Leader: I shall exalt the God of my fathermy God; / I shall beautify my God, my Rock and Redeemer. and

Cong: I shall declare the of the God of heaven / and earth, twice each day. Oneness

Leader: One living God created us, / the mighty One of Israel, Father to us all.

Cong: Our Master, Master of all the earth – / Your name is great throughout the earth!

Leader: There is none like the jealous God of consuming fire; / the Lord is forever truth, a faithful God.

Cong: My Light and Salvation, the Fortress of my life; / all my aspirations are cast upon Him.

Leader: The God of truth is a living God; / nations shall not contain His wrath.

Cong: Mighty, of valiant power, abundantly strong; / He is the God of gods and Master of masters.

Leader: The God who created me; my Husband and Master; / the Champion of my youth, my Protector and Shelter.

Cong: The Creator of all and Redeemer of Israel; / blessed be God, the God of Israel.

Leader: Maker of wind, Creator of mountains; / no device can be hidden from You.

Cong: Majestic One, You repay the haughty, / the lofty and the proud.

Leader: He is mighty when He rises up in His anger to strike with awe; / who does not fear the splendor of His majesty?

Cong: Lofty One, He bears all that is below Him; / the powerful One works wonders.

Leader: He is great and His name bears His strength; / if a lion roars, who shall not be afraid?

Cong: My Beloved is encircled by myriads; / a God revered in the vast counsel of holy angels.

Leader: He sits in judgment as One who has always existed; / His hosts stand on His left and right.

Cong: His splendor and glory rest upon the descendants of His servants, our ancestors; / He is glorified as the glory of all His devoted ones.

Leader: He is the Lord, the God whose spirit dwells in all / flesh; He hears the prayers of all.

Cong: He is affirmed, diligent, knowing, a witness; / he Lord shall reign forever and ever. T

Leader: He is the Sword of our pride, / our Helper and Protector.

Cong: He recalls the covenant with the early ones forever; / to Him, a thousand years seem as recent as yesterday.

Leader: This is our God; we await Him eagerly, / and the song of the Lord shall be our salvation.

Cong: He is the inheritance of Jacob, the Creator of all; / the Lord is gracious and kind in all He does.

Leader: The Lord who lives forever shall be my lot; / the Lord who knows all secrets is my strength.

Cong: He is good and does good, He teaches knowledge; / too pure of eye to behold evil.

Leader: The Lord is upright and His words upright; / He favors His close ones, the angels, who dwell in His Temple.

Cong: He designs and decrees – who can annul His decision? / He strikes and acts – who can hinder Him?

Leader: My Beloved is beautiful, both His beauty and goodness / are evident. All shall witness His return to Zion.

Cong: Like a hero He shall go forth like a man of war; / His jealousy shall be aroused to perform vengeance.

Leader: Like an eagle upon eagles’ wings, / He has carried His servants and straightened crooked paths.

Cong: Like a bereaved bear and a mighty leopard, / He shall reduce them to rottenness and moths; His spirit shall engulf them like an overflowing stream.

Leader: He is like a bereaved bear and a diligent leopard, / carrying out His word like an almond branch quick to blossom.

Cong: Mighty of heart like a lion, / like a lion and a lioness, His spirit shall engulf them like an overflowing stream.

Leader: His greatness is as robust as a cedar tree; / His humility is likened to a flourishing cypress.

Cong: The boldness of His love is like a fragrant apple tree; / His glory is upon His people, Israel.

Leader: As an apple tree among the trees of the forest, / so is my Beloved among the judges who sit at their gates.

Cong: Might and strength are displayed to those who anger the God / of vengeance; while He is as gentle as dew to His people, Israel.

Leader: He is my cup of blessing, the portion of my inheritance, my lot; / I am my Beloved’s inheritance and He is mine.

Cong: Lord, I shall never relinquish my honor; / we have avowed ourselves to Him and He to us.

Leader: He shall roar and growl like a lion; / He will not be as a stranger, or a man astounded.

Cong: He is not like a valiant shepherd unable / to rescue His flock, leaving it to be consumed.

Leader: Not like a powerless man of valor or a passing wayfarer, / who flees and runs while screaming bitterly.

Cong: He is like a destructive young lion to those who forsake Him; / reducing His enemies to rottenness and moths.

Leader: Of mighty power, He will reduce them to thorns on thorn bushes; / not a single shake of an olive tree shall remain of them.

Cong: Like thorns on thorn bushes He shall deliver His foes to destruction; / He shall protect His city like birds hovering above.

Leader: He shall appear to us like generous rains; / He will be like the spring rain and the dew to those who cleave to Him.

Cong: He shall hover above His young like an eagle; / those who await Him shall seek refuge beneath the shadow of His wings.

Leader: He shall protect His city like birds hovering above, / and in the shadow of His wings we shall play joyful songs.

Cong: He is One alone and great wonders / He performs – God of awesome works.

Leader: My Beloved is like a gazelle and young hart; / My God of kindness hastens to receive me.

