בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' אֱלֹקֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְּ֒שָֽׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ לַעֲסֹק בְּדִבְרֵי תוֹרָה: וְהַעֲרֶב נָא ה' אֱלֹקֵֽינוּ אֶת־דִּבְרֵי תוֹרָתְךָ בְּפִֽינוּ וּבְפִי עַמְּךָ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל. וְנִהְיֶה אֲנַֽחְנוּ וְצֶאֱצָאֵֽינוּ וְצֶאֱצָאֵי עַמְּךָ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל כֻּלָּֽנוּ יוֹדְעֵי שְׁמֶֽךָ וְלוֹמְדֵי תוֹרָתֶֽךָ. (י"א תוֹרָתְךָ) לִשְׁמָהּ. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' הַמְלַמֵּד תּוֹרָה לְעַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' אֱלֹקֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר בָּֽחַר בָּֽנוּ מִכָּל הָעַמִּים וְנָֽתַן לָֽנוּ אֶת־תּוֹרָתוֹ: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' נוֹתֵן הַתּוֹרָה:
Blessed are You [!!!!], Divine power, sovereign of the cosmos, who sanctifies us through practice, enjoining us to steep ourselves in words of Torah.
Please, God/!!!!, make the words of your Torah pleasant in our mouths and in the mouths of your people Israel; and may we and our descendants and the descendants of our descendants and the descendants of your people the House of Israel all know your name and be students of your Torah for her own sake. Blessed are You [!!!!], Divinity, who teaches Torah to your people, Israel.
This blessing is taken directly from the text in Talmud Brachot 60b, where it immediately precedes the instructions for morning blessings upon waking; see source #7 for the full passage:
בָּרוּךְ [אַתָּה ה', אֱלֹקֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם] הַמַּפִּיל חֶבְלֵי שֵׁנָה עַל עֵינַי, וּתְנוּמָה עַל עַפְעַפַּי, וּמֵאִיר לְאִישׁוֹן בַּת עָיִן.
יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיךָ ה' אֱלֹקַי וֵאלֹקֵי אֲבוֹתַי, שֶׁתַּשְׁכִּיבֵנִי לְשָׁלוֹם, וְתַעֲמִידֵנִי לְחַיִּים טוֹבִים וּלְשָׁלוֹם,
וְתֵן חֶלְקִי בְּתוֹרָתֶךָ, וְתַרְגִּילֵנִי לִדְבַר מִצְוָה, וְאַל תַּרְגִּילֵנִי לִדְבַר עֲבֵרָה, וְאַל תְּבִיאֵנִי לִידֵי חֵטְא, וְלֹא לִידֵי נִסָּיוֹן, וְלֹא לִידֵי בִזָּיוֹן,
וְיִשְׁלֹט בִּי יֵצֶר הַטּוֹב, וְאַל יִשְׁלֹט בִּי יֵצֶר הָרָע, וְתַצִּילֵנִי מִיֵּצֶר הָרָע וּמֵחֳלָאִים רָעִים,
וְאַל יַבְהִילוּנִי חֲלוֹמוֹת רָעִים וְהִרְהוּרִים רָעִים,
וּתְהֵא מִטָּתִי שְׁלֵמָה לְפָנֶיךָ,
וְהָאֵר עֵינַי פֶּן אִישַׁן הַמָּוֶת.
בָּרוּךְ [אַתָּה ה'] הַמֵּאִיר לָעוֹלָם כֻּלּוֹ בִּכְבוֹדוֹ:
Blessed [are You, !!!!, our G·d, Sovereign of the Universe]
Who makes the bands of sleep fall upon my eyes and slumber upon my eyelids,
and illuminates the pupil of the eye.
May it be Your will, [!!!!] my God and God of my ancestors,
that you make me lie down in peace and grant me my portion in your Torah,
accustom me to mitzvot and do not accustom me to wrong-doing,
lead me not into error, nor into iniquity, nor into temptation or disgrace.
May the good inclination have dominion over me and may the evil inclination not have dominion over me.
Save me from the selfish urge and from serious diseases.
Let neither bad dreams nor troubling thoughts disturb me.
May my bed be flawless before you [ie with only appropriate expressions of sexuality].
Enlighten my eyes in the morning lest I sleep the sleep of death, [never to awaken].
Blessed [are You, !!!!], through whose glorious-presence is the whole cosmos lit.
One possible reason that the "active" bits of the blessing formula at the beginning and end are bracketed (so that one just says Baruch etc etc, not Baruch atah Adonai, etc etc) is that much of the same ground has been covered during this part of the Maariv evening service. Thus some might feel that while it's OK to repeat the same sentiments, if you've already said the evening prayer blessings, you shouldn't needlessly repeat God's Name - a very familiar rabbinic preoccupation.
It might also be that this "active" bit is taken out because some consider it inappropriate to formally address God while lying down or in a state of undress.
This is the relevant prayer from Maariv, said after the Shema and before the recitation of the Amidah. It is also included (with or without the "active" bits) in many versions of the bedtime liturgy:
(ב) הַשְׁכִּיבֵֽנוּ ה' אֱלֹקֵֽינוּ לְשָׁלוֹם וְהַעֲמִידֵֽנוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ לְחַיִּים.
