Machzor Yom Kippur Ashkenaz, The Morning Prayers, Avinu Malkenu
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אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ חָטָֽאנוּ לְפָנֶֽיךָ:
Our Father, our King!⁷⁴ we have sinned before You.
footnotes: ⁷⁴ The Jewish People are referred to in Scripture as Hashem’s slaves (Vayikra 25:42), and as His children (Devorim 14:1). Thus we say to Him, “If we are Your children, we beseech You as our Father; if we are Your slaves, we implore You as our Master and King. Contrary to the view that Hashem the Father is so full of love for His children that He permits the wanton breaking of His commandments to go unpunished, Judaism knows that Hashem the King must be feared and His laws must be obeyed. There are times when a father is unable to do what he would like for his children because of physical or financial limitations. On the other hand, a king has the power to do anything for his subjects if he should so desire. We cry out to Hashem—You are our Father and You desire to help us—You are our King and You have the power to help us!
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ אֵין לָֽנוּ מֶֽלֶךְ אֶלָּא אָֽתָּה:
Our Father our King! we have no King except You.⁷⁵
footnotes: ⁷⁵ Despite our physical banishment and spiritual estrangement—the result of our sins—we still have none other than Hashem to guide our lives and to shape our destiny.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ עֲשֵׂה עִמָּֽנוּ לְמַֽעַן שְׁמֶֽךָ:
Our Father, our King! deal with us [kindly] for the sake of Your Name.⁷⁶
footnotes: ⁷⁶ See Yechezkel 36.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ חַדֵּשׁ עָלֵֽינוּ שָׁנָה טוֹבָה:
Our Father, our King! renew for us a good year.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ בַּטֵּל מֵעָלֵֽינוּ כָּל גְּזֵרוֹת קָשׁוֹת:
Our Father, our King! annul all harsh decrees concerning us.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ בַּטֵּל מַחְשְׁבוֹת שׂוֹנְאֵֽינוּ:
Our Father, our King! annul the designs of those who hate us.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ הָפֵר עֲצַת אוֹיְבֵֽינוּ:
Our Father, our King! thwart the plans of our enemies.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ כַּלֵּה כָּל צַר וּמַשְׂטִין מֵעָלֵֽינוּ:
Our Father, our King! rid us of every oppressor and adversary.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ סְתוֹם פִּיּוֹת מַשְׂטִינֵֽנוּ וּמְקַטְרִיגֵֽנוּ:
Our Father, our King! close the mouths of our adversaries and our accusers.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ כַּלֵּה דֶּֽבֶר וְחֶֽרֶב וְרָעָב וּשְׁבִי וּמַשְׁחִית וְעָוֹן מִבְּנֵי בְרִיתֶֽךָ:
Our Father, our King! remove pestilence, sword, famine, captivity, destruction and [the burden of] iniquity from the members of Your covenant.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ מְנַע מַגֵּפָה מִנַּחֲלָתֶֽךָ:
Our Father, our King! withhold the plague from Your inheritance.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ סְלַח וּמְחַל לְכָל עֲוֹנוֹתֵֽינוּ:
Our Father, our King! forgive and pardon all our iniquities.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ מְחֵה וְהַעֲבֵר פְּשָׁעֵֽינוּ וְחַטֹּאתֵֽינוּ מִנֶּֽגֶד עֵינֶֽיךָ:
Our Father, our King! blot out and remove our transgressions and sins from before Your eyes.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ מְחוֹק בְּרַחֲמֶֽיךָ הָרַבִּים כָּל שִׁטְרֵי חוֹבוֹתֵֽינוּ:
Our Father, our King! erase in Your abundant mercy all records of our liabilities.⁷⁷
footnotes: ⁷⁷ Having just asked that our sins be forgiven and that our transgressions be removed from before His eyes, what are we asking for now? Our earlier pleas were for forgiveness of those sins we committed ourselves. But there are sins for which we are held accountable even though we do not commit them ourselves. One possibility is that of watching while others sin when we may have been able to prevent it. (Chazal say כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל עֲרֵבִין זֶה לָזֶה. A guarantor is one who countersigns a debt note, undertaking to pay if the borrower defaults. Thus we ask Hashem to erase all our notes of obligation whether as borrower or guarantor. In all instances He is the Extender of credit.) Thus we beseech Hashem to erase the records of our guilt in those instances.—Siach Yitzchok
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ הַחֲזִירֵֽנוּ בִּתְשׁוּבָה שְׁלֵמָה לְפָנֶֽיךָ:
Our Father, our King! bring us back in wholehearted⁷⁸ repentance before You.
