Quotation_auto_tanakh על דברים 4:39

It is [incumbent] upon us to praise the L·rd of all. To bestow Greatness to the Molder of creation, for He did not make us as the nations of the lands, & he did not establish us like the families of the earth, for He did not assign our portion as theirs, & our lot like all the multitudes - for they bow to vanity & emptiness & pray to a god that saves not. And we bow before the King, the King of all Kings, the Holy One, Blessed be He, Who spreads out the heavens & creates the foundation of the earth. And the seat of His precious abode is in Heaven above & the divine presence of his power, is in the highest heights. He is our G·d, & there is no other. Our G·d is true, & no other is beside Him. Like it is written in the Torah - "And you shall know today, & you shall take it to heart, that it is the L·rd (Hash·m), Who is G·d in the heavens above & upon the earth below. There is no other.”

It is [incumbent] upon us to praise the L·rd of all. To bestow Greatness to the Molder of creation, for He did not make us as the nations of the lands, & he did not establish us like the families of the earth, for He did not assign our portion as theirs, & our lot like all the multitudes - for they bow to vanity & emptiness & pray to a god that saves not. And we bow before the King, the King of all Kings, the Holy One, Blessed be He, Who spreads out the heavens & creates the foundation of the earth. And the seat of His precious abode is in Heaven above & the divine presence of his power, is in the highest heights. He is our G·d, & there is no other. Our G·d is true, & no other is beside Him. Like it is written in the Torah - "And you shall know today, & you shall take it to heart, that it is the L·rd (Hash·m), Who is G·d in the heavens above & upon the earth below. There is no other.”

It is [incumbent] upon us to praise the L·rd of all. To bestow Greatness to the Molder of creation, for He did not make us as the nations of the lands, & he did not establish us like the families of the earth, for He did not assign our portion as theirs, & our lot like all the multitudes - for they bow to vanity & emptiness & pray to a god that saves not. And we bow before the King, the King of all Kings, the Holy One, Blessed be He, Who spreads out the heavens & creates the foundation of the earth. And the seat of His precious abode is in Heaven above & the divine presence of his power, is in the highest heights. He is our G·d, & there is no other. Our G·d is true, & no other is beside Him. Like it is written in the Torah - "And you shall know today, & you shall take it to heart, that it is the L·rd (Hash·m), Who is G·d in the heavens above & upon the earth below. There is no other.”

Blessed are You, G·d, Our L·rd, King of the Universe who forms light and creates darkness. Who makes peace and creates everything. He Who illuminates the earth and those who dwell upon it – with compassion, and with His goodness He renews daily the work of creation. How great are your deeds Oh, G·d – all of them You have done with wisdom – the world is full of Your possessions. The lofty King, alone from before [time]. The Praiseworthy One, and the Glorified and the Exalted – from the days of the [beginning of] world. G·d of the world with Your abundant mercy have mercy upon us. Master of our power, the Rock of our Refuge, the Shield of our salvation, Refuge for us, Blessed G·d, Great in knowledge, Who prepared and Made the Lights of Sun. Good One, You created it for the honor of Your Name. Luminaries were placed around His Might. In the corners are the Holy hosts, that glorify the Almighty. At all times they tell of the Honor of G·d and His Holiness. You are Blessed, L·rd, our G·d in the Heavens above and upon the land below it. Upon all the praise of Your handiwork and the luminaries of light – that You formed – they will glorify You forever.

