Blessings and thanksgiving: prayers in Judaism

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Each text below comes from the edition named under it and was checked twice, independently, before it appeared. Neither check was a person. Where the two disagreed by even one character, the text is not shown here. That is a claim about wording only: these are not selected or endorsed for any particular situation, and nobody credentialed in the tradition has signed them. Older spelling is kept as the edition prints it. The full record, including the texts we held back because the two transcriptions disagreed, is at the verification record.

The Priestly Blessing (JPS 1917)

The three-verse blessing of Numbers 6:24-26, pronounced by kohanim in the synagogue service and used by parents to bless children on Sabbath eve and at weddings and other life-cycle moments. Its synagogue recitation is restricted to those of priestly descent; its domestic use is not.

English · The Holy Scriptures According to the Masoretic Text (JPS), 1917Read twice, independently

The LORD bless thee, and keep thee;

The LORD make His face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee;

The LORD lift up His countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

Jewish Publication Society of America, 1917. Published 1917, before 1929, US public domain. Source

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Hebrew · Tanach with Nikkud, a digital edition of the Leningrad Codex, 2026Checked against a second encoding

יְבָרֶכְךָ יְהוָה וְיִשְׁמְרֶךָ׃

יָאֵר יְהוָה פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ וִיחֻנֶּךָּ׃

יִשָּׂא יְהוָה פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ וְיָשֵׂם לְךָ שָׁלוֹם׃

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The Priestly Blessing (Singer 1904)

The three-verse blessing of Numbers 6:24-26, pronounced by kohanim in the synagogue service and used by parents to bless children on Sabbath eve and at weddings and other life-cycle moments. Its synagogue recitation is restricted to those of priestly descent; its domestic use is not.

English · The Authorised Daily Prayer Book, with a New Translation, seventh edition, 1904Read twice, independently

Our God and God of our fathers, bless us with the three-fold blessing of thy Law written by the hand of Moses thy servant, which was spoken by Aaron and his sons, the priests, thy holy people, as it is said, The Lord bless thee, and keep thee : the Lord make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee : the Lord turn his face unto thee, and give thee peace.

Simeon Singer. Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1904. Seventh edition, published 1904, before 1929, US public domain. The work first appeared in 1890 and the translator died in 1906, so it is also clear in life-plus-70 jurisdictions. Source

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Psalm 100 (JPS 1917)

A Psalm of thanksgiving, five verses long. It is part of the weekday morning service, where it recalls the thanksgiving offering.

English · The Holy Scriptures According to the Masoretic Text (JPS), 1917Checked against a second digitisation

A Psalm of thanksgiving.

Shout unto the LORD, all the earth.

Serve the LORD with gladness;

Come before His presence with singing.

Know ye that the LORD He is God;

It is He that hath made us, and we are His,

His people, and the flock of His pasture.

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,

And into His courts with praise;

Give thanks unto Him, and bless His name.

For the LORD is good; His mercy endureth for ever;

And His faithfulness unto all generations.

Jewish Publication Society of America, 1917. Published 1917, before 1929, US public domain. Retrieved and verified 2026-09-17. Source

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Hebrew · Tanach with Nikkud, a digital edition of the Leningrad Codex, 2026Checked against a second encoding

מִזְמוֹר לְתוֹדָה הָרִיעוּ לַיהוָה כָּל־הָאָרֶץ׃

עִבְדוּ אֶת־יְהוָה בְּשִׂמְחָה בֹּאוּ לְפָנָיו בִּרְנָנָה׃

דְּעוּ כִּי־יְהוָה הוּא אֱלֹהִים הוּא־עָשָׂנוּ ולא [וְלוֹ] אֲנַחְנוּ עַמּוֹ וְצֹאן מַרְעִיתוֹ׃

בֹּאוּ שְׁעָרָיו בְּתוֹדָה חֲצֵרֹתָיו בִּתְהִלָּה הוֹדוּ־לוֹ בָּרֲכוּ שְׁמוֹ׃

כִּי־טוֹב יְהֹוָה לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ וְעַד־דֹּר וָדֹר אֱמוּנָתוֹ׃

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Psalm 103 (JPS 1917)

Bless the LORD, O my soul: a psalm of thanks for forgiveness and healing, which sets human frailty, days like grass, against a mercy that does not end.