footnotes: ⁷⁸ Many repent out of their fear of Hashem. Others repent out of their love for Him. We beseech Hashem to bring us back in “wholehearted” repentance motivated by love, the most perfect form of penitence.—Etz Yosef
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ שְׁלַח רְפוּאָה שְׁלֵמָה לְחוֹלֵי עַמֶּֽךָ:
Our Father, our King! send complete⁷⁹ healing to the sick among Your people.
footnotes: ⁷⁹ We beseech Hashem to heal both the spiritually ill as well as the physically ill. We ask, therefore, for a “complete” healing for the sick among us.—Etz Yosef
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ קְרַע רֹֽעַ גְּזַר דִּינֵֽנוּ:
Our Father, our King! tear up the evil [parts] of our sentence.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ זָכְרֵֽנוּ בְּזִכָּרוֹן טוֹב לְפָנֶֽיךָ:
Our Father, our King! remember us favorably before You.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ כָּתְבֵֽנוּ בְּסֵֽפֶר חַיִּים טוֹבִים:
Our Father, our King! inscribe us in the Book of Good Life.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ כָּתְבֵֽנוּ בְּסֵֽפֶר גְּאֻלָּה וִישׁוּעָה:
Our Father, our King! inscribe us in the Book of Redemption and Deliverance.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ כָּתְבֵֽנוּ בְּסֵֽפֶר פַּרְנָסָה וְכַלְכָּלָה:
Our Father, our King! inscribe us in the Book of Maintenance and Sustenance.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ כָּתְבֵֽנוּ בְּסֵֽפֶר זְכֻיּוֹת:
Our Father, our King! inscribe us in the Book of Merits.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ כָּתְבֵֽנוּ בְּסֵֽפֶר סְלִיחָה וּמְחִילָה:
Our Father, our King! inscribe us in the Book of Pardon and Forgiveness.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ הַצְמַח לָֽנוּ יְשׁוּעָה בְּקָרוֹב:
Our Father, our King! cause deliverance to spring forth for us soon.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ הָרֵם קֶֽרֶן יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמֶּֽךָ:
Our Father, our King! raise up the might of Yisrael Your people.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ הָרֵם קֶֽרֶן מְשִׁיחֶֽךָ:
Our Father, our King! raise up the might of Your anointed.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ מַלֵּא יָדֵֽינוּ מִבִּרְכוֹתֶֽיךָ:
Our Father, our King! fill our hands with Your blessings.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ מַלֵּא אֲסָמֵֽינוּ שָׂבָע:
Our Father, our King! fill our storehouses with abundance.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ שְׁמַע קוֹלֵֽנוּ חוּס וְרַחֵם עָלֵֽינוּ:
Our Father, our King! hear our voice, spare us and have compassion upon us.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ קַבֵּל בְּרַחֲמִים וּבְרָצוֹן אֶת תְּפִלָּתֵֽנוּ:
Our Father, our King! accept our prayer with compassion and favor.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ פְּתַח שַׁעֲרֵי שָׁמַֽיִם לִתְפִלָּתֵֽנוּ:
Our Father, our King! open the gates of heaven to our prayer.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ זָכוֹר כִּי עָפָר אֲנָֽחְנוּ:
Our Father, our King! remember, that we are dust.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ נָא אַל תְּשִׁיבֵֽנוּ רֵיקָם מִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ:
Our Father, our King! please do not turn us away empty-handed from You.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ תְּהֵא הַשָּׁעָה הַזֹּאת שְׁעַת רַחֲמִים וְעֵת רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ:
Our Father, our King! let this hour be an hour of compassion and a time of favor before You.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ חֲמוֹל עָלֵֽינוּ וְעַל עוֹלָלֵֽינוּ וְטַפֵּֽנוּ:
Our Father, our King! have compassion upon us, and upon our children and infants.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ עֲשֵׂה לְמַֽעַן הֲרוּגִים עַל שֵׁם קָדְשֶֽׁךָ:
Our Father, our King! do it for the sake of those who were slain for Your Holy Name.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ עֲשֵׂה לְמַֽעַן טְבוּחִים עַל יִחוּדֶֽךָ:
Our Father, our King! do it for the sake of those who were slaughtered for [proclaiming] Your Unity.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ עֲשֵׂה לְמַֽעַן בָּאֵי בָאֵשׁ וּבַמַּֽיִם עַל קִדּוּשׁ שְׁמֶֽךָ:
Our Father, our King! do it for the sake of those who went through fire and water for the sanctification of Your Name.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ נְקוֹם נִקְמַת דַּם עֲבָדֶֽיךָ הַשָּׁפוּךְ:
Our Father, our King! avenge the spilled blood of Your servants.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַנְךָ אִם לֹא לְמַעֲנֵֽנוּ:
Our Father, our King! do it for Your sake if not for ours.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַנְךָ וְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ:
Our Father, our King! do it for Your sake and deliver us.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ עֲשֵׂה לְמַֽעַן רַחֲמֶֽיךָ הָרַבִּים:
Our Father, our King! do it for the sake of Your great mercy.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ עֲשֵׂה לְמַֽעַן שִׁמְךָ הַגָּדוֹל הַגִּבּוֹר וְהַנּוֹרָא שֶׁנִּקְרָא עָלֵֽינוּ:
Our Father, our King! do it for the sake of Your great, mighty, and awesome Name which is proclaimed upon us.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ חָנֵּֽנוּ וַעֲנֵֽנוּ כִּי אֵין בָּֽנוּ מַעֲשִׂים עֲשֵׂה עִמָּֽנוּ צְדָקָה וָחֶֽסֶד וְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ:
Our Father, our King! favor us and answer us for we have no accomplishments; deal with us charitably and kindly and deliver us.