וּפְרוֹשׂ עָלֵֽינוּ סֻכַּת שְׁלוֹמֶֽךָ וְתַקְּ֒נֵֽנוּ בְּעֵצָה טוֹבָה מִלְּ֒פָנֶֽיךָ וְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ לְמַֽעַן שְׁמֶֽךָ
וְהָגֵן בַּעֲדֵֽנוּ וְהָסֵר מֵעָלֵֽינוּ אוֹיֵב דֶּֽבֶר וְחֶֽרֶב וְרָעָב וְיָגוֹן
וְהָסֵר שָׂטָן מִלְּ֒פָנֵֽינוּ וּמֵאַחֲרֵֽינוּ וּבְצֵל כְּנָפֶֽיךָ תַּסְתִּירֵֽנוּ
כִּי אֵל שׁוֹמְ֒רֵֽנוּ וּמַצִּילֵֽנוּ אָֽתָּה כִּי אֵל מֶֽלֶךְ חַנּוּן וְרַחוּם אָֽתָּה
וּשְׁמוֹר צֵאתֵֽנוּ וּבוֹאֵֽנוּ לְחַיִּים וּלְשָׁלוֹם מֵעַתָּה וְעַד עוֹלָם:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' שׁוֹמֵר עַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל לָעַד:
Cause us to lie down, [!!!!] our God in peace; and raise us up again, our King, to life.
Spread over us the shelter of your peace, and direct us to better ourselves through your good counsel; and deliver us for your Name’s sake.
Shield us, and remove from us enemies, pestilence, sword, famine and sorrow. Remove the adversary from before us and from behind us, and shelter us in the shadow of your wings. For, Almighty, you are our protector and rescuer, for, Almighty, you are a Sovereign of grace and mercy. Guard our going out and our coming in for life and peace for now and forever.
Blessed are you, [!!!!], eternal guardian of !ts people, Israel.
Here's the passage from Brachot 60b, so you can see the text in its original context. Note the parallel structure of the prayer before sleep and the final section given here, the prayer after washing your face:
הַנִּכְנָס לִישַׁן עַל מִטָּתוֹ, אוֹמֵר מִ״שְּׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל״ עַד ״וְהָיָה אִם שָׁמוֹעַ״,
וְאוֹמֵר:
״בָּרוּךְ … הַמַּפִּיל חַבְלֵי שֵׁינָה עַל עֵינַי וּתְנוּמָה עַל עַפְעַפַּי, וּמֵאִיר לְאִישׁוֹן בַּת עָיִן. יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיךָ ה׳ אֱלֹקַי, שֶׁתַּשְׁכִּיבֵנִי לְשָׁלוֹם, וְתֵן חֶלְקִי בְּתוֹרָתֶךָ, וְתַרְגִּילֵנִי לִידֵי מִצְוָה, וְאַל תַּרְגִּילֵנִי לִידֵי עֲבֵירָה, וְאַל תְּבִיאֵנִי לִידֵי חֵטְא, וְלֹא לִידֵי עָוֹן, וְלֹא לִידֵי נִסָּיוֹן, וְלֹא לִידֵי בִזָּיוֹן. וְיִשְׁלוֹט בִּי יֵצֶר טוֹב, וְאַל יִשְׁלוֹט בִּי יֵצֶר הָרָע. וְתַצִּילֵנִי מִפֶּגַע רַע, וּמֵחֳלָאִים רָעִים. וְאַל יְבַהֲלוּנִי חֲלוֹמוֹת רָעִים וְהִרְהוּרִים רָעִים. וּתְהֵא מִטָּתִי שְׁלֵמָה לְפָנֶיךָ. וְהָאֵר עֵינַי פֶּן אִישַׁן הַמָּוֶת. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה׳ הַמֵּאִיר לָעוֹלָם כּוּלּוֹ בִּכְבוֹדוֹ״.
כִּי מִתְּעַר אוֹמֵר:
״אֱלֹהַי, נְשָׁמָה שֶׁנָּתַתָּ בִּי טְהוֹרָה. אַתָּה יְצַרְתָּהּ בִּי, אַתָּה נְפַחְתָּהּ בִּי, וְאַתָּה מְשַׁמְּרָהּ בְּקִרְבִּי, וְאַתָּה עָתִיד לִיטְּלָהּ מִמֶּנִּי וּלְהַחֲזִירָהּ בִּי לְעָתִיד לָבֹא. כׇּל זְמַן שֶׁהַנְּשָׁמָה בְּקִרְבִּי מוֹדֶה אֲנִי לְפָנֶיךָ ה׳ אֱלֹקַי וֵאלֹקֵי אֲבוֹתַי, רִבּוֹן כׇּל הָעוֹלָמִים, אֲדוֹן כׇּל הַנְּשָׁמוֹת. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה׳, הַמַּחֲזִיר נְשָׁמוֹת לִפְגָרִים מֵתִים״.
