The soul of every living thing

shall bless Your Name, Adonoy, our God;

and the spirit of all flesh

shall glorify and exalt

Your mention, our King, continually.

From world to world,¹⁰⁸

footnotes: ¹⁰⁸ 108 See note 1 on תפילה למשה , page 000.

You are Almighty;

and besides You

we have no king, redeemer, or deliverer,

[who] liberates, rescues, maintains

and responds, and is compassionate

in all times of trouble and distress.

We have no king, helper, supporter

but You.

God of the first and last [generations],

God of all created things,

Master of all begotten things,¹⁰⁹

footnotes: ¹⁰⁹ 109 Etz Yosef assumes that תּוֹלָדוֹת refers to events that occur in time. [See Proverbs 27:1, כִּי לֹא תֵדַע מַה יֻלַּד יוֹם , for you don’t know what a day may bring forth.] Thus God is Master of all events. Iyun Tefiloh says that בְּרִיוֹת , created beings, refers to everything God created during the six days of creation, whereas תּוֹלָדוֹת refers to those things that come forth, i.e., were “born” from the original created things. Thus He is God of all created things and Master of all begotten things even though they appear as products of nature.

Who is extolled with a multitude of praises,

Who conducts His world with kindliness

and His creatures with compassion.

Behold, Adonoy neither slumbers nor sleeps.

arouses those who sleep

and awakens those who slumber,

Resurrector of the dead,

and Healer of the sick,

Who gives sight to the blind,

and He gives speech to the mute,

and releases the imprisoned.

He supports those who have fallen

and straightens the bent

and uncovers that which is concealed.

To You alone we give thanks.

Even if our mouths were filled with song

like the sea,¹¹⁰

footnotes: ¹¹⁰ Just like the sea is filled with water.

and our tongues with exultation

like the roaring of its waves,

and our lips with praise

like the breadth of the firmament,

and our eyes were radiant

like the sun and the moon,

and our hands outspread

like [the] eagles of the sky,

and our feet light as the deer—

we would never sufficiently

thank You, Adonoy, our God

and God of our fathers,

and bless Your Name Our King

for even one thousandth

of the billions

and trillions

of favors, miracles and wonders

which You did for our fathers

and for us:

from Egypt You redeemed us,

Adonoy, our God;

from the house of bondage, You liberated us;

in famine You nourished us,

and in [times of] plenty, You fed us;

from the sword You saved us

and from pestilence You removed us,

and from many severe and lingering sicknesses,

have You withdrawn us.

Until now

Your compassion has helped us

and Your kindliness has not forsaken us.

Do not abandon us, Adonoy, our God,

for eternity.

Therefore,

the limbs which You apportioned for us,

and the spirit and soul

that You have breathed into our nostrils,

and the tongue You have set in our mouth—

behold, they will thank, bless,

praise, glorify,

sing, exalt,

revere,

sanctify, and proclaim the sovereignty

of Your Name, our King always.

For every mouth will thank You,

and every tongue

will swear allegiance to You,

and every eye looks to You,

and every knee will bend to You,

and all that stand up

will prostrate themselves before You;

all hearts will fear You,

and all innards and kidneys

will sing to Your Name

as is written,

“All my bones will say:

Adonoy! who is like unto You?”

You save the poor man

from one stronger than he,

and the poor and needy

from one who would rob him,¹¹¹

footnotes: ¹¹¹ Psalms 35:10.

the cry of the poor You hear,

the scream of the impoverished

You hear and deliver.

Who is like You?

Who is equal to You?

And who can be compared to You?

The Almighty,

the Great, the Powerful, the Awesome

most high Almighty,

Possessor of heaven and earth.

We will extol You, we will praise You,

we will glorify You,

and bless Your holy Name

as it is said,

“By David:

My soul, bless Adonoy!

and all that is within me [bless]

His holy Name!”¹¹²

footnotes: ¹¹² Psalms 103:1.

[You are] Almighty

in the power of Your might;

Great in the honor of Your Name,

Powerful for ever

and awesome through Your awesome deeds;

the King Who sits on a throne

[that is] exalted and uplifted.

He Who dwells in eternity,

exalted and holy is His Name.

And it is written:

“Joyfully exult in God, [you] righteous ones,

for the upright, praise is fitting.¹¹³

footnotes: ¹¹³ Psalms 33:1.

Through the mouth of the upright,

You are exalted,

and with the lips of the righteous

You are blessed;

and by the tongue of the pious,

You are sanctified;

and in the midst of the holy,

You are extolled.

And in the assemblies

of myriads

of Your people, the House of Israel;

with joyful song

glorified will be Your Name, our King,

in every generation.

For it is the duty

of all beings, before You,

Adonoy, our God and God of our fathers,

to thank, to extol, and to praise; to eternalize

to glorify, to exalt, and to honor;

to bless, to elevate, and to acclaim [You,]

even beyond all the words

of song and praise

of David, son of Yishai,

Your servant, Your annointed.