DAILY BLESSING SIDDUR

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1 DAILY BLESSING SIDDUR Introduction Many times I have sat down to pray and had the list of needs that I felt led to pray about dry up in just a few minutes. The prayer session then seemed to become a struggle to keep focused upon ADONAI and just spend time with Him. As I have continued to study the Torah and other writings it has become apparent that prayer is a most critical requirement if our relationship with ADONAI is to progress as it should. If that is the case, why is it so hard to just sit down and communicate with our Creator? Why is the thought of spending an hour in quiet prayer such a burden? The thought of spending time with ADONAI/Yeshua so exciting until I sit down to start. Over the years I have accumulated several good Siddurs (Prayer Books). While both Jewish and Messianic Siddurs are available in my library, because of my lack of ability to read Hebrew, I have tended to be intimidated by them. This brief Siddur is being written in English only in order to help others begin to see the blessing of the ancient Psalms and prayers. The use of those Psalms will assist us in preparing for a time of prayer. Many of the ancient sages teach that it takes an hour of preparation before you are really ready for serious communication with ADONAI. My hope is that as you become more comfortable with the Psalms and prayers in English that you will begin to learn the transliterated Hebrew. While I do not think that Hebrew is the only language of prayer, I do think it will be a blessing to pray in the language that Yeshua used. BLESSING UPON ARISING I gratefully thank You, living and existing King, for granting me another day with compassion, abundant is your faithfulness. CONFESSIONS - HAND WASHING BLESSING Before washing the hands, the following scripture may be recited: The earth is ADONAI s, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. For He has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods. Who shall ascend into the hill of ADONAI? Or who shall stand in His holy place?

2 He that has clean hands, and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. Psalm 24: 1-4 As the water is poured over the hands, the following blessing is said: Blessed are you ADONAI our Elohim, King of the universe, who has sanctified us by Your commandments and has commanded us concerning the washing of hands. I dedicate my hands to Messiah, the hope of glory, to serve him only. BLESSING UPON DONNING THE SMALL TALLIT Blessed are You, ADONAI, our Elohim, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us regarding the commandment of tzitzit. (Number15: 37-41) BLESSING UPON DONNING THE TALLIT Blessed are You, ADONAI, our Elohim, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to wrap ourselves in tzitzit. (Deut. 22:12) BLESSING UPON DONNING THE ARM AND HEAD TEFILLIN Stand while putting on the tefillin, place the arm tefillin upon the left biceps, hold it in place ready for tightening, then recite the following blessing: Blessed are You, ADONAI, our Elohim, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to put on the tefillin. Tighten the arm tefillin and wrap the strap seven times around the arm. Without any interruption whatsoever, put the head tefillin in place, above the hair line and between the eyes. Before tightening the head tefillin recite the following blessing: Blessed are You, ADONAI, our Elohim, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us regarding the commandment of tefillin. Tighten the head tefillin and recite: Blessed is the Name of His glorious kingdom for all eternity. After the head tefillin is in place, recite: From Your wisdom, O supreme Elohim, may you imbue me. From Your understanding give me understanding, with Your kindness do greatly with me; with Your power cut down my foes and rebels. (May) You pour goodly oil upon the seven arms of the menorah, to affect all Your creatures

3 with Your goodness. (May) You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. (Psalm 145: 16) Wrap the strap around the middle finger and hand according to your custom. While doing this, recite: I will betroth you to Me forever, and I will betroth you to Me with righteousness, justice, kindness, and mercy. I will betroth you to Me with fidelity, and you shall know ADONAI. (Hosea 2: 21-22) MORNING PRAYER ( SHACHARIT - MA TO-VU) How lovely are your tents, oh Ya akov, your dwelling place, O Israel. (Numbers 24:5) ADONAI, through Your abundant kindness I will enter Your house, In awe I will bow down toward Your Holy Sanctuary. (Psalm 5: 8) ADONAI, I love the House where You dwell, And the place where Your Glory resides.(psalm 26:8) I shall prostrate myself and bow, bend the knee before my Maker. (Ps. 95:6) As for me, may my prayers to You, ADONAI, be at the right time. ADONAI, in Your Abundant righteousness, answer me with the truth of Your Salvation. (Ps 69:14) TORAH BLESSING Blessed are You, ADONAI our Elohim, King of the Universe, Who has sanctified us with Your commandments, and commanded us to be occupied with issues of Torah. Blessed are You, ADONAI our Elohim, King of the Universe, Who has chosen us from all peoples, and has given us Your Torah. Blessed are You ADONAI, Giver of the Torah. A SONG OF PRAISE (KADDISH ) Magnified and sanctified be His great Name. In the world, which He has created according to His will. May He establish His kingdom during our lifetime and during our days, and during the life of the whole house of Israel, even swiftly and soon, - A-men. Let His great name be blessed forever and to all eternity, - A-men. Blessed, praised, and glorified, exalted, extolled and honored, magnified and lauded be the name of the Holy One, Blessed is He, Though He be high above all the blessings and songs, praise and consolations which are uttered in the world, - A-men. Bow and take three steps back.