יִתְגַּדַּלוְיִתְקַדַּשׁ שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא בְּעָלְמָא דִּי בְרָא כִרְעוּתֵהּ וְיַמְלִיךְ מַלְכוּתֵהּ בְּחַיֵּיכוֹן וּבְיוֹמֵיכוֹן וּבְחַיֵּי דְכָל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל, בַּעֲגָלָא וּבִזְמַן קָרִיב וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן: יְהֵא שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא מְבָרַךְ לְעָלַם וּלְעָלְמֵי עָלְמַיָּא: יִתְבָּרַךְ וְיִשְׁתַּבַּח וְיִתְפָּאַר וְיִתְרוֹמַם וְיִתְנַשֵּׂא וְיִתְהַדָּר וְיִתְעַלֶּה וְיִתְהַלָּל שְׁמֵהּ דְקוּדְשָׁא, בְּרִיךְ הוּא לְעֵֽלָּא וּלְעֵֽלָּא מִכָּל בִּרְכָתָא וְשִׁירָתָא, תֻּשְׁבְּחָתָא וְנֶחֱמָתָא, דַּאֲמִירָן בְּעָלְמָא, וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן: תִּתְקַבֵּל צְלוֹתְהוֹן וּבָעוּתְהוֹן דְּכָל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל קֳדָם אֲבוּהוֹן דִּי בִשְׁמַיָּא וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן: יְהֵא שְׁלָמָא רַבָּא מִן שְׁמַיָּא וְחַיִּים עָלֵֽינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן: עוֹשֶׂה הַשָּׁלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם עָלֵינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן:
Exalted and sanctified be His great Name in the world which He created according to His will; and may He rule His Kingdom in your lifetime and in your days, and in the lifetime of the entire House of Yisrael, speedily and in the near future— and say Amein. May His great Name be blessed forever and for all eternity. Blessed and praised, glorified, and exalted and uplifted, honored and elevated and extolled be the Name of the Holy One, blessed is He; far above all the blessings and hymns, praises and consolations which we utter in the world—and say Amein. May there be acceptance of the prayers and supplications of the entire House of Yisrael before their Father in heaven. And say, Amein. May there be abundant peace from heaven and life for us and for all Yisrael, —and say Amein. He Who makes the peace in His high heavens may He, make peace for us and or all Yisrael, and say, Amein.