כִּי שָׁמַע קוֹל תַּרְנְגוֹלָא, לֵימָא: ״בָּרוּךְ … אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לַשֶּׂכְוִי בִּינָה לְהַבְחִין בֵּין יוֹם וּבֵין לָיְלָה״.
כִּי פָּתַח עֵינֵיהּ, לֵימָא: ״בָּרוּךְ … פּוֹקֵחַ עִוְּרִים״.
כִּי תָּרֵיץ וְיָתֵיב, לֵימָא: ״בָּרוּךְ … מַתִּיר אֲסוּרִים״.
כִּי לָבֵישׁ, לֵימָא: ״בָּרוּךְ … מַלְבִּישׁ עֲרוּמִּים״.
כִּי זָקֵיף, לֵימָא: ״בָּרוּךְ … זוֹקֵף כְּפוּפִים״.
כִּי נָחֵית לְאַרְעָא, לֵימָא: ״בָּרוּךְ … רוֹקַע הָאָרֶץ עַל הַמָּיִם״.
כִּי מְסַגֵּי, לֵימָא: ״בָּרוּךְ … הַמֵּכִין מִצְעֲדֵי גָבֶר״.
כִּי סַיֵּים מְסָאנֵיהּ, לֵימָא: ״בָּרוּךְ … שֶׁעָשָׂה לִי כׇּל צׇרְכִּי״.
כִּי אָסַר הֶמְיָינֵיהּ, לֵימָא: ״בָּרוּךְ … אוֹזֵר יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּגְבוּרָה״.
כִּי פָּרֵיס סוּדָרָא עַל רֵישֵׁיהּ, לֵימָא: ״בָּרוּךְ … עוֹטֵר יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּתִפְאָרָה״.
כִּי מִעֲטַף בְּצִיצִית, לֵימָא: ״בָּרוּךְ … אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ לְהִתְעַטֵּף בְּצִיצִית״.
כִּי מַנַּח תְּפִילִּין אַדְּרָעֵיהּ, לֵימָא: ״בָּרוּךְ … אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ לְהַנִּיחַ תְּפִילִּין״, אַרֵישֵׁיהּ, לֵימָא: ״בָּרוּךְ … אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ עַל מִצְוַת תְּפִילִּין״.
כִּי מָשֵׁי יְדֵיהּ ,לֵימָא: ״בָּרוּךְ … אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ עַל נְטִילַת יָדַיִם״. כִּי מָשֵׁי אַפֵּיהּ, לֵימָא:
בָּרוּךְ … הַמַּעֲבִיר חֶבְלֵי שֵׁינָה מֵעֵינָי וּתְנוּמָה מֵעַפְעַפָּי. וִיהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיךָ ה׳ אֱלֹקַי, שֶׁתַּרְגִּילֵנִי בְּתוֹרָתֶךָ, וְדַבְּקֵנִי בְּמִצְוֹתֶיךָ, וְאַל תְּבִיאֵנִי לֹא לִידֵי חֵטְא, וְלֹא לִידֵי עָוֹן, וְלֹא לִידֵי נִסָּיוֹן, וְלֹא לִידֵי בִזָּיוֹן. וְכוֹף אֶת יִצְרִי לְהִשְׁתַּעְבֵּד לָךְ. וְרַחֲקֵנִי מֵאָדָם רָע, וּמֵחָבֵר רָע. וְדַבְּקֵנִי בְּיֵצֶר טוֹב וּבְחָבֵר טוֹב בְּעוֹלָמֶךָ. וּתְנֵנִי הַיּוֹם וּבְכׇל יוֹם לְחֵן וּלְחֶסֶד וּלְרַחֲמִים בְּעֵינֶיךָ וּבְעֵינֵי כׇּל רוֹאַי, וְתִגְמְלֵנִי חֲסָדִים טוֹבִים.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה׳ גּוֹמֵל חֲסָדִים טוֹבִים לְעַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל״.
One who enters to sleep on their bed recites Shema in their bed from Shema Yisrael to VeHaya Im Shamoa.
Then they recite:
"Blessed…Who makes the bands of sleep fall upon my eyes and slumber upon my eyelids,
and illuminates the pupil of the eye.
May it be Your will, [!!!!] my God,
that You make me lie down in peace and grant me my portion in your Torah,
accustom me to mitzvot and do not accustom me to transgression,
lead me not into error, nor into iniquity, nor into temptation nor disgrace.
May the good inclination have dominion over me and may the evil inclination not have dominion over me.
Save me from an evil mishap and evil diseases.
Let neither bad dreams nor troubling thoughts disturb me.
May my bed be flawless before You [ie with only appropriate expressions of sexuality].
Enlighten my eyes in the morning lest I sleep the sleep of death, never to awaken.
Blessed [are You, !!!!], through whose glorious-presence is the whole cosmos lit."
When one awakens, one recites:
"My God, the soul You have placed within me is pure.
You formed it within me,
You breathed it into me,
and You guard it while it is within me.
One day You will take it from me and restore it within me in the time to come.
As long as the soul is within me, I thank You, O Lord my God and God of my ancestors, Master of all worlds, Lord of all souls.
Blessed are You, O Lord, who restores souls to lifeless bodies."