He illuminates the earth [and provides light] for those who dwell on it with compassion;⁴God causes light to appear in stages, gradually. This is an act of great compassion for if He made it appear all at once, we would be overwhelmed and blinded by its brightness.— Avudraham and in His goodness renews every day, continually,⁵God is not a far-off observer of a mechanism which He created and ignores, but a Living Ruler, Who guides the universe and continually maintains it. the work of creation. How many are Your works, Adonoy; You made them all with wisdom, the earth is full of Your possessions.⁶Lit., Your acquisitions: See Genesis 14:22. The King Who alone is exalted from then,⁷I.e., before Creation, See p. 9: God was King before all creatures were created. Who is praised and glorified and uplifted, from the beginning of time.⁸I.e., after Creation. Ever since Creation, God has been praised and glorified by His creatures. Eternal God, in Your abundant mercy, have compassion on us, Master, Who is our strength, Rock, Who is our stronghold Shield, of our deliverance, [Be] a stronghold for us. The blessed Almighty, great in knowledge, prepared and made the rays of the sun. [The] Good [One] created [everything] for the glory of His Name:⁹See Isaiah 43:7: “All that is called by My Name, I have created for My glory.”—Avudraham the luminaries He set around His strength (His throne). The chiefs of His hosts are holy beings,¹⁰“Holy beings” are angels. In Hebrew, the word for angels means messenger, and includes all the instruments of Divine purpose, whether in human form, or in the forces of nature.—Kuzari the exalters of Shadai¹¹A name of God (Genesis 17:1; 35:11; 43:14, etc.) which refers to His setting boundaries and limits throughout creation. continually recount the glory of the Almighty and His holiness. Be Blessed, Adonoy, our God, in the heavens above and on earth below for the excellent works of Your hands,¹²The Heavenly throne is thus conceived of as surrounded by angels and all the adoring heavenly bodies.—See Isaiah 6:12 and for the light-giving luminaries which You formed; they will glorify You forever.¹³Those of His creatures capable of praising Him do so. The rest are evidence of His astonishing wisdom and arouse the others to praise Him.

It is our obligation to praise the Master of all, to ascribe greatness to the Creator of the [world in the] beginning: that He has not made us like the nations of the lands, and has not positioned us like the families of the earth; that He has not assigned our portion like theirs, nor our lot like that of all their multitudes. For they prostrate themselves to vanity and nothingness, and pray to a god that cannot deliver. But we bow, prostrate ourselves, and offer thanks before the Supreme King of Kings, the Holy One blessed is He, Who spreads the heavens, and establishes the earth, and the seat of His glory is in heaven above, and the abode of His invincible might is in the loftiest heights. He is our God, there is nothing else. Our King is true, all else is insignificant, as it is written in His Torah: “And You shall know this day and take into Your heart that Adonoy is God in the heavens above and upon the earth below; there is nothing else.”

It is our obligation to praise the Master of all, to ascribe greatness to the Creator of the [world in the] beginning: that He has not made us like the nations of the lands, and has not positioned us like the families of the earth; that He has not assigned our portion like theirs, nor our lot like that of all their multitudes. For they prostrate themselves to vanity and nothingness, and pray to a god that cannot deliver. But we bow, prostrate ourselves, and offer thanks before the Supreme King of kings, the Holy One blessed is He, Who spreads the heavens, and establishes the earth, and the Seat of His glory is in heaven above, and the abode of His invincible might is in the loftiest heights. He is our God, there is nothing else. Our King is true, all else is insignificant, as it is written in His Torah: “And you shall know this day and take into your heart that Adonoy is God in the heavens above and upon the earth below; there is nothing else.”

It is our obligation to praise the Master of all, to ascribe greatness to the Creator of the [world in the] beginning: that He has not made us like the nations of the lands, and has not positioned us like the families of the earth; that He has not assigned our portion like theirs, nor our lot like that of all their multitudes. For they prostrate themselves to vanity and nothingness, and pray to a god that cannot deliver. But we bow, prostrate ourselves, and offer thanks before the Supreme King of Kings, the Holy One blessed is He, Who spreads the heavens, and establishes the earth, and the seat of His glory is in heaven above, and the abode of His invincible might is in the loftiest heights. He is our God, there is nothing else. Our King is true, all else is insignificant, as it is written in His Torah: “And You shall know this day and take into Your heart that Adonoy is God in the heavens above and upon the earth below; there is nothing else.”

The congregation responds and the Chazzan repeats: Blessed is Adonoy, Who is blessed forever and ever.

It is our obligation to praise the Master of all, to ascribe greatness to the Creator of the [world in the] beginning: that He has not made us like the nations of the lands, and has not positioned us like the families of the earth; that He has not assigned our portion like theirs, nor our lot like that of all their multitudes. For they prostrate themselves to vanity and nothingness, and pray to a god that cannot deliver. But we bow, prostrate ourselves, and offer thanks before the Supreme King of kings, the Holy One blessed is He, Who spreads the heavens, and establishes the earth, and the Seat of His glory is in heaven above, and the abode of His invincible might is in the loftiest heights. He is our God, there is nothing else. Our King is true, all else is insignificant, as it is written in His Torah: “And you shall know this day and take into your heart that Adonoy is God in the heavens above and upon the earth below; there is nothing else.”