Cong: He shall straighten crooked paths for His people, / and will lift them up upon eagles’ wings.

Leader: He shall always be my lot, the rock of my heart; / my heart and flesh long for You.

Cong: Our Lord is alone; / He works great wonders and does many awesome things.

Leader: Your world has a place and dwelling, / yet no one knows Your dwelling place.

Cong: My Awesome One – God my Shepherd, my Creator, / the Rock who birthed me, my Creator and my Rock.

Leader: He is my exalted One, my Fortress and Shelter; / the name of the Lord, my Redeemer, is a tower of strength.

Cong: The King of Jacob is our Stronghold; / He is the Prescriber of our laws and our Savior.

Leader: The tower of salvation shall be my support and confidence; / the Lord God, is my strength.

Cong: Ruler of the world, Your kingdom / and reign are for all generations.

Leader: O that You were my rother in times of distress; / save me, for Your hand lacks no strength. b

Cong: The Source of life, the Hope of Israel; / I shall not leave Him for God is my Fortress.

Leader: The shield of my salvation, sword of pride; / our souls desire Your name and memory.

Cong: He is a shield for all who take shelter in Him; / happy is the man who takes strength in Him.

Leader: Clear, pleasant, enveloped in light, awesome; / His name is glorious and girded with might.

Cong: The Everlasting One of Israel and its Redeemer is faithful, / He never speaks falsehood; happy are those who await Him.

Leader: The Everlasting God of Yeshurun, the faithful God; / Judah has not been forsaken by its God.

Cong: More wondrous than all wonders; / loftier than all lofty beings.

Leader: Sanctified and revered is my Holy One; / firmly established and exalted is my Lord, my Standard.

Cong: God of vengeance, He maintains His anger / toward His foes; He treats His enemies like a warrior.

Leader: The Lord is my lamp when He illuminates His lamp / above my head; His word serves as a candle for my path.

Cong: My Lord, my Rock, supports and sustains; / He is patient and forgiving, He bears my sins.

Leader: God is my Witness, my Rock and my Shelter; / He forgives and bears; He sustains me; He is my Hope.

Cong: Our Rock and our Fortress; / our Succor and Rescuer.

Leader: He is mighty and strong, my Strength and my Help; / the One On High is my strength; may He not be my enemy.

Cong: He placed angels around His concealed presence; / indeed, You are a concealed God.

Leader: He is a swift witness when visiting punishment upon His enemies; / He safeguards His covenant and kindness for His beloved.

Cong: He redeemed His beloved Abraham; / He shall redeem Israel His servant.

Leader: The One feared by Isaac shall cast His fear / upon the foes of the children of His servant Jacob.

Cong: My Creator seeks out and examines / all hearts; I shall show Him righteousness.

Leader: He is like a parcel of myrrh, a cluster of henna; / He offers His nation redemption from sin.

Cong: The Beloved One is bright and ruddy; He is the Master of His hosts; / therefore He is called the Lord of hosts.

Leader: The Lord is righteous, the perfect Rock; / I shall eternally trust the Rock of worlds.

Cong: The hosts of heaven bow to Him; / Seraphim stand beside Him.

Leader: He is sanctified by a variety of holy declarations; / three bands of angels recite the threefold Kedusha.

Cong: The living God exists forever; / the Master of the earth and the heavens.

Leader: My Creator is merciful yet He is zealous toward His foes; / my Deliverer is close to those who call out to Him.

Cong: He is distant from all, yet He sees all; / the Lord is lofty, yet He sees the lowly.

Leader: The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want; / He possesses great strength and does much kindness with all.

Cong: The Lord is merciful: He heals and binds up the wounds / of the brokenhearted and suppresses sin.

Leader: My Friend is wholly desirable; / His laws are true, sweet and precious.

Cong: The first and the last from now until / eternity, You are God who abides forever.

Leader: The King of the heavens shall reign for all generations; / it is He that I praise, exalt and glorify.

Cong: A Sun and a Shield is our Lord God; / a righteous Judge who lays the haughty low.

Leader: A Stronghold of strength – we cannot reveal Him; / He is exalted in His might – who is like Him?

Cong: His name is Solomon for peace (Shalom) is His alone; / He shall speak peace unto His devoted ones.

Leader: The name of the Lord is “I will be what I shall be”; / He is like the lofty horns of the wild ox to His people; He is like a lion.

Cong: The Almighty, my Light, my King and God; / Halleluya! My soul shall praise His name.

Leader: You act uprightly with the righteous who dwell among Your plantations; / the tendrils are the three shepherds [our forefathers].

Cong: You act kindly, purely, with their descendants; / while the twisted are dealt with tortuously until they are overwhelmed.

Leader: Your path is perfect, O mightiest One; / You alone are capable of doing everything.

Cong: You are my Expectation, my Promise, my Hope; / subject of my soul’s desire and longing.

Leader: My Praise, my Glory, my Strength; the One who my mother’s womb. extracted me from

Cong: His knowledge is perfect; the knowing God is One; / He seeks out all hearts as one.