Modeh Ani
shacharit2 paragraphs · Hebrew with nikud, English alongside · tap 🔊 to hear audio
מוֹדֶה אֲנִי לְפָנֶֽיךָ מֶֽלֶךְ חַי וְקַיָּם שֶׁהֶחֱזַֽרְתָּ בִּי נִשְׁמָתִי בְּחֶמְלָה, רַבָּה אֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ:
modeh ani lefanekha melekh khay veqayyam shehekhezarta bi nishmati bekhemlah, rabbah emunatekha:
I give thanks to You living and everlasting King for You have restored my soul with mercy. Great is Your faithfulness.
רֵאשִׁית חָכְמָה יִרְאַת יְהֹוָה, שֵֽׂכֶל טוֹב לְכָל־עֹשֵׂיהֶם, תְּהִלָּתוֹ עוֹמֶֽדֶת לָעַד: בָּרוּךְ שֵׁם כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד:
reshit khokhmah yirat Adonai, sekhel tov lekhol-osehem, tehillato omedet la'ad: barukh shem kevod malkhuto le'olam va'ed:
The beginning of wisdom is fear of Adonoy, good understanding to all who perform [His commandments], His praise endures forever. Blessed [is His] Name, Whose glorious kingdom is forever and ever.
Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, used under Creative Commons.
Yaacov, native Jerusalemite
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