Upon hearing the sound of the rooster, one should recite: "Blessed…Who gave the heart [sekhvi] understanding to distinguish between day and night."
Upon opening his eyes, one should recite: "Blessed…Who gives sight to the blind."
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[a whole sequence of blessings follows - upon wearing clothes, standing upright, having shoes, putting on tallit and tefillin, etc. Then the Talmud continues:]
Upon ritually washing one's hands: Blessed…Who has made us holy through practice, commanding us to raise up our hands.
Upon washing one's face, one recites:
Blessed…Who removes the bands of sleep from my eyes and slumber from my eyelids.
And may it be Your will, [!!!!] my God, to accustom me in Your Torah,
attach me to Your mitzvot, and lead me not into transgression,
nor into error, nor into iniquity, nor into temptation nor into disgrace.
Bend my evil inclination to be subservient to You,
and distance me from an evil person and an evil acquaintance.
Help me attach myself to the good inclination and to a good friend in your world.
Grant me, today and every day, grace, loving-kindness, and compassion in your eyes and the eyes of all who see me,
and bestow loving-kindness upon me.
Blessed are You, !!!!, Who bestows loving-kindness on his (sic) people, Israel.
5. Additional scriptural selections for meditation now follow. Different prayerbook traditions suggest different texts, some texts being more universally recommended than others. Presumably the idea is that you fall asleep somewhere in the midst of reciting all of these.
Of particular interest to me is the instruction to repeat certain phrases three times - what in Sanskrit is called a mantra: "sacred message or text, charm, spell, counsel," literally "instrument of thought," related to manyate "thinks," from PIE root *men- (1) "to think." https://www.etymonline.com/word/mantra
Psalm 121:4
(ג"פ:) הִנֵּה לֹא יָנוּם וְלֹא יִישָׁן שׁוֹמֵר יִשְׂרָאֵל:
Genesis 49:18
(ג"פ:) לִישׁוּעָתְךָ קִוִּיתִי ה':
קִוִּיתִי ה' לִישׁוּעָתְךָ:
ה' לִישׁוּעָתְךָ קִוִּיתִי:
Invocation of the archangels
(ג"פ:) בְּשֵׁם ה' אֱלֹקֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל,
מִימִינִי מִיכָאֵל, וּמִשְּׂמֹאלִי גַּבְרִיאֵל, וּמִלְּפָנַי אוֹרִיאֵל, וּמֵאֲחוֹרַי רְפָאֵל,
וְעַל רֹאשִׁי (ובתוך קרבי) שְׁכִינַת אֵל:
Numbers 6:24-26
יְבָרֶכְךָ ה' וְיִשְׁמְרֶךָ:
יָאֵר ה' פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ וִיחֻנֶּךָּ:
יִשָּׂא ה' פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ וְיָשֵׂם לְךָ שָׁלוֹם:
Psalm 121:4 - three times
Behold, the Guardian of Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps.
Genesis 49:18 - three times each
For your salvation, YHVH, do I hope.
I hope, YHVH, for your salvation.
YHVH, for your salvation I do hope.
Invocation of the archangels - three times:
In the name of HaVaYaH, God of Israel: On my right hand is Micha'el [Literally = Who is like God?!],
On my left is Gavri'el [God is my strength],
Before me Uri'el [God is my light] and behind me Rafa'el [God is my healing].
And upon my head (and in my midst) is God's Shechinah [in-dwelling presence].
Numbers 6:24-26 - three times
YHVH will bless you and protect you.
YHVH will shine !ts countenance upon you and be gracious to you.
YHVH will lift !ts countenance upon you and bestow upon you peace.
Genesis 48:16
הַמַּלְאָךְ הַגֹּאֵל אֹתִי מִכָּל רָע יְבָרֵךְ אֶת הַנְּעָרִים, וְיִקָּרֵא בָהֶם שְׁמִי וְשֵׁם אֲבֹתַי, אַבְרָהָם וְיִצְחָק, וְיִדְגּוּ לָרֹב בְּקֶרֶב הָאָרֶץ:
Exodus 15:26
וַיֹּאמֶר אִם שָׁמוֹעַ תִּשְׁמַע לְקוֹל ה' אֱלֹקֶיךָ וְהַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינָיו תַּעֲשֶׂה, וְהַאֲזַנְתָּ לְמִצְוֹתָיו וְשָׁמַרְתָּ כָּל חֻקָּיו, כָּל הַמַּחֲלָה אֲשֶׁר שַׂמְתִּי בְמִצְרַיִם לֹא אָשִׂים עָלֶיךָ, כִּי אֲנִי ה' רֹפְאֶךָ:
Zecharia 3:2
וַיֹּאמֶר ה' אֶל הַשָּׂטָן, יִגְעַר ה' בְּךָ הַשָּׂטָן, וְיִגְעַר ה' בְּךָ הַבֹּחֵר בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם, הֲלוֹא זֶה אוּד מֻצָּל מֵאֵשׁ:
Genesis 48:16 (Jacob blesses Ephraim and Menashe, Joseph's sons):
May the angel that rescued me from all evil bless the lads; and may my name be called upon them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they wax many in the midst of the land.
