Text, Translation and Transliteration
(א-ב) שִֽׁירוּ לַיהוה שִׁיר חָדָשׁ שִֽׁירוּ לַיהוה כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ: שִֽׁירוּ לַיהוה בָּרְכוּ שְׁמוֹ בַּשְּׂרוּ מִיּוֹם־לְיוֹם יְשׁוּעָתוֹ:
(1-2) Sing to God a new song,
sing to God, all the earth.
Sing to God, bless this name,
proclaim God’s victory day after day.
Shiru l'Adonai shir chadash shiru l'Adonai kol ha'arertzShiru l'Adonai bar'khu sh'mo bas'ru miyom l'yom y'shu'ato
Note: often we will add a few more verses to this chant, according to the kavvana.
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(א) שִׁ֣ירוּ לַ֭יהוה שִׁ֣יר חָדָ֑שׁ שִׁ֥ירוּ לַ֝יהוה כׇּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (ב) שִׁ֣ירוּ לַ֭יהוה בָּרְכ֣וּ שְׁמ֑וֹ בַּשְּׂר֥וּ מִיּֽוֹם־לְ֝י֗וֹם יְשׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃
(1) Sing to God a new song,
sing to God, all the earth.
(2) Sing to God, bless this name,
proclaim God’s victory day after day.
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