English · The Holy Scriptures According to the Masoretic Text (JPS), 1917Checked against a second digitisation

[A Psalm] of David.

Bless the LORD, O my soul;

And all that is within me, bless His holy name.

Bless the LORD, O my soul,

And forget not all His benefits;

Who forgiveth all thine iniquity;

Who healeth all Thy diseases;

Who redeemeth Thy life from the pit;

Who encompasseth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

Who satisfieth thine old age with good things;

So that Thy youth is renewed like the eagle.

The LORD executeth righteousness,

And acts of justice for all that are oppressed.

He made known His ways unto Moses,

His doings unto the children of Israel.

The LORD is full of compassion and gracious,

Slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

He will not always contend;

Neither will He keep His anger for ever.

He hath not dealt with us after our sins,

Nor requited us according to our iniquities.

For as the heaven is high above the earth,

So great is His mercy toward them that fear Him.

As far as the east is from the west,

So far hath He removed our transgressions from us.

Like as a father hath compassion upon his children,

So hath the LORD compassion upon them that fear Him. For He knoweth our frame;

He remembereth that we are dust.

As for man, his days are as grass;

As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone;

And the place thereof knoweth it no more.

But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear Him,

And His righteousness unto children's children;

To such as keep His covenant,

And to those that remember His precepts to do them.

The LORD hath established His throne in the heavens;

And His kingdom ruleth over all.

Bless the LORD, ye angels of His,

Ye mighty in strength, that fulfil His word,

Hearkening unto the voice of His word.

Bless the LORD, all ye His hosts;

Ye ministers of His, that do His pleasure.

Bless the LORD, all ye His works,

In all places of His dominion;

Bless the LORD, O my soul.

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Hebrew · Tanach with Nikkud, a digital edition of the Leningrad Codex, 2026Checked against a second encoding

לְדָוִד בָּרֲכִי נַפְשִׁי אֶת־יְהוָה וְכָל־קְרָבַי אֶת־שֵׁם קָדְשׁוֹ׃

בָּרֲכִי נַפְשִׁי אֶת־יְהוָה וְאַל־תִּשְׁכְּחִי כָּל־גְּמוּלָיו׃

הַסֹּלֵחַ לְכָל־עֲוֺנֵכִי הָרֹפֵא לְכָל־תַּחֲלֻאָיְכִי׃

הַגּוֹאֵל מִשַּׁחַת חַיָּיְכִי הַמְעַטְּרֵכִי חֶסֶד וְרַחֲמִים׃

הַמַּשְׂבִּיַע בַּטּוֹב עֶדְיֵךְ תִּתְחַדֵּשׁ כַּנֶּשֶׁר נְעוּרָיְכִי׃

עֹשֵׂה צְדָקוֹת יְהוָה וּמִשְׁפָּטִים לְכָל־עֲשׁוּקִים׃

יוֹדִיעַ דְּרָכָיו לְמֹשֶׁה לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עֲלִילוֹתָיו׃

רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן יְהוָה אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם וְרַב־חָסֶד׃

