Siddur Part 16 Qiryath Shema` Shele`Arbith

Blessings before Evening Shema`:
Appreciated! You are the Sacred One our God, Ruler of all existence,
by Whose word evenings come,
opening gates with wisdom,
altering periods with understanding,
changing the seasons,
ordering the stars in the constellations in the sky
according to the highest will.
rolling light away from darkness, and darkness away from light,
causing day to pass and bringing night,
separating between day and night:
Named ‘The Sacred One of Hosts’; the Sanctified One of Yisrael.
Appreciated! You are the Sacred One,
the One who brings the evenings.

With eternal love You have loved Your people Yisrael,
You have taught us Tora and instructions, statutes and ordinances.
Therefore Sacred One our God, in our lying down and in our rising,
we will discuss the statutes of Your will,
and we will be happy and rejoice
in the words of Your Tora, for all eternity,
for they are our life and the length of our days,
and we will meditate in them by day and night.
and may Your love never turn away from us for all eternity,
for it is a crown for our head.
Appreciated! You are the Sacred One,
loving the people Yisrael forever.

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...True belief, all this is established for us,
that the Sacred One is our God and we are Yisrael God’s people.
our true ruler, who there is nothing besides,
the One who redeems us from the power of kings,
Who delivers us from the hand of cruel tyrants,
the God who exacts vengeance for us from our oppressors,
and Who brings just retribution upon all enemies of our soul,
Who set our soul in life and did not allow our foot to falter,
Who led us upon the heights of our enemies,
and raised our pride above all who hate us.
The One who wrought for us vengeance upon Pharaoh,
signs and wonders on the land of the offspring of Ham,
Who struck with its anger all the firstborn of Misrayim
and brought Yisrael from their midst to eternal freedom.
The one who brought Its children
through the splitting of the Reed Sea,
and caused their pursuers and enemies to sink into the depths.
The children perceived God’s power,
and they gave thanks and praised the idea of God;
and they willingly accepted its reign upon themselves,
and they all answered with great joy and said unanimously:
“Who is similar to You, Sacred One, among authorities;
who is similar to You, majestic in the place of sanctity,
an awesome object of praises, acting wonderfully?
The Sacred One will reign forever and ever!
And it is said, “Our liberator is named 'the Sacred One of hosts,'
the Sanctified One of Yisrael.” (Yesha`ya 47:4)
Appreciated! You are the Sacred One, liberating Yisrael!

Lay us down to sleep in peace, Sacred One our God,
and stand us up to life and to peace, our Ruler,
and spread the shelter of Your peace over us,
and set good counsel for us from before You.
And be a protector for us and watch us,
and rescue us from every bad plague and terror of the night,
and break apart negativity from before us and from behind us.
And safeguard our coming and our going,
for You are our protector and our rescuer.
and shelter us in the shadow of Your wings,
as it is said, “Behold, the Guardian of Yisrael
neither slumbers nor sleeps”. (Tehillim 121:4)
Appreciated! Protecting the people Yisrael forever.

“The Sacred One is appreciated forever,
Amen, and Amen!” (Tehillim 89:53)
The Sacred One will reign forever, Amen and Amen.
“Then all the people saw and they fell on their faces;
and they said, The Sacred One is God!
The Sacred One is God”! ( I Malakhim 18:39)
The idea of Whom is glorious and appreciated for all eternity;
“May the entire land be filled
with the glory of the Sacred One”! (Bemidbar 14:21)
The Sacred One is appreciated by day,
the Sacred One is appreciated by night,
the Sacred One is appreciated by morning,
the Sacred One is appreciated by evening,
the Sacred One is appreciated when we lie down,
the Sacred One is appreciated when we rise.
The God in whose “hand” are the souls of the living and the lifeless.
“In Whose “hand” is the soul of all living,
and the spirit of every human being”. (Iyov 12:10)
“Into Your “hand” I entrust my spirit;
You redeemed me, Sacred One, God of truth”. (Tehillim 31:6)
May our eyes see and our hearts rejoice
and our souls exult in Your salvation,
When Siyon is told, “Your God has reigned!”
The Sacred One reigns, (Tehillim 10:16)
the Sacred One has reigned, (Tehillim 93:1)
the Sacred One will reign for all eternity. (Exodus 15:18)
Appreciated! You are the Sacred One, the One who reigns in glory,
living and enduring, and will constantly reign for all eternity!
Amen!

This is the longer version of this blessing,
containing extra verses said by some people.
“The Sacred One is appreciated forever,
Amen, and Amen!” (Tehillim 89:53)
The Sacred One will reign forever, Amen and Amen.
“Then all the people saw and they fell on their faces;
and they said, The Sacred One is God!
The Sacred One is God”! (I Malakhim 18:39)
“Save us, Sacred One our God, and gather us from the nations,
To give thanks to the sacred idea of You,
and to triumph in Your praise”. (Tehillim 106:47)
“For the Sacred One will not forsake its people
for the sake of the great idea of God,
because it has pleased the Sacred One
to make you Its people”. (I Shemuel 12:22)
And saviors will ascend Mount Siyon to judge the Mount of Esau;
and to the Sacred One will be the kingdom. (Ovadya 1:21)
And the Sacred One will be Ruler over all the earth;
on that day the Sacred One will be one,
and the idea of God will be one.
Our God, Who is in heaven,
establish the idea of You and rule over us forever.
In Your “hand” is the soul of the living and the soul of the dead.
“In Whose “hand” is the soul of all living,
and the spirit of every human being”. (Iyov 12:10)
“Into Your “hand” I entrust my spirit; You redeemed me,
Sacred One, God of truth”. (Tehillim 31:6)
“And we, Your people and the sheep of Your pasture,
will give thanks to You forever;
we will tell Your praise to all generations”. (Tehillim 79:13)
Save my soul, Sacred One, from lying lips,
and from a deceitful tongue. (Tehillim 120:2)
But Yisrael is saved through the Sacred One
with an everlasting salvation;
you will not be ashamed nor humiliated
through all eternity. (Yesha`ya 45:17)
“The Sacred One our God will be with us, as with our ancestors;
never to leave us, nor forsake us.
That our hearts may be inclined to God,
to walk in all God’s ways,
and to keep the instructions, and statutes, and judgments,
which were instructed to our ancestors”. (I Melakhim 8:57-58)
“Let every thing that breathes
praise the Sacred One! Halleluyah”! (Tehillim 150:6)
The Sacred One is appreciated by day,
the Sacred One is appreciated by night,
the Sacred One is appreciated by morning,
the Sacred One is appreciated by evening,
the Sacred One is appreciated when we lie down,
the Sacred One is appreciated when we rise.
We will extoll You always, forever; and discuss Your faithfullness.
Appreciated! You are the Sacred One, the One who reigns in glory,
living and enduring, and will constantly reign for all eternity!
Amen.

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