The Redeemer shall come to Zion

and to those of Jacob who repent from sin,

says Adonoy.

As for Me, this is My covenant with them,

said Adonoy:

My spirit which is upon you,

and My words

which I have put in your mouth

shall not depart from your mouth,

nor from the mouth of your children,

nor from the mouth

of your children's children,

said Adonoy—

from now to eternity.

And You, Holy One,

are enthroned upon the praises of Israel.¹

footnotes: ¹ God waits to hear the praises of Israel before He listens to the praises of the angels.—Etz Yosef God waits until the very last congregation of Jews has completed its prayers and then accepts the prayers of all Israel at one time.—Avudraham

And [the angels] call one to another and say:

“Holy, holy, holy

is Adonoy of Hosts:²

footnotes: ² According to the Targum interpretation, the thrice “holy” in the Kedushah does not indicate three ascending degrees of sanctification. Instead its implies a declaration that He Who is holy in the loftiest regions of His heavenly abode is holy not only there but also on earth, the creation of His Almighty power; and that He was not only holy in the past, but that He is holy even now and will be holy throughout all the ages.—S.R. Hirsch

the fullness of all the earth is His glory.”³

footnotes: ³ Isaiah 6:3

And they receive [sanction] one from another,

and say,

“Holy in the highest heights of heaven,

the abode of His Divine Presence;

holy upon earth,

the work of His mighty power;

holy forever and to all eternity—

is Adonoy of Hosts;

the whole earth is filled

with the radiance of His glory.”

And a wind lifted me;

and I heard behind me

the sound of a great rushing;

“Blessed is the glory of Adonoy

from His place.”4⁵

footnotes: ⁵ See note 000 on Page 000.

“And a wind lifted me

and I heard behind me

a sound of a great rushing

of those who uttered praises and said,

“Blessed is the glory of Adonoy

from the place,

the abode of His Divine Presence.”

Adonoy will reign forever and ever.⁶

footnotes: ⁶ Exodus 15:18

Adonoy, His kingdom is established

forever and to all eternity.

Adonoy,

God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel,

our fathers,

keep this forever

as the intention of the hearts of Your people,

and direct their hearts to You.7⁸

footnotes: ⁸ May our recitation of the Kedushah inspire our thoughts and direct our hearts to serve You.—Avudraham

And He, the merciful One,

atons iniquity and does ot destroy;

He frequently withdraws His anger

and does not arouse all His rage.⁹

footnotes: ⁹ Psalms 78:38

For You, my Master, are good and forgiving,

and abounding in kindness

to all who call upon You.¹⁰

footnotes: ¹⁰ Psalms 86:5

Your righteousness is everlasting

and Your Torah is truth.¹¹

footnotes: ¹¹ Psalms 119:142

You will grant truth to Jacob

kindliness to Abraham,¹²

footnotes: ¹² The patriarchs symbolize the three pillars of the universe—Torah, avodah,—the Temple service and gemilas chasadim—kindliness. Jacob epitomized Torah, which is the ultimate truth; Isaac personified Divine service in his readiness to be offered as a sacrifice to God; and Abraham exemplified the ideal and practice of kindliness throughout his life. We thus pray to be granted a share in the Divine truth of Torah in Jacob’s merit, and to receive God’s kindliness in Abraham’s merit.

as You have sworn to our fathers

from the days of old.¹³

footnotes: ¹³ Micah 7:20

Blessed is my Master day by day;

He loads us, [with blessings]¹⁴

footnotes: ¹⁴ Etz Yosef interprets the verse in this manner: “Blessed is Adonoy who loads us each day with His blessings and goodness.”

the Almighty Who is our deliverance,

forever.¹⁵

footnotes: ¹⁵ Psalms 68:20

Adonoy of Hosts is with us

a stronghold for us

is the God of Jacob, selah.¹⁶

footnotes: ¹⁶ Psalms 46:8

Adonoy of Hosts,

fortunate is the man who trusts in You.¹⁷

footnotes: ¹⁷ Psalms 84:13

Adonoy, deliver [us];

the King will answer us on the day we call.¹⁸

footnotes: ¹⁸ Psalms 20:10

Blessed is He, our God,

Who created us for His glory,¹⁹

footnotes: ¹⁹ This phrase is based on Isaiah 43:7 “Everything that is called by My Name, I have created it for My glory.”

and set us apart from those who go astray;²⁰

footnotes: ²⁰ This prayer is based on Joshua 24:2, 3, “Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the river—and they served other gods. And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the river.” See Genesis 20:13 as interpreted by Onkelos.

and gave us the Torah of truth,

and eternal life He implanted within us.

May He open our heart to His Torah,

and instill in our heart love and awe of Him,

to do His will and serve Him

with a perfect heart,

so that we shall not labor in vain²¹

footnotes: ²¹ Some women are barren; they cannot bear children at all. Others have children who are unable to live. Similarly, there are those who study Torah only to criticize and ridicule what they learn, while others learn sincerely but later rebel against its teachings. Those who study to ridicule are comparable to the barren women who are unable to give birth. But those who later rebel are like those who bear children and bury them. We pray to God to instill His love and fear in our hearts so that our learning will bear fruit and have a lasting influence on our lives.—Siddur HaGra

nor bring forth that which causes dismay.

May it be Your will,

Adonoy, our God, and God of our fathers,

that we keep Your statutes in this world,

and [thus] be privileged to live and behold,

and to inherit the goodness and blessing

of the Messianic days

and in the life of the World to Come.

In order that my soul sing to You

and not be stilled;

Adonoy, my God, forever will I thank You.²²

footnotes: ²² Psalms 30:13

Blessed is the man who trusts in Adonoy,²³

footnotes: ²³ He does not just put his trust in God while relying also upon a great many other factors which he considers the essential supports of his life and happiness. God alone is the source of his trust; he relies on none other than God.—S.R. Hirsch

so that Adonoy is his security.²⁴

footnotes: ²⁴ Jeremiah 17:7

Trust in Adonoy until the end of days,

for in God,

Adonoy, is the strength of the worlds.²⁵

footnotes: ²⁵ Isaiah 26:4

Those who know²⁶ your Name will trust in You,

footnotes: ²⁶ These are men of the highest caliber who perceive God’s ways with undistorted clarity. They discern God’s hand guiding the world in its constant, miraculous operation and they know with certainty that all is directed by God.—Malbim

for You have never forsaken

those who seek You, Adonoy.²⁷

footnotes: ²⁷ Psalms 9:11

Adonoy desired,

for the sake of His righteousness,

to make the Torah great and to glorify it.²⁸

footnotes: ²⁸ Isaiah 42:21

Exalted and sanctified be His great Name

in the world which He created

according to His will

and may He rule His kingdom

bring forth His redemption

and hasten the coming of His Mashiach

in your lifetime and in your days,

and in the lifetime

of the entire House of Israel,

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;

above (Shabbos Shuva: far above)

all the blessings and hymns,

praises and consolations

which we utter in the world—and say Amein.