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Book Five / Psalms Chapter 130 | English NASB MP3

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Shacharit Service for Shabbat : Pesukei d’zimrah

For the Ten Days of Awe

A Song of Ascents 上行之诗

120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134,

Title: Humility and Confidence; Waiting for the morning Growing in grace

Stanza 1:

130:1 Out of the depths I have cried to You, O YHWH (יְהֹוָֽה).

130:2  *YAH Adonai (יָ֑הּ ֜אֲדֹנָ֗י), hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications.


130:3
If You, *YAH Adonai (יָ֑הּ ֜אֲדֹנָ֗י), should mark iniquities, O *YAH, who could stand?

130:4 But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared.


Stanza 2:

130:5 I wait for YHWH (יְהֹוָה), my soul waits, And in His Word I do hope.

130:6 My soul waits for *Adonai (לַאדֹנָ֑י) More than those who watch for the morning— Yes, more than those who watch for the morning.

130:7 Let Yisrael hope in EL YEHOVAH (יְהֹ֥וָה): for with ADONAI (יְהֹוָ֥ה) there is mercy, and with HIM is plenteous redemption. 丰盛的救恩

130:8 And He will redeem Yisrael from all his iniquities.  


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If this Tehillim is read with Yeshayahu Chapters 38 it will be felt that ChizKiYaHu's experience there recorded is perfectly reflected in this Song,
no doubt one of the "my songs" of Yeshayahu Chapters  38:20.

There might well be written over this Tehillim the words: "The writing of ChizKiYaHu Melekh Yehudah,
when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness" (Yeshayahu Chapters  38:9).

There are two stanzas of four verses each, and each of these is in two parts.

Waiting on the Adonai (1-4):

Earnest Supplication (1, 2); Joyful Consolation (3, 4).

Waiting for the Adonai (5-8).

Trustful Expectation (5, 6); Stirring Exhortation (7, 8).

In each of these stanzas the Divine name occurs four times. Yehovah (1), Adonai (2), Yah (3), Adonai (3). Yahweh (5), Adonai (6), Yahweh (7), Yahweh four times; Adonai three times; and Yah once.

HaShem in His manifoldness is the Redeemer and Forgiver of all who are penitent Pardon(1-4, 7, 8).

Pesukei d'zimrah (literally, verses of praise) is the opening section of the daily Jewish morning prayer service (Shacharit), consisting of scriptural readings from Psalms and other sources.
It is designed to prepare the individual for deeper prayer by instilling a mood of awe and gratitude, beginning with the blessing Baruch She'amar and concluding with Yishtabach.
Purpose:
Preparation for Prayer:
The primary purpose of Pesukei d'zimrah is to prepare the worshipper's state of mind for the more theological and personal requests made in the subsequent prayers like the Shema and the Amidah.
Cultivating Praise:
It establishes an attitude of gratitude and awe for HaShem by praising the Almighty through eloquent scriptural verses.
Fulfilling a Jewish Principle: The practice is rooted in the Talmudic teaching that one should first praise HaShem before praying for their own needs.
Content Main Component:
The core of Pesukei d'zimrah is drawn from the end of the Book of Psalms.
Other Sources:
The collection also includes other poetic biblical verses from texts such as the songs of the Jews at the crossing of the Red Sea.
Structure:
The entire section is framed by two specific blessings:
Baruch She'amar (Blessed is He Who spoke) at the beginning and Yishtabach (May He be praised) at the end.
Key Elements Baruch She'amar:
This introductory blessing is recited before commencing the verses of praise.
Yishtabach:
This concluding blessing brings the section to a close, signifying the completion of the praise-filled verses.
No Interruption:
Once Baruch She'amar has been recited, the Pesukei d'zimrah section is considered a single unit and ideally should not be interrupted with speech until the end of Yishtabach

Literally, "of ascents." Perhaps chanted by the people as they went up to Yerushalayim to the feasts. See, for example (Tehillim 112:1); (Tehillim 112:2).

Colossians 3:5 – 11

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