4 Bow left and say He who makes peace in His heights Bow right and say May He make peace upon us Bow forward and say and upon all Israel. BLESSED IS HE WHO SAID (BAH-RUCH SHE-A- MAR) During recitation of Bah-ruch She-a-mar, hold front two tzitzit in the hand. At conclusion, kiss tzitzit and release them. Blessed is He who said let the world be, blessed is He. Blessed is the Maker of the creation, Blessed is He who speaks and does, Blessed is He who decrees and fulfills, Blessed is He who has mercy on the earth, Blessed is He who has mercy on the creation, Blessed is He who gives good rewards to those who revere Him. Blessed is He who lives forever and exists for eternity, Blessed is He who redeems and rescues, Blessed is His Name. Blessed are You, ADONAI, our Elohim, King of the Universe, Elohim the merciful Father, who is glorified by the mouth of His people, Praised and lauded by the tongue of His followers and servants, And with the songs of David, Your servant. We shall praise You, ADONAI, our Elohim, with praise and songs. We shall exalt You, praise You, glorify You, mention Your name, And proclaim Your kingdom, our King, our Elohim. O Unique One, life-giver of the worlds, King whose great name is eternally Praised and glorified. Blessed are You, ADONAI, the King who is lauded with praises. PRAISEWORTHY (ASH-REY) Praiseworthy are those who dwell in Your house, they will further praise You, Selah. (Ps 84:5) Praiseworthy is the people for whom this is so, praiseworthy is the people whose Elohim is ADONAI. (Ps 144:15) A Psalm of David. (Psalm 145) I will exalt You, my Elohim the King, and I will bless Your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever. ADONAI is great and exceedingly glorified, and His greatness is beyond investigation. Each generation will praise Your deeds to the next and of Your mighty deeds that will tell. The splendorous glory of Your might, and Your wondrous deeds I shall discuss. And of Your awesome power they will speak, and Your greatness I shall tell. A recollection of Your abundant goodness they will express and Of Your

5 righteousness they will sing. Gracious and merciful is ADONAI, patient and great in kindness. ADONAI is good to all, His mercy is on all His works. All Your works shall thank You, ADONAI, and Your devout one will bless You. They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom, and of Your might they will speak. To inform human beings of His heroic deeds, and the glorious splendor of His kingdom. Your kingdom is a kingdom of all eternities, and Your dominion is throughout every generation. ADONAI supports all the fallen ones, and straightens all the bent. The eyes of all look to You with hope, and You give them their food every season. You open Your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing. Righteous is ADONAI in all His ways, and virtuous in all His deeds. ADONAI is close to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him sincerely. The will of those who fear Him He will do, and their cry He will hear, and save them. ADONAI protects all who love Him, and will destroy the wicked. My mouth will speak praise to ADONAI, and all flesh will bless His Holy Name forever and ever. We will bless Elohim from this time and forever, Halleluyah! (Psalm 115:18) YISH TA BACH May Your name be praised forever Elohim, the great and holy King, who is in heaven and on earth. For to You is fitting ADONAI, our Elohim and the Elohim of our forefathers song and praise, tribute and singing, strength and dominion, eternal greatness and triumph, glory and splendor, holiness and kingdom, blessings and thanksgiving from now to eternity. Blessed are You ADONAI, Elohim, King exalted through praises, Elohim of thanksgiving, Master of wonders, Who chooses musical songs of praise, King, Elohim, Life-giver of the world. Amen. BLESS (BAR CHU) Bless ADONAI, the Blessed One. Blessed is ADONAI, The blessed one for all eternity. HOLY (KA-DOSH) Holy, Holy, Holy, is ADONAI Elohim of Hosts, the whole earth is filled with His glory. (Isaiah 6:3) Blessed is the Glory of ADONAI from this place. (Ezekiel 3:12) EVERLASTING LOVE (AH-HA-VA RA-BA) With a great love have You loved us, ADONAI, our Elohim, with exceedingly great mercy have You