בשני בשבת:
On Monday:
הַיּוֹם יוֹם שֵׁנִי בַּשַּׁבָּת שֶׁבּוֹ הָיוּ הַלְוִיִּם אוֹמְרִים בְּבֵית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ: שִׁיר מִזְמוֹר לִבְנֵי קֹֽרַח: גָּדוֹל יְהֹוָה וּמְהֻלָּל מְאֹד בְּעִיר אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ הַר קָדְשׁוֹ: יְפֵה נוֹף מְשׂוֹשׂ כָּל הָאָֽרֶץ הַר צִיּוֹן יַרְכְּתֵי צָפוֹן קִרְיַת מֶֽלֶךְ רָב: אֱלֹהִים בְּאַרְמְנוֹתֶֽיהָ נוֹדַע לְמִשְׂגָּב: כִּי הִנֵּה הַמְּלָכִים נוֹעֲדוּ עָבְרוּ יַחְדָּו: הֵֽמָּה רָאוּ כֵּן תָּמָֽהוּ נִבְהֲלוּ נֶחְפָּֽזוּ: רְעָדָה אֲחָזָֽתַם שָׁם חִיל כַּיּוֹלֵדָה: בְּרֽוּחַ קָדִים תְּשַׁבֵּר אֳנִיּוֹת תַּרְשִׁישׁ: כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁמַֽעְנוּ כֵּן רָאִֽינוּ בְּעִיר יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת בְּעִיר אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ אֱלֹהִים יְכוֹנְנֶֽהָ עַד עוֹלָם סֶֽלָה: דִּמִּֽינוּ אֱלֹהִים חַסְדֶּֽךָ בְּקֶֽרֶב הֵיכָלֶֽךָ: כְּשִׁמְךָ אֱלֹהִים כֵּן תְּהִלָּתְךָ עַל קַצְוֵי אֶֽרֶץ צֶֽדֶק מָלְאָה יְמִינֶֽךָ: יִשְׂמַח הַר צִיּוֹן תָּגֵֽלְנָה בְּנוֹת יְהוּדָה לְמַֽעַן מִשְׁפָּטֶֽיךָ: סֹֽבּוּ צִיּוֹן וְהַקִּיפֽוּהָ סִפְרוּ מִגְדָּלֶֽיהָ: שִֽׁיתוּ לִבְּכֶם לְחֵילָה פַּסְּגוּ אַרְמְנוֹתֶֽיהָ לְמַֽעַן תְּסַפְּרוּ לְדוֹר אַחֲרוֹן: כִּי זֶה אֱלֹהִים אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ עוֹלָם וָעֶד הוּא יְנַהֲגֵֽנוּ עַל מוּת:
Today is the second day of the week, on which the Levites used to recite in the Holy Temple: A song, a psalm by the sons of Korach. Adonoy is great and highly extolled in the city of our God, the mountain of His Sanctuary. Beautiful in its panoramic vista, the joy of all the earth is Mount Tziyon, on the northern extremities (of Yerushalayim); the city of the great King. God, in its palaces, has become known as a Stronghold. For behold, the kings assembled, they passed by together. They saw and were astounded, they panicked and fled in haste. Trembling siezed them there, like the pangs of a woman in labor. With an east wind You smashed the ships of Tarshish. As we heard, so we saw in the city of Adonoy of Hosts, in the city of our God; may God establish it for eternity, Selah. We hoped, God, for Your lovingkindness in the midst of Your Sanctuary. As Your Name, God, so is Your praise— to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness. Let Mount Tziyon rejoice, let the daughters of Yehudah exult, because of Your judgments. Rally around Tziyon and encircle her, count her towers. Consider well her ramparts, raise high her citadels, that you may recount it to future generations. That this is God, our God forever and ever, He will lead us like children.
ברביעי בשבת
On Wednesday:
הַיּוֹם יוֹם רְבִיעִי בַּשַּׁבָּת שֶׁבּוֹ הָיוּ הַלְוִיִּם אוֹמְרִים בְּבֵית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ: אֵל נְקָמוֹת יְהֹוָה אֵל נְקָמוֹת הוֹפִֽיעַ: הִנָּשֵׂא שֹׁפֵט הָאָֽרֶץ הָשֵׁב גְּמוּל עַל גֵּאִים: עַד מָתַי רְשָׁעִים יְהֹוָה עַד מָתַי רְשָׁעִים יַעֲלֹֽזוּ: יַבִּֽיעוּ יְדַבְּרוּ עָתָק יִתְאַמְּרוּ כָּל פֹּֽעֲלֵי אָֽוֶן: עַמְּךָ יְהֹוָה יְדַכְּאוּ וְנַחֲלָתְךָ יְעַנּוּ: אַלְמָנָה וְגֵר יַהֲרֹֽגוּ וִיתוֹמִים יְרַצֵּֽחוּ: וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֹא יִרְאֶה יָהּ וְלֹא יָבִין אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב: בִּֽינוּ בֹּעֲרִים בָּעָם וּכְסִילִים מָתַי תַּשְׂכִּֽילוּ: הֲנֹֽטַע אֹֽזֶן