Exodus 15:26 (Immediately after the crossing of the Red Sea and Song of the Sea):
And [Moses] said: 'If you will diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD your God, and will do that which is right in His eyes, and will give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases upon you, which I have put upon the Egyptians; for I am the LORD that heals you.'
Zecharia 3:2 (Also in the haftara for Chanukah and parshat be'ha'Alotcha, Numbers 8-12)
And [!!!!] said unto Satan: 'The LORD [!!!!] rebuke you, O Satan; yea, [!!!!] that has chosen Jerusalem rebukes you; is not this man a brand plucked out of the fire?'
The following are also selections that are sometimes said three times each:
Psalm 90:17
וִיהִי נֹעַם אדושם אֱלֹקֵינוּ עָלֵינוּ וּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֵינוּ כּוֹנְנָה עָלֵינוּ וּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֵינוּ כּוֹנְנֵהוּ.
Psalm 149:5-6
יַעְלְזוּ חֲסִידִים בְּכָבוֹד יְרַנְּנוּ עַל מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָם: רוֹמְמוֹת אֵל בִּגְרוֹנָם וְחֶרֶב פִּיפִיּוֹת בְּיָדָם:
Song of Songs 3:7-8
הִנֵּה מִטָּתוֹ שֶׁלִּשְׁלֹמֹה שִׁשִּׁים גִּבֹּרִים סָבִיב לָהּ מִגִּבֹּרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל: כֻּלָּם אֲחֻזֵי חֶרֶב מְלֻמְּדֵי מִלְחָמָה אִישׁ חַרְבּוֹ עַל יְרֵכוֹ מִפַּחַד בַּלֵּילוֹת: ג' פעמים
Psalms 4:4
(ג"פ:) רִגְזוּ וְאַל תֶּחֱטָאוּ, אִמְרוּ בִלְבַבְכֶם עַל מִשְׁכַּבְכֶם וְדֹמּוּ סֶלָה:
Psalm 90:17
May the pleasantness of the Lord our God be upon us, and may the work of our hands be establish - yea, may He establish the work of our hands.
Psalm 149:5-6
The pious (tzaddikim) shall exult in honor; may they sing and rejoice upon their beds. The spears/exaltations of G·d are in their throats & a double edged sword is in their hands.
Song of Songs 3:7-8
Behold the bed of Solomon: sixty warriors / strong men surrounding it, from among the warriors / strong men of Israel. All of them sword-bearers, all of them learned in war; each man with his scabbard on his thigh, from the fear of nighttimes.
Psalms 4:4
Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
Some also add the great mystical poem Ana b'Koach, an acrostic alluding to God's 42-letter name. In addition to saying the whole prayer, there is a practice to then repeat the line pertaining to that day (first line on Saturday night aka Day 1 / Sunday; second line on Sunday night / Day 2 / Monday, etc) three times. Conclude with the line "Baruch shem kavod..." - which is the response to hearing God's Name - in a whisper.
ליל א
אָנָּא בְּכֹחַ, גְּדוּלַת יְמִינְךָ, תַּתִּיר צְרוּרָה: (אב"ג ית"ץ)
ליל ב
קַבֵּל רִנַּת, עַמְּךָ. שַׂגְּבֵנוּ, טַהֲרֵנוּ נוֹרָא: (קר"ע שט"ן)
ליל ג
נָא גִּבּוֹר, דּוֹרְשֵׁי יִחוּדֶךָ, כְּבָבַת שָׁמְרֵם: (נג"ד יכ"ש)
ליל ד
בָּרְכֵם טַהֲרֵם, רַחֲמֵי צִדְקָתְךָ, תָּמִיד גָּמְלֵם: (בט"ר צת"ג)
ליל ה
חָסִין קָדוֹשׁ, בְּרֹב טוּבְךָ, נַהֵל עֲדָתֶךָ: (חק"ב טנ"ע)
ליל ו
יָחִיד גֵּאֶה, לְעַמְּךָ פְנֵה, זוֹכְרֵי קְדֻשָּׁתֶךָ: (יג"ל פז"ק)
ליל ז
שַׁוְעָתֵנוּ קַבֵּל, וּשְׁמַע צַעֲקָתֵנוּ, יוֹדֵעַ תַּעֲלוּמוֹת: (שק"ו צי"ת)
בלחש:
בָּרוּךְ, שֵׁם כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתוֹ, לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד:
Ana B'Khoach: The 42 Letter Name
(Sat night/Sunday):
We beg thee
with the strength and greatness of thy right arm-Untangle our knotted fate.
(Sunday night/Monday):
Accept your people's song,
elevate and purify us, o awesome one.
(Monday night):
Please, heroic one,
those who pursue your uniqueness-
guard them as the pupil of an eye.
(Tuesday night):
Bless them, purify them, pity them,
may your righteousness always reward them.
(Wednesday night):
Powerful and Holy One,
in goodness lead your flock.
(Thursday night):
Unique and proud one,
to your people turn,
who remember your holiness.
(Erev Shabbat, Friday night):
Accept our cries,
and hear our screams,
o knower of mysteries!
Whispered:
Blessed is the name of the One, the glory of whose kingdom is forever and ever.
