The Koren Shalem Siddur; Ashkenaz, Weekdays, Preparation for Prayer
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מַה־טֹּֽבוּ אֹהָלֶֽיךָ יַעֲקֹב, מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶֽיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל׃ וַאֲנִי בְּרֹב חַסְדְּךָ אָבוֹא בֵיתֶֽךָ אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶה אֶל־הֵיכַל־קָדְשְׁךָ בְּיִרְאָתֶֽךָ׃ יהוה אָהַבְתִּי מְעוֹן בֵּיתֶֽךָ וּמְקוֹם מִשְׁכַּן כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃
How goodly are your tents, Jacob, your dwelling places, Israel. As for me, in Your great loving-kindness, I will come into Your House. I will bow down to Your holy Temple in awe of You. LORD, I love the habitation of Your House, the place where Your glory dwells.
וַאֲנִי אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶה וְאֶכְרָֽעָה אֶבְרְכָה לִפְנֵי יהוה עֹשִׂי.
As for me, I will bow in worship; I will bend the knee before the LORD my Maker.
וַאֲנִי תְפִלָּתִי־לְךָ יהוה עֵת רָצוֹן אֱלֹהִים בְּרָב־חַסְדֶּֽךָ עֲנֵֽנִי בֶּאֱמֶת יִשְׁעֶֽךָ׃
As for me, may my prayer come to You, LORD, at a time of favor. God, in Your great loving-kindness, answer me with Your faithful salvation.
אֲדוֹן עוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר מָלַךְ בְּטֶֽרֶם כָּל־יְצִיר נִבְרָא.
LORD of the universe, who reigned before the birth of any thing –
לְעֵת נַעֲשָׂה בְחֶפְצוֹ כֹּל אֲזַי מֶֽלֶךְ שְׁמוֹ נִקְרָא.
When by His will all things were made then was His name proclaimed King.
וְאַחֲרֵי כִּכְלוֹת הַכֹּל לְבַדּוֹ יִמְלֹךְ נוֹרָא.
And when all things shall cease to be He alone will reign in awe.
וְהוּא הָיָה וְהוּא הֹוֶה וְהוּא יִהְיֶה בְּתִפְאָרָה.
He was, He is, and He shall be glorious for evermore.
וְהוּא אֶחָד וְאֵין שֵׁנִי לְהַמְשִׁיל לוֹ לְהַחְבִּֽירָה.
He is One, there is none else, alone, unique, beyond compare;
בְּלִי רֵאשִׁית בְּלִי תַכְלִית וְלוֹ הָעֹז וְהַמִּשְׂרָה.
Without beginning, without end, His might, His rule are everywhere.
וְהוּא אֵלִי וְחַי גּוֹאֲלִי וְצוּר חֶבְלִי בְּעֵת צָרָה.
He is my God; my Redeemer lives. He is the Rock on whom I rely –
וְהוּא נִסִּי וּמָנוֹס לִי מְנָת כּוֹסִי בְּיוֹם אֶקְרָא.
My banner and my safe retreat, my cup, my portion when I cry.
בְּיָדוֹ אַפְקִיד רוּחִי בְּעֵת אִישַׁן וְאָעִֽירָה.
Into His hand my soul I place, when I awake and when I sleep.
וְעִם רוּחִי גְּוִיָּתִי יהוה לִי וְלֹא אִירָא.
The LORD is with me, I shall not fear; body and soul from harm will He keep.
יִגְדַּל אֱלֹהִים חַי וְיִשְׁתַּבַּח, נִמְצָא וְאֵין עֵת אֶל מְצִיאוּתוֹ.
Great is the living God and praised. He exists, and His existence is beyond time.
אֶחָד וְאֵין יָחִיד כְּיִחוּדוֹ, נֶעְלָם וְגַם אֵין סוֹף לְאַחְדוּתוֹ.
He is One, and there is no unity like His. Unfathomable, His oneness is infinite.
אֵין לוֹ דְּמוּת הַגּוּף וְאֵינוֹ גוּף, לֹא נַעֲרֹךְ אֵלָיו קְדֻשָּׁתוֹ.
He has neither bodily form nor substance; His holiness is beyond compare.
קַדְמוֹן לְכָל דָּבָר אֲשֶׁר נִבְרָא, רִאשׁוֹן וְאֵין רֵאשִׁית לְרֵאשִׁיתוֹ.
He preceded all that was created. He was first: there was no beginning to His beginning.
הִנּוֹ אֲדוֹן עוֹלָם, וְכָל נוֹצָר יוֹרֶה גְדֻלָּתוֹ וּמַלְכוּתוֹ.
Behold He is Master of the Universe; and every creature shows His greatness and majesty.
שֶֽׁפַע נְבוּאָתוֹ נְתָנוֹ אֶל־אַנְשֵׁי סְגֻלָּתוֹ וְתִפְאַרְתּוֹ.
The rich flow of His prophecy He gave to His treasured people in whom He gloried.
לֹא קָם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל כְּמֹשֶׁה עוֹד נָבִיא וּמַבִּיט אֶת תְּמוּנָתוֹ.
Never in Israel has there arisen another like Moses, a prophet who beheld God’s image.
תּוֹרַת אֱמֶת נָתַן לְעַמּוֹ אֵל עַל יַד נְבִיאוֹ נֶאֱמַן בֵּיתוֹ.
God gave His people a Torah of truth by the hand of His prophet, most faithful of His House.
לֹא יַחֲלִיף הָאֵל וְלֹא יָמִיר דָּתוֹ לְעוֹלָמִים לְזוּלָתוֹ.
God will not alter or change His law for any other, for eternity.
צוֹפֶה וְיוֹדֵֽעַ סְתָרֵֽינוּ, מַבִּיט לְסוֹף דָּבָר בְּקַדְמָתוֹ.
He sees and knows our secret thoughts; as soon as something is begun, He foresees its end.
גּוֹמֵל לְאִישׁ חֶֽסֶד כְּמִפְעָלוֹ, נוֹתֵן לְרָשָׁע רָע כְּרִשְׁעָתוֹ.
He rewards people with loving-kindness according to their deeds; He punishes the wicked according to his wickedness.
יִשְׁלַח לְקֵץ יָמִין מְשִׁיחֵֽנוּ לִפְדּוֹת מְחַכֵּי קֵץ יְשׁוּעָתוֹ.
At the end of days He will send our Messiah to redeem those who await His final salvation.
מֵתִים יְחַיֶּה אֵל בְּרֹב חַסְדּוֹ, בָּרוּךְ עֲדֵי עַד שֵׁם תְּהִלָּתוֹ.
God will revive the dead in His great loving-kindness. Blessed for evermore is His glorious name!