הֲלֹא יִשְׁמָע אִם יוֹצֵר עַֽיִן הֲלֹא יַבִּיט: הֲיֹסֵר גּוֹיִם הֲלֹא יוֹכִֽיחַ הַמְלַמֵּד אָדָם דָּֽעַת: יְהֹוָה יֹדֵֽעַ מַחְשְׁבוֹת אָדָם כִּי הֵֽמָּה הָֽבֶל: אַשְׁרֵי הַגֶּֽבֶר אֲשֶׁר תְּיַסְּרֶֽנּוּ יָהּ וּמִתּוֹרָתְךָ תְלַמְּדֶֽנּוּ: לְהַשְׁקִיט לוֹ מִֽימֵי רָע עַד יִכָּרֶה לָרָשָׁע שָֽׁחַת: כִּי לֹא יִטּשׁ יְהֹוָה עַמּוֹ וְנַחֲלָתוֹ לֹא יַעֲזֹב: כִּי עַד צֶֽדֶק יָשׁוּב מִשְׁפָּט וְאַחֲרָיו כָּל יִשְׁרֵי לֵב: מִי יָקוּם לִי עִם מְרֵעִים מִי יִתְיַצֵּב לִי עִם פֹּֽעֲלֵי אָֽוֶן: לוּלֵי יְהֹוָה עֶזְרָֽתָה לִּי כִּמְעַט שָׁכְנָה דוּמָה נַפְשִׁי: אִם אָמַֽרְתִּי מָֽטָה רַגְלִי חַסְדְּךָ יְהֹוָה יִסְעָדֵֽנִי: בְּרֹב שַׂרְעַפַּי בְּקִרְבִּי תַּנְחוּמֶֽיךָ יְשַׁעַשְׁעוּ נַפְשִׁי: הַיְחָבְרְךָ כִּסֵּא הַוּוֹת יֹצֵר עָמָל עֲלֵי חֹק: יָגֽוֹדּוּ עַל נֶֽפֶשׁ צַדִּיק וְדָם נָקִי יַרְשִֽׁיעוּ: וַיְהִי יְהֹוָה לִי לְמִשְׂגָּב וֵאלֹהַי לְצוּר מַחְסִי: וַיָּֽשֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶם אֶת אוֹנָם וּבְרָעָתָם יַצְמִיתֵם יַצְמִיתֵם יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ: לְכוּ נְרַנְּנָה לַיהֹוָה נָרִֽיעָה לְצוּר יִשְׁעֵֽנוּ: נְקַדְּמָה פָנָיו בְּתוֹדָה בִּזְמִרוֹת נָרִֽיעַ לוֹ: כִּי אֵל גָּדוֹל יְהֹוָה וּמֶֽלֶךְ גָּדוֹל עַל כָּל אֱלֹהִים:
Today is the fourth day of the week, on which the Levites used to recite in the Holy Temple: Almighty of vengeance, Adonoy, Almighty of vengeance, reveal Yourself. Arise Judge of the earth, repay the arrogant their just reward. How long shall the wicked— Adonoy— how long shall the wicked exult? They express, they speak with arrogance; all the evildoers are boastful. Adonoy, they crush Your people and Your heritage they oppress. The widow and stranger they kill, and orphans they murder. And they say, “God does not see, the God of Yaakov is not concerned.” Consider, [you] stupid [ones] among the people,— and you fools when will you become wise? He Who implanted the ear, does He not hear? He Who formed the eye, does He not see? He Who chastises nations, does He not reprove— He that teaches man knowledge? Adonoy knows the thoughts of men, that they are vanity. Fortunate is the man whom You chastise, God, and whom You instruct from Your Torah. To grant him tranquility from days of evil, until the pit is dug for the wicked. for Adonoy will not abandon His people and His inheritance, He will not forsake. For justice shall return unto righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it. Who will rise up for me against the wicked, who will stand up for me against the evildoers? Had Adonoy not been my help, in an instant my soul would have dwelt in the silent grave If [Whenever] I said, my foot has slipped, Your kindliness, Adonoy upheld me. When (worrisome) thoughts multiply within me, Your consolations soothe my soul. Can a tribunal of evil have accord with You— [a tribunal] that makes iniquity into law? They gang up against the life of the righteous, and blood of the innocent they condemn. Adonoy has been my stronghold, my God the Rock of my refuge. He turns their violence against them, and with their own wickedness, destroys them; Adonoy, my God, destroys them. Come let us sing to Adonoy; let us shout for joy to the Rock of our Deliverance. Let us greet Him with thanksgiving; with song let us shout for joy to Him. for a great Almighty is Adonoy; a great King over all godlike beings.
