Hope to Adonoy;

be strong and He will give you courage

and hope to Adonoy.

There is none holy like Adonoy

for there is none beside You

and there is no stronghold like our God.

For who is a god other than Adonoy

and who is a stronghold beside our God.

There is none like our God.

There is none like our Master.

There is none like our King.

There is none like our Deliverer.

Who is like our God?

Who is like our Master?

Who is like our King?

Who is like our Deliverer?

Let us thank our God.

Let us thank our Master.

Let us thank our King.

Let us thank our deliverer.

Blessed is our God.

Blesed is our Master.

Blessed is our King.

Blessed is our Deliverer.

You are our God.

You are our Master.

You are our King.

You are our Deliverer.

You will deliver us

You will arise and have mercy on Zion,

for it is time to be gracious to her,

for the appointed time has come

you are He,

Adonoy, our God, and God of our fathers

before whom our fathers burned

the incenese offering.

The composition of the incense consisted of

balm, onycha,

galbanum, and frankincense—

by weight, seventy maneh of each;

myrrh, cassia,

spikenard and saffron

by weight—

sixteen maneh of each;

twelve maneh of costus,

three maneh of aromatic bark,

and nine maneh of cinnamon.

[Also used in compounding the incense were:] Nine kabin of Carshina lye,

Cyprus wine [measuring]

three s'in and three kabin—

if he had no Cyprus wine,

he could used strong white wine—

a fourth of a kab of Sodom salt,

and a minute quantity of maaleh ashan.

Rabbi Nosson of Babylonia says,

Add a minute quantity of Jordan amber.

If one added honey, the incense became unfit;

and if one omitted any of its spices

he was liable to the death penalty.

Rabbi Shimon ben Gamliel says:

The balm is nothing but sap

which drips from the balsam tree.

Why was Carshina lye used?

To refine the onycha

in order to make it pleasant.

Why was Cyprus wine used?

The onycha was soaked in it

to give it a pungent odor.

Though the water of Raglayim

was well suited for that purpose,

they did not bring

the water of Raglayim into the Temple

because it would be disrespectful.

It was taught in the school of Elijah;

Whoever studies halachos every day,

he is assured

of life in the World-to-Come,

for it is said,

The ways (halichos) of the world are His."

Do not read halichos, but halachos:

Rabbi Eliezer said

on behalf of Rabbi Chanina:

the disciples of the wise

increase peace in the world,

for it is said:

‘and all your children

will be disciples of Adonoy's [Torah];

and great will be the peace of your children.'

Do not read banayich [your children]

but read bonayich [your builders].

Great is the peace

of those who love Your Torah,

and they will have no

stumbling block [misfortune].

Let there be peace within your moats,

serenity within your palaces.

For the sake of my brethren and companions,

I will say: ‘peace be with you.'

For the sake

of the House of Adonoy, our God,

I will seek [pray for] your good.

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 (Ten Days of Penitence: far above)

all the blessings and hymns,

praises and consolations

which we utter in the world—and say Amein.

Upon Israel, and upon our Sages,

and upon their disciples,

and upon all the disciples of their disciples,

and upon all those who engage in Torah study

in this land

and in every land.

May there be unto them and unto you

abundant peace, favor, kindness,

compassion, long life,

ample sustenance and redemption

from their Father

Who is in heaven and on earth,

—and say Amein.

May there be abundant peace from heaven

and a good life

for us and for all Israel,

—and say Amein.

He Who makes peace

(Ten Days of Penitence: the peace)

in His high heavens

may He, in His mercy, make peace

for us and for all Israel,

—and say Amein.

It is our obligation to praise

the Master of all,

to ascribe greatness

to the Creator of the [world in the] beginning:

that He has not made us

like the nations of the lands,

and has not positioned us

like the families of the earth;

that He has not assigned

our portion like theirs,

nor our lot like that of all their multitudes.

For they prostrate themselves

to vanity and nothingness,

and pray to a god that cannot deliver.

But we bow, prostrate ourselves,

and offer thanks

before the Supreme King of Kings,

the Holy One blessed is He,

Who spreads the heavens,

and establishes the earth,

and the seat of His glory is in heaven above,

and the abode of His invincible might

is in the loftiest heights.

He is our God, there is nothing else.

Our King is true,

all else is insignificant,

as it is written in His Torah:

And You shall know this day

and take into Your heart

that Adonoy is God

in the heavens above

and upon the earth below;

there is nothing else.¹

footnotes: ¹ Deuteronomy 4:39.

We therefore put our hope in You,

Adonoy our God,

to soon behold the glory of Your might

in banishing idolatry from the earth,

and the false gods will be utterly exterminated

to perfect the world

as the kingdom of Shadai.²

footnotes: ² See page 00, note 00.

And all mankind will invoke Your Name,

to turn back to You,

all the wicked of the earth.

They will realize and know,

all the inhabitants of the world,

that to You, every knee must bend,

every tongue must swear [allegiance to You].

Before You, Adonoy, our God,

they will bow and prostrate themselves,

and to the glory of Your Name give honor.

And they will all accept [upon themselves]

the yoke of Your kingdom,

and You will reign over them, soon,

forever and ever.

For the kingdom is Yours,

and to all eternity You will reign in glory,

as it is written in Your Torah:

Adonoy will reign forever and ever.³

footnotes: ³ Exodus 15:18.

And it is said:

And Adonoy will be King

over the whole earth;

on that day Adonoy will be One

and His Name One.⁴

footnotes: ⁴ Zecharyah 14:9.

Do not fear sudden terror

nor the destruction of the wicked

when it comes

take counsel together but it will be foiled

speak the word and it will not stand

for God is with us.

To Your old age I am [with You],

to Your older years I will sustain You,

I have made You, and I will carry You,

I will sustain You and save You.