The King –

who sits on a throne, high and lofty. He inhabits eternity; exalted and holy is His name. And it is written: “Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous, for praise from the upright is seemly.”

By the mouth of the upright You shall be praised; by the words of the righteous You shall be blessed; by the tongue of the devout You shall be extolled; and in the midst of the holy You shall be sanctified.

וּבְמַקְהֲלוֹת And in the assemblies of tens of thousands of Your people, the house of Israel, with joyous song shall Your name, our King, be glorified in every generation. For this is the duty of all creatures before You, LORD our God and God of our ancestors: to thank, praise, laud, glorify, exalt, honor, bless, raise high and acclaim – even beyond all the words of song and praise of David, son of Jesse, Your servant, Your anointed.

יִשְׁתַּבַּח May Your name be praised for ever, our King, the great and holy God, King in heaven and on earth. For to You, LORD our God and God of our ancestors, it is right to offer song and praise, hymn and psalm, strength and dominion, eternity, greatness and power, song of praise and glory, holiness and kingship, blessings and thanks, from now and for ever. Blessed are You, LORD, God and King, exalted in praises, God of thanksgivings, Master of wonders, who delights in hymns of song, King, God, Giver of life to the worlds.

שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת A song of ascents. From the depths I have called to You, LORD. LORD, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea. If You, LORD, should keep account of sins, O LORD, who could stand? But with You there is forgiveness, that You may be held in awe. I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in His word I put my hope. My soul waits for the LORD more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning. Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD there is loving-kindness, and great is His power to redeem. It is He who will redeem Israel from all their sins.

HALF KADDISH

Leader: יִתְגַּדַּל Magnified and sanctified may His great name be, in the world He created by His will. May He establish His kingdom in your lifetime and in your days, and in the lifetime of all the house of Israel, swiftly and soon – and say: Amen.

All: May His great name be blessed for ever and all time.

Leader: Blessed and praised, glorified and exalted, raised and honored, uplifted and lauded be the name of the Holy One, blessed be He, above and beyond any blessing, song, praise and consolation uttered in the world – and say: Amen.