Ashrei (Psalm 145)
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אַשְׁרֵי יוֹשְׁ֒בֵי בֵיתֶֽךָ עוֹד יְהַלְלֽוּךָ סֶּֽלָה: אַשְׁרֵי הָעָם שֶׁכָּֽכָה לּוֹ אַשְׁרֵי הָעָם שֶׁיְהֹוָה אֱלֹהָיו: תְּהִלָּה לְדָוִד אֲרוֹמִמְךָ אֱלוֹהַי הַמֶּֽלֶךְ וַאֲבָרְ֒כָה שִׁמְךָ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד: בְּכָל־יוֹם אֲבָרְ֒כֶֽךָּ וַאֲהַלְלָה שִׁמְךָ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד: גָּדוֹל יְהֹוָה וּמְהֻלָּל מְאֹד וְלִגְדֻלָּתוֹ אֵין חֵֽקֶר: דּוֹר לְדוֹר יְשַׁבַּח מַעֲשֶׂיךָ וּגְבוּרֹתֶֽיךָ יַגִּֽידוּ: הֲדַר כְּבוֹד הוֹדֶֽךָ וְדִבְרֵי נִפְלְ֒אֹתֶֽיךָ אָשִֽׂיחָה: וֶעֱזוּז נוֹרְ֒אֹתֶֽיךָ יֹאמֵרוּ וּגְדֻלָּתְ֒ךָ אֲסַפְּ֒רֶֽנָּה: זֵֽכֶר רַב־טוּבְ֒ךָ יַבִּֽיעוּ וְצִדְקָתְ֒ךָ יְרַנֵּֽנוּ: חַנּוּן וְרַחוּם יְהֹוָה אֶֽרֶךְ אַפַּֽיִם וּגְדָל־חָֽסֶד: טוֹב־יְהֹוָה לַכֹּל וְרַחֲמָיו עַל־כָּל־מַעֲשָׂיו: יוֹדֽוּךָ יְהֹוָה כָּל־מַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ וַחֲסִידֶֽיךָ יְבָרְ֒כֽוּכָה: כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתְ֒ךָ יֹאמֵרוּ וּגְבוּרָתְ֒ךָ יְדַבֵּֽרוּ: לְהוֹדִֽיעַ לִבְנֵי הָאָדָם גְּבוּרֹתָיו וּכְבוֹד הֲדַר מַלְכוּתוֹ: מַלְכוּתְ֒ךָ מַלְכוּת כָּל־עֹלָמִים וּמֶמְשַׁלְתְּ֒ךָ בְּכָל־דּוֹר וָדֹר: סוֹמֵךְ יְהֹוָה לְכָל־הַנֹּפְ֒לִים וְזוֹקֵף לְכָל־הַכְּ֒פוּפִים: עֵינֵי־כֹל אֵלֶֽיךָ יְשַׂבֵּֽרוּ וְאַתָּה נוֹתֵן־לָהֶם אֶת־אָכְלָם בְּעִתּוֹ: פּוֹתֵֽחַ אֶת־יָדֶֽךָ וּמַשְׂבִּֽיעַ לְכָל־חַי רָצוֹן: צַדִּיק יְהֹוָה בְּכָל־דְּרָכָיו וְחָסִיד בְּכָל־מַעֲשָׂיו: קָרוֹב יְהֹוָה לְכָל־קֹרְ֒אָיו לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָאֻֽהוּ בֶאֱמֶת: רְצוֹן־יְרֵאָיו יַעֲשֶׂה וְאֶת־שַׁוְעָתָם יִשְׁמַע וְיוֹשִׁיעֵם: שׁוֹמֵר יְהֹוָה אֶת־כָּל־אֹהֲבָיו וְאֵת כָּל־הָרְ֒שָׁעִים יַשְׁמִיד: תְּהִלַּת יְהֹוָה יְדַבֶּר פִּי וִיבָרֵךְ כָּל־בָּשָׂר שֵׁם קָדְשׁוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד: וַאֲנַֽחְנוּ נְבָרֵךְ יָהּ מֵעַתָּה וְעַד־עוֹלָם הַלְ֒לוּיָהּ:
ashre yosheve vetekha od yehalelukha selah: ashre ha'am shekkakhah lo ashre ha'am shey-Adonai elohayw: tehillah ledavid aromimkha elohay hammelekh va'avarekhah shimkha le'olam va'ed: bekhol-yom avarekhekka va'ahalelah shimkha le'olam va'ed: gadol Adonai umehullal me'od veligdullato en kheqer: dor ledor yeshabbakh ma'asekha ugevurotekha yaggidu: hadar kevod hodekha vedivre nifle'otekha asikhah: ve'ezuz nore'otekha yomeru ugedullatekha asapperennah: zekher rav-tuvekha yabbi'u vetsidqatekha yerannenu: khannun verakhum Adonai erekh appayim ugedal-khased: tov-Adonai lakkol verakhamayw al-kol-ma'asayw: yodukha Adonai kol-ma'asekha vakhasidekha yevarekhukhah: kevod malkhutekha yomeru ugevuratekha yedabberu: lehodia livne ha'adam gevurotayw ukhevod hadar malkhuto: malkhutekha malkhut kol-olamim umemshaltekha bekhol-dor vador: somekh Adonai lekhol-hannofelim vezoqef lekhol-hakkefufim: ene-khol elekha yesabberu ve'attah noten-lahem et-okhlam be'itto: poteakh et-yadekha umasbia lekhol-khay ratson: tsaddiq Adonai bekhol-derakhayw vekhasid bekhol-ma'asayw: qarov Adonai lekhol-qore'ayw lekhol asher yiqra'uhu ve'emet: retson-yere'ayw ya'aseh ve'et-shavatam yishma veyoshi'em: shomer Adonai et-kol-ohavayw ve'et kol-haresha'im yashmid: tehillat Adonai yedabber pi vivarekh kol-basar shem qodsho le'olam va'ed: va'anakhnu nevarekh yah me'attah ve'ad-olam haleluyah:
Rav S.R. Hirsch writes that the six concluding chapters of the Book of Psalms are the most important gift of David’s Divinely-inspired hymns that Israel treasures so greatly. These six psalms, 145-150, are an essential component of our daily prayers. Our Sages attach much significance to Psalm 145 in particular, and stated: “Whoever recites ‘A praise by David’ three times a day is assuredly worthy of a share in the world to come” (Maseches Berachos 4b). When recited in prayer this psalm is always introduced with two verses from other Psalms (84:5 and 144:15). These verses contain the word fortunate three times, an allusion to this psalm being recited three times a day. These verses are so closely identified with Psalm 145 that it is commonly referred to as Ashrei (Fortunate).
Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, used under Creative Commons.
Yaacov, native Jerusalemite
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