## Yesod Mora VeSod HaTorah, Introductory Poem

###### Yesod Mora VeSod HaTorah, Introductory Poem 1
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**שיר לרבי אברהם ן' עזרא**

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
A poem for Rabbi Avraham ibn Ezra


###### Yesod Mora VeSod HaTorah, Introductory Poem 2
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אחד בלי ראשית הכל מלא הודו. אך מרומם על פי איש להגידו:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
One, without a beginning, His glory fills all space, Yet exalted upon the lips of each human race.


###### Yesod Mora VeSod HaTorah, Introductory Poem 3
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ידע לבב משכיל בוראו במעבדו. כי כל מכחש בו הוא באמת עדו:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
Understanding hearts recognize their Creator's might, For anyone who denies Him is truly in the wrong and not right.


###### Yesod Mora VeSod HaTorah, Introductory Poem 4
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ולעם בראהו שמו ולכבודו. הראה בהר סיני אשו ולפידו:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
To His people, He revealed His name and His honor, Displaying His fire and His flames on Sinai, forever.


###### Yesod Mora VeSod HaTorah, Introductory Poem 5
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אכן תמונה לא ראו ולפקידו. ציר נאמן נתן דתו ותלמודו:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
Indeed, they saw no form, no image to behold, But a faithful covenant He gave, a truth to uphold.


###### Yesod Mora VeSod HaTorah, Introductory Poem 6
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ואני נכה רוח בנתי בנקודו. ואמצאה כתוב סודו ומוסדו:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
As for me, I am humbled, seeking His guidance, And in His words, I found His secrets and His providence.


###### Yesod Mora VeSod HaTorah, Introductory Poem 7
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בית לתורתו אבנה ועמודו. יראת אלקינו שתי להעמידו:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
I will build a house for His Torah, strong and upright, Fostering the fear of our God, my lifelong delight.