לֹא־לָנֶצַח יָרִיב וְלֹא לְעוֹלָם יִטּוֹר׃

לֹא כַחֲטָאֵינוּ עָשָׂה לָנוּ וְלֹא כַעֲוֺנֹתֵינוּ גָּמַל עָלֵינוּ׃

כִּי כִגְבֹהַּ שָׁמַיִם עַל־הָאָרֶץ גָּבַר חַסְדּוֹ עַל־יְרֵאָיו׃

כִּרְחֹק מִזְרָח מִמַּעֲרָב הִרְחִיק מִמֶּנּוּ אֶת־פְּשָׁעֵינוּ׃

כְּרַחֵם אָב עַל־בָּנִים רִחַם יְהוָה עַל־יְרֵאָיו׃

כִּי־הוּא יָדַע יִצְרֵנוּ זָכוּר כִּי־עָפָר אֲנָחְנוּ׃

אֱנוֹשׁ כֶּחָצִיר יָמָיו כְּצִיץ הַשָּׂדֶה כֵּן יָצִיץ׃

כִּי רוּחַ עָבְרָה־בּוֹ וְאֵינֶנּוּ וְלֹא־יַכִּירֶנּוּ עוֹד מְקוֹמוֹ׃

וְחֶסֶד יְהוָה מֵעוֹלָם וְעַד־עוֹלָם עַל־יְרֵאָיו וְצִדְקָתוֹ לִבְנֵי בָנִים׃

לְשֹׁמְרֵי בְרִיתוֹ וּלְזֹכְרֵי פִקֻּדָיו לַעֲשׂוֹתָם׃

יְהוָה בַּשָּׁמַיִם הֵכִין כִּסְאוֹ וּמַלְכוּתוֹ בַּכֹּל מָשָׁלָה׃

בָּרֲכוּ יְהוָה מַלְאָכָיו גִּבֹּרֵי כֹחַ עֹשֵׂי דְבָרוֹ לִשְׁמֹעַ בְּקוֹל דְּבָרוֹ׃

בָּרֲכוּ יְהוָה כָּל־צְבָאָיו מְשָׁרְתָיו עֹשֵׂי רְצוֹנוֹ׃

בָּרֲכוּ יְהוָה כָּל־מַעֲשָׂיו בְּכָל־מְקֹמוֹת מֶמְשַׁלְתּוֹ בָּרֲכִי נַפְשִׁי אֶת־יְהוָה׃

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Psalm 113 (JPS 1917)

The first psalm of Hallel, sung on festivals and at the Passover table. It ends with the childless woman made a joyful mother of children, which is why it is turned to by those hoping for a child.

English · The Holy Scriptures According to the Masoretic Text (JPS), 1917Checked against a second digitisation

Hallelujah.

Praise, O ye servants of the LORD,

Praise the name of the LORD.

Blessed be the name of the LORD

From this time forth and for ever.

From the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof

The LORD'S name is to be praised.

The LORD is high above all nations,

His glory is above the heavens.

Who is like unto the LORD our God,

That is enthroned on high,

That looketh down low

Upon heaven and upon the earth?

Who raiseth up the poor out of the dust,

And lifteth up the needy out of the dunghill;

That He may set him with princes,

Even with the princes of His people.

Who maketh the barren woman to dwell in her house

As a joyful mother of children.

Hallelujah.

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Hebrew · Tanach with Nikkud, a digital edition of the Leningrad Codex, 2026Checked against a second encoding

הַלְלוּ יָהּ הַלְלוּ עַבְדֵי יְהוָה הַלְלוּ אֶת־שֵׁם יְהוָה׃

יְהִי שֵׁם יְהוָה מְבֹרָךְ מֵעַתָּה וְעַד־עוֹלָם׃

מִמִּזְרַח־שֶׁמֶשׁ עַד־מְבוֹאוֹ מְהֻלָּל שֵׁם יְהוָה׃

רָם עַל־כָּל־גּוֹיִם יְהוָה עַל הַשָּׁמַיִם כְּבוֹדוֹ׃

מִי כַּיהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ הַמַּגְבִּיהִי לָשָׁבֶת׃

הַמַּשְׁפִּילִי לִרְאוֹת בַּשָּׁמַיִם וּבָאָרֶץ׃

מְקִימִי מֵעָפָר דָּל מֵאַשְׁפֹּת יָרִים אֶבְיוֹן׃

לְהוֹשִׁיבִי עִם־נְדִיבִים עִם נְדִיבֵי עַמּוֹ׃

מוֹשִׁיבִי עֲקֶרֶת הַבַּיִת אֵם־הַבָּנִים שְׂמֵחָה הַלְלוּ־יָהּ׃

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Psalm 126 (JPS 1917)

A Song of Ascents about return and about sowing in tears and reaping in joy. It is sung before the Grace after Meals on Sabbaths and festivals.