Some add this kavana before reciting psalm 91, a psalm of protection which is also, by the way, used to accompany the casket to the grave at a traditional Jewish funeral:
When you lie down, do not fear; lie down and let your sleep be pleasant.
Guard me as the pupil of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings.
I lay down and I will sleep; awaken me [again] for G·d, I rely upon You.
In Your Hands I deposit my Soul. Redeem me, L·rd, G·d of Truth.
אִם תִּשְׁכַּב לֹא תִפְחָד וְשָׁכַבְתָּ וְעָרְבָה שְׁנָתֶךָ: שָׁמְרֵנִי כְּאִישׁוֹן בַּת עָיִן בְּצֵל כְּנָפֶיךָ תַּסְתִּירֵנִי: אֲנִי שָׁכַבְתִּי וָאִישָׁנָה הֱקִיצוֹתִי כִּי ה' יִסְמְכֵנִי: בְּיָדְךָ אַפְקִיד רוּחִי פָּדִיתָה אוֹתִי ה' אֵל אֱמֶת:
Psalm 91
יֹשֵׁב בְּסֵתֶר עֶלְיוֹן בְּצֵל שַׁדַּי יִתְלוֹנָן:
אֹמַר לַה' מַחְסִי וּמְצוּדָתִי אֱלֹקַי אֶבְטַח בּוֹ:
כִּי הוּא יַצִּילְךָ מִפַּח יָקוּשׁ מִדֶּבֶר הַוּוֹת:
בְּאֶבְרָתוֹ יָסֶךְ לָךְ וְתַחַת כְּנָפָיו תֶּחְסֶה צִנָּה וְסֹחֵרָה אֲמִתּוֹ:
לֹא תִירָא מִפַּחַד לָיְלָה מֵחֵץ יָעוּף יוֹמָם:
מִדֶּבֶר בָּאֹפֶל יַהֲלֹךְ מִקֶּטֶב יָשׁוּד צָהֳרָיִם:
יִפֹּל מִצִּדְּךָ אֶלֶף וּרְבָבָה מִימִינֶךָ אֵלֶיךָ לֹא יִגָּשׁ:
רַק בְּעֵינֶיךָ תַבִּיט וְשִׁלֻּמַת רְשָׁעִים תִּרְאֶה:
כִּי אַתָּה ה' מַחְסִי עֶלְיוֹן שַׂמְתָּ מְעוֹנֶךָ:
לֹא תְאֻנֶּה אֵלֶיךָ רָעָה וְנֶגַע לֹא יִקְרַב בְּאָהֳלֶךָ:
כִּי מַלְאָכָיו יְצַוֶּה לָּךְ לִשְׁמָרְךָ בְּכָל דְּרָכֶיךָ:
עַל כַּפַּיִם יִשָּׂאוּנְךָ פֶּן תִּגֹּף בָּאֶבֶן רַגְלֶךָ:
עַל שַׁחַל וָפֶתֶן תִּדְרֹךְ תִּרְמֹס כְּפִיר וְתַנִּין:
כִּי בִי חָשַׁק וַאֲפַלְּטֵהוּ אֲשַׂגְּבֵהוּ כִּי יָדַע שְׁמִי:
יִקְרָאֵנִי וְאֶעֱנֵהוּ עִמּוֹ אָנֹכִי בְצָרָה אֲחַלְּצֵהוּ וַאֲכַבְּדֵהוּ:
אֹרֶךְ יָמִים אַשְׂבִּיעֵהוּ וְאַרְאֵהוּ בִּישׁוּעָתִי:
Psalm 91
He who sits in the shelter of the Supreme One, in the Shadow of the L·rd will he dwell. I say to the L·rd "You are my refuge and my fortress, my L·rd; I will trust in Him."
For He will save you from the ensnaring trap, from destructive pestilence.
With his pinion will he cover you, and under His wings you will be protected. His truth is shield & armor.
You shall not be afraid of the terror of night, [nor] of the arrow that flies by day. [Not] from pestilence that walks in the dark, [nor] from a destroyer that damages at noonday.
A thousand will encamp at your [left] side and ten-thousand by your right & to you they will not come near.
Only with your eyes you shall glimpse, seeing the retribution of the wicked.
Because [you said] "You, L·rd, are my refuge" you have made the Supreme G·d your abode.
No evil shall befall you, nor any plague come to your dwelling.
For He has instructed His angels regarding you, to protect you in all your ways.
On palms they will carry you, lest you stub your foot on a stone.
Upon lion and serpent you shall tread; you will trample the young lion & the snake.
[God says:]
"Because he desired My Name - I will protect him and I will lift him - for he knows My Name. He will call Me and I will answer him - I am with him in distress; I will release him and I will give him honor. I will satiate him with length of days and I will show him My salvation."
Psalm 91 (A song against evil spirits) - Trans. Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi z"l
In concealment You dwell, Most High; Almighty, You linger in the shadow.
I say to You YAH (YHVH) You are both my safe haven, My bastion holding me.
I must trust You my G!D. You save me from entrapment, from dis-ease.