6 pitied us. Our Father, our King, for the sake of our forefathers who trusted in You, whom You taught the laws of life, may You have mercy for us, and teach us alike. Our Father, the merciful Father, who has mercy, have mercy for us and place in our hearts {insight} to understand and to become wiser, to listen, learn and teach, observe, follow and maintain all the words of teaching of Your Torah with love. Enlighten our eyes with Your Torah, and affix our hearts to Your commandments, and unify our hearts to love and deeply respect Your Name, and we will not be ashamed forever and ever. For in Your great and awesome Holy Name we have trusted, we shall rejoice and delight in Your salvation. At this point, gather the four tzitzit between the fourth and fifth fingers of the left hand. Hold tzitzitot in this manner throughout the Shema. And bring us to peace from the four corners of the earth, and lead us with pride to sovereignty in our country. For You are the Elohim who executes salvations, You have chosen us from among all nations and tongues. And You have brought us closer to Your great Name forever in truth, to thank You and distinguish Your Oneness with love. Blessed are You, ADONAI, who chooses His people Israel with love. Amen. SHE MA (Deut.6:4-9) Hear O Israel, ADONAI is our Elohim, ADONAI is One. Blessed is the name of His glorious kingdom for all eternity. VEH AH HAV TAH And you shall love ADONAI your Elohim, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might. And have these words, which I command you this day, be upon your heart. And you shall teach them diligently to your children, and speak of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you retire, and when you arise. And you shall bind them for a sign upon your hand and let them be frontlets between your eyes. And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and upon your gates; And you shall love your neighbor as yourself. WHO IS LIKE YOU (MEE KA-MO-CHA) Who is like You, ADONAI among the gods? Who is like You, glorified in holiness? You are awesome in praise, working wonders ADONAI, who is like You ADONAI? (Exodus 15:11)

7 SHEMONEH ESREI (AMIDAH) 18 BLESSINGS Take three steps forward as you approach ADONAI. ADONAI, open my lips that my mouth may tell Your glory. FATHERS (AH VOT) Blessed are You, ADONAI, our Elohim and Elohim of our fathers, Elohim of Av raham, Elohim of Yitz chak and Elohim of Ya akov, the great, mighty and awesome Elohim, the most high Elohim, who bestows grace and creates all, and remembers the kindnesses of the fathers, and brings a redeemer to their children s children, for His name s sake with love. O King, Helper, savior, and shield, blessed are You, ADONAI, Shield of Av raham. ADONAI S MIGHT (GI-BOR) You are eternally mighty,, the Resurrector of the dead are You; Great in Salvation. Who sustains the living with kindness, resurrects the dead with great mercy, supports the fallen, heals the sick, releases the confined, and keeps His faith to those asleep in the dust. Who is like You, O master of mighty deeds, and who is comparable to You, O King who causes death and restores life and makes salvation sprout? And You are faithful to resurrect the dead. Blessed are You, ADONAI, who resurrects the dead. HOLINESS OF ADONAI S NAME (KAH-DOSH-ET HA-SHEM ADONAI) You are holy and your Name is holy, and every day holy ones will praise You. Selah. Blessed are You, ADONAI, the holy Elohim. INSIGHT (BEE-NAH) You grant man knowledge and teach insight to human beings. Endow us graciously from You with knowledge, insight and wisdom. Blessed are You, ADONAI, the giver of wisdom. REPENTANCE (TESH-U-VAH) Bring us back, our Father, to Your Torah, and bring us closer, our King, to Your service and make us return in complete repentance before You. Blessed are You, ADONAI, who desires repentance. FORGIVENESS (SHE-LACH) Strike the left side of the chest with right hand when saying erred and sinned.

8 Forgive us, our Father, for we have erred, pardon us, our King, for we have intentionally sinned, for You pardon and forgive. Blessed are You, ADONAI, the merciful One who pardons abundantly. REDEMPTION (GO-AYL) Behold our affliction, take up our grievance, and save us soon. (Ps 119: ) For the sake of Your Name, for You are a powerful redeemer. Blessed are You, ADONAI, the redeemer of Israel. HEALING AND HEALTH (REH-FU-AH) Heal us ADONAI and we shall be healed, save us and we shall be saved, for You are our praise, and bring complete recovery for all our ailments, At this point, one may add a prayer for a person who is ill: May it be Your will, ADONAI, my Elohim, and the Elohim of my forefathers, that You quickly send a complete recovery from heaven, spiritual healing and physical healing to the patient son/daughter of Mother/Father among the other patients of Israel. For You are Elohim, King, the faithful and compassionate healer. Blessed are You, ADONAI, who heals the sick of His people Israel. YEAR OF PROSPERITY (BIR-KAT HA-SHA-NIM) Bless for us, ADONAI, our Elohim, this year and all its kinds of crops for the best, and give a blessing, and give dew and rain for blessing on the face of the earth, and satisfy us from Your goodness, and bless our year like the good years. Blessed are You, ADONAI, who blesses the years. INGATHERING OF EXILES (KEE-BUTZ GA-LU- YOT) Sound the great shofar for our freedom, and raise a standard to gather our exiles, and gather us from the four corners of the earth. (Isaiah 11:12) Blessed are You, ADONAI, who gathers the dispersed of His people Israel. RESTORATION OF JUSTICE (DEEN) Restore our judges as in early times, and our counselors as at first (Isaiah 1:260, remove from us agony and groaning, and reign over us You, ADONAI, alone with grace and mercy, and justify us in judgment. Blessed are You, ADONAI, King who loves righteousness and judgment.