בחמישי בשבת:
On Thursday:
הַיּוֹם יוֹם חֲמִישִׁי בַּשַּׁבָּת שֶׁבּוֹ הָיוּ הַלְוִיִּם אוֹמְרִים בְּבֵית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ: לַמְנַצֵּֽחַ עַל הַגִּתִּית לְאָסָף: הַרְנִֽינוּ לֵאלֹהִים עֻזֵּנוּ הָרִֽיעוּ לֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב: שְׂאוּ זִמְרָה וּתְנוּ תֹף כִּנּוֹר נָעִים עִם נָֽבֶל: תִּקְעוּ בַחֹֽדֶשׁ שׁוֹפָר בַּכֶּֽסֶה לְיוֹם חַגֵּֽנוּ: כִּי חֹק לְיִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא מִשְׁפָּט לֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב: עֵדוּת בִּיהוֹסֵף שָׂמוֹ בְּצֵאתוֹ עַל אֶֽרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם שְׂפַת לֹא יָדַֽעְתִּי אֶשְׁמָע: הֲסִירֽוֹתִי מִסֵּֽבֶל שִׁכְמוֹ כַּפָּיו מִדּוּד תַּעֲבֹֽרְנָה: בַּצָּרָה קָרָֽאתָ וָאֲחַלְּצֶֽךָּ אֶעֶנְךָ בְּסֵֽתֶר רַֽעַם אֶבְחָנְךָ עַל מֵי מְרִיבָה סֶֽלָה: שְׁמַע עַמִּי וְאָעִֽידָה בָּךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל אִם תִּשְׁמַע לִי: לֹא יִהְיֶה בְךָ אֵל זָר וְלֹא תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה לְאֵל נֵכָר: אָנֹכִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ הַמַּעַלְךָ מֵאֶֽרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם הַרְחֶב פִּֽיךָ וַאֲמַלְאֵֽהוּ: וְלֹא שָׁמַע עַמִּי לְקוֹלִי וְיִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא אָֽבָה לִי: וָאֲשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ בִּשְׁרִירוּת לִבָּם יֵלְכוּ בְּמוֹעֲצוֹתֵיהֶם: לוּ עַמִּי שֹׁמֵֽעַ לִי יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּדְרָכַי יְהַלֵּֽכוּ: כִּמְעַט אוֹיְבֵיהֶם אַכְנִֽיעַ וְעַל צָרֵיהֶם אָשִׁיב יָדִי: מְשַׂנְאֵי יְהֹוָה יְכַחֲשׁוּ לוֹ וִיהִי עִתָּם לְעוֹלָם: וַיַּאֲכִילֵֽהוּ מֵחֵֽלֶב חִטָּה וּמִצּוּר דְּבַשׁ אַשְׂבִּיעֶֽךָּ:
Today is the fifth day of the week, on which the Levites used to recite in the Holy Temple: To Him Who grants victory— upon the Gittis, a psalm of Assaf: Sing joyously to God, our strength, shout for joy to the God of Yaakov. Take up the hymn, sound the drum, the pleasant harp and the lute. Blow the shofar on the Rosh Chodesh, at the appointed time for our festive day. For it is a statute for Yisrael, a [day of] judgement of the God of Yaakov. As a testimony for Yehosef, He ordained it when he went out over the land of Mitzrayim, [where] an unfamiliar language I heard. From the burden, I removed his shoulder, his hands were removed from the cauldron. In distress you called out, and I released you, I answered you [though you called] in secret [I answered you] thunderously; I tested you at the waters of Merivah. Selah. Hear, My people, I will testify about you, Yisrael, if you would just listen to Me. Let no strange god be within you, nor bow before a foreign god. I am Adonoy, your God, Who brought you up from the land of Mitzrayim, open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. But My people did not heed My voice, and Yisrael did not want Me. So I sent them to follow their heart's desires, let them follow their own devices. If only My people would heed Me, if Yisrael would walk in My ways. I would immediately subdue their enemies, and turn My hand against their tormentors. Those who cause hate of Adonoy deceive [pretend obedience to] Him, but their time (of punishment) will be forever. But He would feed him (Yisrael) from the cream of the wheat, and from the rock, I would sate you with honey.