English · The Holy Scriptures According to the Masoretic Text (JPS), 1917Checked against a second digitisation

A Song of Ascents.

When the LORD brought back those that returned to Zion,

We were like unto them that dream.

Then was our mouth filled with laughter,

And our tongue with singing;

Then said they among the nations:

'The LORD hath done great things with these.'

The LORD hath done great things with us;

We are rejoiced.

Turn our captivity, O LORD,

As the streams in the dry land.

They that sow in tears

Shall reap in joy.

Though he goeth on his way weeping that beareth the measure of seed,

He shall come home with joy, bearing his sheaves.

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Hebrew · Tanach with Nikkud, a digital edition of the Leningrad Codex, 2026Checked against a second encoding

שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת בְּשׁוּב יְהוָה אֶת־שִׁיבַת צִיּוֹן הָיִינוּ כְּחֹלְמִים׃

אָז יִמָּלֵא שְׂחוֹק פִּינוּ וּלְשׁוֹנֵנוּ רִנָּה אָז יֹאמְרוּ בַגּוֹיִם הִגְדִּיל יְהוָה לַעֲשׂוֹת עִם־אֵלֶּה׃

הִגְדִּיל יְהוָה לַעֲשׂוֹת עִמָּנוּ הָיִינוּ שְׂמֵחִים׃

שׁוּבָה יְהוָה אֶת־שבותנו [שְׁבִיתֵנוּ] כַּאֲפִיקִים בַּנֶּגֶב׃

הַזֹּרְעִים בְּדִמְעָה בְּרִנָּה יִקְצֹרוּ׃

הָלוֹךְ יֵלֵךְ וּבָכֹה נֹשֵׂא מֶשֶׁךְ־הַזָּרַע בֹּא־יָבוֹא בְרִנָּה נֹשֵׂא אֲלֻמֹּתָיו׃

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Psalm 150 (JPS 1917)

The last psalm, a call for everything that has breath to praise. It closes the psalms of praise in the daily morning service.

English · The Holy Scriptures According to the Masoretic Text (JPS), 1917Checked against a second digitisation

Hallelujah.

Praise God in His sanctuary;

Praise Him in the firmament of His power.

Praise Him for His mighty acts;

Praise Him according to His abundant greatness.

Praise Him with the blast of the horn;

Praise Him with the psaltery and harp.

Praise Him with the timbrel and dance;

Praise Him with stringed instruments and the pipe.

Praise Him with the loud-sounding cymbals;

Praise Him with the clanging cymbals.

Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD.

Hallelujah.

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Hebrew · Tanach with Nikkud, a digital edition of the Leningrad Codex, 2026Checked against a second encoding

הַלְלוּ יָהּ הַלְלוּ־אֵל בְּקָדְשׁוֹ הַלְלוּהוּ בִּרְקִיעַ עֻזּוֹ׃

הַלְלוּהוּ בִגְבוּרֹתָיו הַלְלוּהוּ כְּרֹב גֻּדְלוֹ׃

הַלְלוּהוּ בְּתֵקַע שׁוֹפָר הַלְלוּהוּ בְּנֵבֶל וְכִנּוֹר׃

הַלְלוּהוּ בְתֹף וּמָחוֹל הַלְלוּהוּ בְּמִנִּים וְעוּגָב׃

הַלְלוּהוּ בְצִלְצְלֵי־שָׁמַע הַלְלוּהוּ בְּצִלְצְלֵי תְרוּעָה׃

כֹּל הַנְּשָׁמָה תְּהַלֵּל יָהּ הַלְלוּ־יָהּ׃

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Psalm 67 (JPS 1917)

A short psalm asking God to be gracious and bless, so that all peoples give thanks. It is said at the close of the Sabbath, and in many communities during the counting of the Omer.

