִּי בִּישׁוּעָתֶֽךָ אָשִֽׁירָה לַיהוָֹה כִּי גָמַל עָלָי:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
Deliver Your people and bless Your inheritance, tend them and uplift them forever.²⁴ understands David to be asking God to raise the People of Israel above their enemies. *Ibn Ezra* says that God is being asked to act like a shepherd who brings his flock to high ground to save them from beasts of prey. Our soul yearned for Adonoy, our help and our shield is He. For in Him our hearts will rejoice, for in His holy Name we trusted. May Your kindness, Adonoy, be upon us, as we have waited for You. Show us Your kindness, Adonoy, and grant²⁵ us Your deliverance. Arise—come to our aid, and redeem us for the sake of Your kindness. I am Adonoy, Your God, Who brought you up from the land of Egypt; open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.²⁶ The Jerusalem Talmud (Maseches Taanis 3:6) indicates that the more one requests God׳s providence—the “wider he opens his mouth”—the more he shows his belief in God’s ability to provide all of man’s needs. Fortunate is the people whose lot is thus, fortunate is the people for whom Adonoy is their God. In Your loving kindness I trust, My heart will exult in Your deliverance; I will sing to Adonoy, for He dealt kindly with me.²⁷

footnotes:
²⁴ Radak
²⁵ We hope to earn redemption through our deeds, but if we are found wanting, then “show us Your kindness”—overlook our deficiencies and “grant” us salvation.—Radak
²⁶ Request all that you desire and I will fulfill every request.—Ibn Ezra.
²⁷ The foremost level of man’s trust in God is manifested in three situations: a) when he is confronted with trouble, b) when he seeks help, and c) after he has been helped. The Psalmist says: In my time of trouble, I trust in Your kindliness; I seek only Your help, for my heart exults in Your salvation; and I will sing to You afterwards for You have dealt kindly with me.—Siddur HaGra