בשבת קודש:
On Shabbos:
הַיּוֹם שַׁבָּת קֹֽדֶשׁ שֶׁבּוֹ הָיוּ הַלְוִיִּם אוֹמְרִים בְּבֵית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ: מִזְמוֹר שִׁיר לְיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת: טוֹב לְהֹדוֹת לַיהֹוָה וּלְזַמֵּר לְשִׁמְךָ עֶלְיוֹן: לְהַגִּיד בַּבֹּֽקֶר חַסְדֶּֽךָ וֶאֱמוּנָתְךָ בַּלֵּילוֹת: עֲלֵי־עָשׂוֹר וַעֲלֵי־נָֽבֶל עֲלֵי הִגָּיוֹן בְּכִנּוֹר: כִּי שִׂמַּחְתַּֽנִי יְהֹוָה בְּפָעֳלֶֽךָ בְּמַעֲשֵׂי יָדֶֽיךָ אֲרַנֵּן: מַה־גָּדְלוּ מַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ יְהֹוָה מְאֹד עָמְקוּ מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ: אִישׁ־בַּֽעַר לֹא יֵדָע וּכְסִיל לֹא־יָבִין אֶת־זֹאת: בִּפְרֹֽחַ רְשָׁעִים כְּמוֹ עֵֽשֶׂב וַיָּצִֽיצוּ כָּל־פֹּֽעֲלֵי אָֽוֶן לְהִשָּׁמְדָם עֲדֵי־עַד: וְאַתָּה מָרוֹם לְעֹלָם יְהֹוָה: כִּי הִנֵּה אֹיְבֶֽיךָ יְהֹוָה כִּי־הִנֵּה אֹיְבֶֽיךָ יֹאבֵֽדוּ יִתְפָּרְדוּ כָּל־פֹּֽעֲלֵי אָֽוֶן: וַתָּֽרֶם כִּרְאֵים קַרְנִי בַּלֹּתִי בְּשֶֽׁמֶן רַעֲנָן: וַתַּבֵּט עֵינִי בְּשׁוּרָי בַּקָּמִים עָלַי מְרֵעִים תִּשְׁמַֽעְנָה אָזְנָי: צַדִּיק כַּתָּמָר יִפְרָח כְּאֶֽרֶז בַּלְּבָנוֹן יִשְׂגֶּה: שְׁתוּלִים בְּבֵית יְהֹוָה בְּחַצְרוֹת אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ יַפְרִֽיחוּ: עוֹד יְנוּבוּן בְּשֵׂיבָה דְּשֵׁנִים וְרַעֲנַנִּים יִהְיוּ: לְהַגִּיד כִּי־יָשָׁר יְהֹוָה צוּרִי וְלֹא־עַוְלָֽתָה בּוֹ:
Today is the holy Shabbos on which the Levites used to recite in the Holy Temple: A psalm, a song for the Shabbos day. It is good to thank Adonoy, and sing praise to Your Name, Most High. To relate Your kindliness in the morning, and Your faithfulness in the nights. Upon a ten-stringed instrument and lute, in meditation upon the harp. For You have given me joy, Adonoy, with Your deeds, at the work of Your hands I sing joyously. How great are Your works, Adonoy; how infinitely profound are Your thoughts. An empty-headed man cannot know, nor does a fool understand this: When the wicked bloom like grass, and all the evildoers blossom— it is so that they may be destroyed forever. But You will remain on high forever, Adonoy, For behold, Your enemies, Adonoy; behold, Your enemies shall perish; dispersed shall be all evildoers. You uplifted my horn like that of a unicorn; I am saturated with fresh oil. My eye has seen [the defeat of] those who spy on me; of the wicked who rise against me, my ears have heard [that they are doomed]. The righteous will blossom like a date palm, like a cedar in Lebanon, he will grow tall. Planted in the House of Adonoy, in the Courtyards of our God they will blossom. They will still be fruitful in old age; they will be full of sap and freshness. To declare that Adonoy is upright; He is my Stronghold; in Whom there is no injustice.
לְדָוִד יְהֹוָה אוֹרִי וְיִשְׁעִי מִמִּי אִירָא יְהֹוָה מָעוֹז חַיַּי מִמִּי אֶפְחָד: בִּקְרֹב עָלַי מְרֵעִים לֶאֱכֹל אֶת בְּשָׂרִי צָרַי וְאֹיְבַי לִי הֵֽמָּה כָשְׁלוּ וְנָפָֽלוּ: אִם תַּחֲנֶה עָלַי מַחֲנֶה לֹא יִירָא לִבִּי אִם תָּקוּם עָלַי מִלְחָמָה בְּזֹאת אֲנִי בוֹטֵֽחַ: אַחַת שָׁאַֽלְתִּי מֵאֵת יְהֹוָה אוֹתָהּ אֲבַקֵּשׁ שִׁבְתִּי בְּבֵית יְהֹוָה כָּל יְמֵי חַיַּי לַחֲזוֹת בְּנֹֽעַם יְהֹוָה וּלְבַקֵּר בְּהֵיכָלוֹ: כִּי יִצְפְּנֵֽנִי בְּסֻכֹּה בְּיוֹם רָעָה יַסְתִּרֵֽנִי בְּסֵֽתֶר אָהֳלוֹ בְּצוּר יְרוֹמְמֵֽנִי: וְעַתָּה יָרוּם רֹאשִׁי עַל אֹיְבַי סְבִיבוֹתָי וְאֶזְבְּחָה בְאָהֳלוֹ זִבְחֵי תְרוּעָה אָשִֽׁירָה וַאֲזַמְּרָה לַיהֹוָה: שְׁמַע יְהֹוָה קוֹלִי אֶקְרָא וְחָנֵּֽנִי וַעֲנֵֽנִי: לְךָ אָמַר לִבִּי בַּקְּשׁוּ פָנָי אֶת פָּנֶֽיךָ יְהֹוָה אֲבַקֵּשׁ: אַל תַּסְתֵּר פָּנֶֽיךָ מִמֶּֽנִּי אַל תַּט בְּאַף עַבְדֶּֽךָ עֶזְרָתִי הָיִֽיתָ אַל תִּטְּשֵֽׁנִי וְאַל תַּעַזְבֵֽנִי אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׁעִי: כִּי אָבִי וְאִמִּי עֲזָבֽוּנִי וַיהֹוָה יַאַסְפֵֽנִי: הוֹרֵֽנִי יְהֹוָה דַּרְכֶּֽךָ וּנְחֵֽנִי בְּאֹֽרַח מִישׁוֹר לְמַֽעַן שׁוֹרְרָי: אַל תִּתְּנֵֽנִי בְּנֶֽפֶשׁ צָרָי כִּי קָֽמוּ בִי עֵֽדֵי שֶֽׁקֶר וִיפֵֽחַ חָמָס: לוּלֵא הֶאֱמַֽנְתִּי לִרְאוֹת בְּטוּב יְהֹוָה בְּאֶֽרֶץ חַיִּים: חזן: קַוֵּה אֶל יְהֹוָה חֲזַק וְיַאֲמֵץ לִבֶּךָ וְקַוֵּה אֶל יְהֹוָה:
By Dovid: Adonoy is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? Adonoy is the strength⁸⁰ of my life, of whom shall I be afraid? When evildoers approach me to devour my flesh— my tormentors and my foes they stumble and fall. If an army should encamp against me, my heart would not fear; if war were to rise against me in this⁸¹ I trust. One thing I request of Adonoy, [only] that shall I seek: that I may dwell⁸² in the House of Adonoy all the days of my life, to behold the pleasantness of Adonoy, and to meditate in His Sanctuary. For He will hide me in His Tabernacle⁸³ on the day of distress, He will conceal me in the shelter of His Tent, upon a rock He will lift me. And now my head is raised high above my enemies around me;⁸⁴ and I will offer in His Tent, sacrifices [accompanied] with trumpets of joy; I will sing and chant to Adonoy. Adonoy, hear my voice⁸⁵ when I call; be gracious to me and answer me. Of You, my heart has said, “Seek My Presence”; Your Presence, Adonoy I will seek. Conceal not Your Presence from me, do not turn away Your servant in anger. You have been my help; neither cast me off nor abandon me, God of my deliverance. Altough my father and mother abandon⁸⁶ me, Adonoy will gather me up. Adonoy, teach me Your way, and lead me in the path of uprightness, because of my watchful foes.⁸⁷ Do not deliver me to the will of my tormentors, for false witnesses have risen against me, who breathe violence. Had I not believed⁸⁸ that I would see the goodness of Adonoy in the land of living.⁸⁹ Hope to Adonoy, be strong and He will give you courage; and hope to Adonoy.
footnotes: ⁸⁰ Rav S.R. Hirsch translates, “Adonoy is the source of my life’s strength,” thus Dovid declares that Hashem is the fount from which his life derives its power to resist all foes. ⁸¹ Dovid says that he trusts in the declaration stated in the opening verse, “Adonoy is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?”—Rashi, Radak ⁸² The literal translation of שִׁבְתִּי is “my sitting.” The Talmud states that “no man may ‘sit’ in the courtyard of the Temple except for the kings of the House of Dovid.—Maseches Soteh 40b ⁸³ The Vilna Gaon comments that the commandment of Succos is implied in this verse and the next. ⁸⁴ Dovid declares, “Because I look up to Hashem in every aspect of my existence, I am so exalted that no enemy can harm me.—S.R. Hirsch ⁸⁵ This verse alludes to Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. “Hear my voice,” refers to Rosh Hashana when we sound the shofar. The word “my voice (sound)” refers to the “voice” of the shofar. “When I call” refers to Yom Kippur, about which Yeshaya (55:6) said, “call to Him when He is near.”—Siddur HaGra ⁸⁶ Even if I were so depraved that my own mother and father would abandon me to my own devices, Hashem would still gather me up and believe in my ability to mend my ways.—S.R. Hirsch ⁸⁷ His enemies. Dovid asks for Divine help that he be saved even from the mere semblance of wrongdoing so that his foes should not be able to rejoice over his faults.—S.R. Hirsch ⁸⁸ “These false witnesses would have destroyed me had I not believed that I would see the goodness of Hashem in the land of the living.”—Rashi, Radak ⁸⁹ There are various interpretations of the “Land of the living.” Some hold that it refers to the present world in which we live—Metsudas Tziyon; Ramban holds that it refers to the World-to-Come; and Malbim says that it refers to Eretz Yisroel.