English · The Holy Scriptures According to the Masoretic Text (JPS), 1917Checked against a second digitisation

For the Leader; with string-music. A Psalm, a Song.

God be gracious unto us, and bless us;

May He cause His face to shine toward us; Selah

That Thy way may be known upon earth,

Thy salvation among all nations.

Let the peoples give thanks unto Thee, O God;

Let the peoples give thanks unto Thee, all of them.

O let the nations be glad and sing for joy;

For Thou wilt judge the peoples with equity,

And lead the nations upon earth. Selah

Let the peoples give thanks unto Thee, O God;

Let the peoples give thanks unto Thee, all of them.

The earth hath yielded her increase;

May God, our own God, bless us.

May God bless us;

And let all the ends of the earth fear Him.

Jewish Publication Society of America, 1917. Published 1917, before 1929, US public domain. Retrieved and verified 2026-09-17. Source

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Hebrew · Tanach with Nikkud, a digital edition of the Leningrad Codex, 2026Checked against a second encoding

לַמְנַצֵּח בִּנְגִינֹת מִזְמוֹר שִׁיר׃

אֱלֹהִים יְחָנֵּנוּ וִיבָרְכֵנוּ יָאֵר פָּנָיו אִתָּנוּ סֶלָה׃

לָדַעַת בָּאָרֶץ דַּרְכֶּךָ בְּכָל־גּוֹיִם יְשׁוּעָתֶךָ׃

יוֹדוּךָ עַמִּים אֱלֹהִים יוֹדוּךָ עַמִּים כֻּלָּם׃

יִשְׂמְחוּ וִירַנְּנוּ לְאֻמִּים כִּי־תִשְׁפֹּט עַמִּים מִישׁוֹר וּלְאֻמִּים בָּאָרֶץ תַּנְחֵם סֶלָה׃

יוֹדוּךָ עַמִּים אֱלֹהִים יוֹדוּךָ עַמִּים כֻּלָּם׃

אֶרֶץ נָתְנָה יְבוּלָהּ יְבָרְכֵנוּ אֱלֹהִים אֱלֹהֵינוּ׃

יְבָרְכֵנוּ אֱלֹהִים וְיִירְאוּ אֹתוֹ כָּל־אַפְסֵי־אָרֶץ׃

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The Traveller's Prayer (Singer 1904)

The Traveller's Prayer (Singer 1904), as it appears in the edition cited below.

English · The Authorised Daily Prayer Book, with a New Translation, seventh edition, 1904Read twice, independently

May it be thy will, O Lord our God and God of our fathers, to conduct us in peace, to direct our steps in peace, to uphold us in peace, and to lead us in life, joy and peace unto the haven of our desire. O deliver us from every enemy, ambush and hurt by the way, and from all afflictions that visit and trouble the world. Send a blessing upon the work of our hands. Let us obtain grace, lovingkindness and mercy in thine eyes and in the eyes of all who behold us. Hearken to the voice of our supplications; for thou art a God who hearkenest unto prayer and supplication. Blessed art thou, O Lord, who hearkenest unto prayer.

And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is the camp of God : and he called the name of that place Mahanaim (a double camp). Behold, I send an angel before thee, to keep thee by the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. The Lord bless thee, and keep thee : the Lord make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee : the Lord turn his face unto thee, and give thee peace.

Simeon Singer. Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1904. Seventh edition, published 1904, before 1929, US public domain. The work first appeared in 1890 and the translator died in 1906, so it is also clear in life-plus-70 jurisdictions. Source

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