You cover me under Your shelter. You keep me safe under Your wings. I am protected by Your truth. (I am assured by You.)
Do not panic facing night’s terror, a bullet shot in broad daylight, a blight creeping in the murky dark, a wasting plague at high noon.
You will not be harmed though a thousand fall near you, a myriad at your right hand.
You just look steadfastly ahead and you will see how malice will get its rebuke.
Yes, You, YHVH are my defense. I am at home with You, high beyond reach.
(You assure me:) No mishap will befall you. Your tent will be safe from harm. Angels are appointed to care and watch over you wherever you are. They will bear you high on their hands. You will not strike your foot against a stone. Snakes and wildcats will avoid you. Lions and serpents will get out of your way.
(You assure me:) Because you long for Me I will rescue you. I will raise you up because you know My Name. When you call Me I will answer you. I will free you and esteem you.
I will make you content with your life span and I will have you witness how I bring deliverance.
Still awake? Some now add the following: psalm 128, followed by Adon Olam, and then the first 4 psalms of the Book of Psalms. If you can get through all this and still be awake, you either have epic powers of clarity, or a serious case of insomnia.
שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת, אַשְׁרֵי כָּל יְרֵא ה', הַהֹלֵךְ בִּדְרָכָיו: יְגִיעַ כַּפֶּיךָ כִּי תֹאכֵל אַשְׁרֶיךָ וְטוֹב לָךְ: אֶשְׁתְּךָ כְּגֶפֶן פּוֹרִיָּה בְּיַרְכְּתֵי בֵיתֶךָ בָּנֶיךָ כִּשְׁתִילֵי זֵיתִים סָבִיב לְשֻׁלְחָנֶךָ: הִנֵּה כִּי כֵן יְבֹרַךְ גָּבֶר יְרֵא ה': יְבָרֶכְךָ ה' מִצִּיּוֹן, וּרְאֵה בְּטוּב יְרוּשָׁלַיִם כֹּל יְמֵי חַיֶּיךָ: וּרְאֵה בָנִים לְבָנֶיךָ, שָׁלוֹם עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל:
אֲדוֹן עוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר מָלַךְ, בְּטֶרֶם כָּל יְצִיר נִבְרָא: לְעֵת נַעֲשָׂה בְּחֶפְצוֹ כֹּל, אֲזַי מֶלֶךְ שְׁמוֹ נִקְרָא: וְאַחֲרֵי כִּכְלוֹת הַכֹּל, לְבַדּוֹ יִמְלֹךְ נוֹרָא: וְהוּא הָיָה וְהוּא הֹוֶה, וְהוּא יִהְיֶה בְּתִפְאָרָה: וְהוּא אֶחָד וְאֵין שֵׁנִי, לְהַמְשִׁיל לוֹ לְהַחְבִּירָה: בְּלִי רֵאשִׁית בְּלִי תַכְלִית, וְלוֹ הָעֹז וְהַמִּשְׂרָה: וְהוּא אֵלִי וְחַי גֹּאֲלִי, וְצוּר חֶבְלִי בְּעֵת צָרָה: וְהוּא נִסִּי וּמָנוֹס לִי, מְנָת כּוֹסִי בְּיוֹם אֶקְרָא: בְּיָדוֹ אַפְקִיד רוּחִי, בְּעֵת אִישַׁן וְאָעִירָה: וְעִם רוּחִי גְּוִיָּתִי ה' לִי וְלֹא אִירָא:
א אַשְׁרֵי הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא הָלַךְ בַּעֲצַת רְשָׁעִים, וּבְדֶרֶךְ חַטָּאִים לֹא עָמָד וּבְמוֹשַׁב לֵצִים לֹא יָשָׁב: כִּי אִם בְּתוֹרַת ה' חֶפְצוֹ, וּבְתוֹרָתוֹ יֶהְגֶּה יוֹמָם וָלָיְלָה: וְהָיָה כְּעֵץ שָׁתוּל עַל פַּלְגֵי מָיִם, אֲשֶׁר פִּרְיוֹ יִתֵּן בְּעִתּוֹ וְעָלֵהוּ לֹא יִבּוֹל, וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה יַצְלִיחַ: לֹא כֵן הָרְשָׁעִים, כִּי אִם כַּמֹּץ אֲשֶׁר תִּדְּפֶנּוּ רוּחַ: עַל כֵּן לֹא יָקֻמוּ רְשָׁעִים בַּמִּשְׁפָּט, וְחַטָּאִים בַּעֲדַת צַדִּיקִים: כִּי יוֹדֵעַ ה' דֶּרֶךְ צַדִּיקִים, וְדֶרֶךְ רְשָׁעִים תֹּאבֵד:
ב לָמָּה רָגְשׁוּ גוֹיִם, וּלְאֻמִּים יֶהְגּוּ רִיק: יִתְיַצְּבוּ מַלְכֵי אֶרֶץ, וְרוֹזְנִים נוֹסְדוּ יָחַד, עַל ה' וְעַל מְשִׁיחוֹ: נְנַתְּקָה אֶת מוֹסְרוֹתֵימוֹ, וְנַשְׁלִיכָה מִמֶּנּוּ עֲבֹתֵימוֹ: יוֹשֵׁב בַּשָּׁמַיִם יִשְׂחָק, אדושם יִלְעַג לָמוֹ: אָז יְדַבֵּר אֵלֵימוֹ בְאַפּוֹ, וּבַחֲרוֹנוֹ יְבַהֲלֵמוֹ: וַאֲנִי נָסַכְתִּי מַלְכִּי, עַל צִיּוֹן הַר קָדְשִׁי: אֲסַפְּרָה אֶל חֹק, ה' אָמַר אֵלַי בְּנִי אַתָּה, אֲנִי הַיּוֹם יְלִדְתִּיךָ: שְׁאַל מִמֶּנִּי וְאֶתְּנָה גוֹיִם נַחֲלָתֶךָ, וַאֲחֻזָּתְךָ אַפְסֵי אָרֶץ: תְּרֹעֵם בְּשֵׁבֶט בַּרְזֶל, כִּכְלִי יוֹצֵר תְּנַפְּצֵם: וְעַתָּה מְלָכִים הַשְׂכִּילוּ, הִוָּסְרוּ שֹׁפְטֵי אָרֶץ: עִבְדוּ אֶת ה' בְּיִרְאָה, וְגִילוּ בִּרְעָדָה: נַשְּׁקוּ בַר, פֶּן יֶאֱנַף וְתֹאבְדוּ דֶרֶךְ, כִּי יִבְעַר כִּמְעַט אַפּוֹ, אַשְׁרֵי כָּל חוֹסֵי בוֹ:
ג מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד, בְּבָרְחוֹ מִפְּנֵי אַבְשָׁלוֹם בְּנוֹ: ה' מָה רַבּוּ צָרָי, רַבִּים קָמִים עָלָי: רַבִּים אֹמְרִים לְנַפְשִׁי, אֵין יְשׁוּעָתָה לּוֹ בֵאֱלֹקִים סֶלָה: וְאַתָּה ה' מָגֵן בַּעֲדִי, כְּבוֹדִי וּמֵרִים רֹאשִׁי: קוֹלִי אֶל ה' אֶקְרָא, וַיַּעֲנֵנִי מֵהַר קָדְשׁוֹ סֶלָה: אֲנִי שָׁכַבְתִּי וָאִישָׁנָה, הֱקִיצוֹתִי כִּי ה' יִסְמְכֵנִי: לֹא אִירָא מֵרִבְבוֹת עָם, אֲשֶׁר סָבִיב שָׁתוּ עָלָי: קוּמָה ה' הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי אֱלֹקַי, כִּי הִכִּיתָ אֶת כָּל אֹיְבַי לֶחִי, שִׁנֵּי רְשָׁעִים שִׁבַּרְתָּ: לַה' הַיְשׁוּעָה, עַל עַמְּךָ בִרְכָתֶךָ סֶּלָה:
ד לַמְנַצֵּחַ בִּנְגִינוֹת מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד: בְּקָרְאִי עֲנֵנִי אֱלֹקֵי צִדְקִי, בַּצָּר הִרְחַבְתָּ לִּי, חָנֵּנִי וּשְׁמַע תְּפִלָּתִי: בְּנֵי אִישׁ, עַד מֶה כְבוֹדִי לִכְלִמָּה תֶּאֱהָבוּן רִיק, תְּבַקְשׁוּ כָזָב סֶלָה: וּדְעוּ כִּי הִפְלָה ה' חָסִיד לוֹ, ה' יִשְׁמַע בְּקָרְאִי אֵלָיו: רִגְזוּ וְאַל תֶּחֱטָאוּ, אִמְרוּ בִלְבַבְכֶם עַל מִשְׁכַּבְכֶם וְדֹמּוּ סֶלָה: זִבְחוּ זִבְחֵי צֶדֶק, וּבִטְחוּ אֶל ה': רַבִּים אֹמְרִים מִי יַרְאֵנוּ טוֹב, נְסָה עָלֵינוּ אוֹר פָּנֶיךָ ה': נָתַתָּה שִׂמְחָה בְלִבִּי, מֵעֵת דְּגָנָם וְתִירוֹשָׁם רָבּוּ: בְּשָׁלוֹם יַחְדָּו אֶשְׁכְּבָה וְאִישָׁן, כִּי אַתָּה ה' לְבָדָד לָבֶטַח תּוֹשִׁיבֵנִי:
Psalm 128
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1 A Song of Ascents. 2 When thou eatest the labour of thy hands, happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. 3 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine, in the innermost parts of thy house; 4 Behold, surely thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD. 5 The LORD bless thee out of Zion; and see thou the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life; 6 And see thy children's children. Peace be upon Israel! Adon Olam Psalm 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. 4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. Psalm 2 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, 3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. 4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. 5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. 6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. 7 I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. 8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. 9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. 10 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. 11 Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. 12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. Psalm 3 Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me. 2 Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah. 3 But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. 4 I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah. 5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me. 6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about. 7 Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. 8 Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah. Psalm 4 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. 2 O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah. 3 But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto him. 4 Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah. 5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord. 6 There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. 7 Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased. 8 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety. |