9 THE RIGHTEOUS (TZA DEE KIM) On the righteous, on the devout, on the elders of Your people, the house of Israel, on the remnant of their scribes, on the righteous converts and on us, may Your compassion be aroused, ADONAI, our Elohim, and give good reward to all those who truly trust Your Name, may You put our share among them forever, and we shall not be ashamed, for You we trust. Blessed are You, ADONAI, who supports and safeguards the righteous. REBUILDING JERUSALEM (BIN YAN YER USH A LA EEM) And to Jerusalem Your city You shall return with mercy, and You shall dwell in it, as You have spoken, may You rebuild it soon in our days for eternity, and may You establish the Throne of David within it. Blessed are You, ADONAI, the Builder of Jerusalem. REIGN OF THE MESSIAH YESHUA (DAVID MAL CHOT BEIT) The offspring of David, Your servant, may You swiftly make flourish and exalt his honor with Your salvation. For Your salvation YESHUA we hope all day long. Blessed are You, ADONAI, who raises the ray of salvation. ACCEPTANCE OF PRAYER (TEH FI LAH) Hear our voice, ADONAI, our Elohim, have mercy and compassion for us, and accept our prayers mercifully and willingly, for You are Elohim who listens to prayers and supplications. From before Yourself, our King, turn us not away emptyhanded, for You hear the prayer of Your people Israel mercifully. Blessed are You, ADONAI, who hears prayers. RESTORATION OF TEMPLE SERVICE (AH VO DAH) Be favorable, ADONAI our Elohim, toward Your people Israel and their prayer, and restore the service to the Holy of Holies of Your temple. The fire-offerings of Israel and their prayer, with love and favor may You accept, and may the service of Your people, Israel, always be favorable to You. May our eyes behold Your return to Zion in compassion. Blessed are You, ADONAI, who restores His presence to Zion. THANKSGIVING (MO DEEM)

10 We thank You, for You are ADONAI, our Elohim and the Elohim of our forefathers forever and ever. The rock of our lives, the shield of our salvation, You are in every generation. We shall thank You and tell Your glory (Ps 79:13) for our lives which are in Your hands, and for our souls that are entrusted to You, and for Your miracles that are with us every day, and for Your wonders and favors that happen all the time, evening and morning and noon. The Good One, for Your compassion was not exhausted, and the Compassionate One, for Your merciful deeds have not ended, (Lamentation 3: 22) always have we put our hope in You. For all these, may Your Name be blessed and exalted, our King, always, forever and ever; and all the living will thank You Selah and praise Your Name truly, O Elohim, our salvation and help Selah! Blessed are You, ADONAI, the Good One is Your Name, and You are proper to thank. ESTABLISH PEACE (SEEM SHA LOM) Establish peace, goodness and blessing, graciousness, kindness and compassion upon us and upon all Israel Your people. Bless us our Father, all of us as one with the light of Your countenance, for with the light of Your countenance You gave us, ADONAI our Elohim, the Torah of Life and a love of kindness, righteousness, blessing, compassion, life and peace. And may it be good in Your eyes to bless Your people Israel, in every season and in every hour with Your peace. Blessed are You, ADONAI, who blesses His people Israel with peace. COMPLETION OF AMIDAH May the expressions of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart find favor before You, ADONAI, my Rock and my Redeemer. Ps 19:15) CONCLUDING PRAYER My Elohim, guard my tongue from evil, and my lips from speaking deceitfully (Psalm 34:14). To those who curse me, make my soul silent, and make my soul like dust to everyone. Open my heart with Your Torah, and my soul will pursue Your commandments. And those who plan against me evil things, speedily nullify their counsel and disrupt their plan. Act for the sake of Your Name, act for the sake of Your Right Hand, for the sake of Your Holiness, act for the sake of Your Torah. For rescuing Your beloved ones, let Your Right Hand save and respond to me. (Ps 60:7) May the expressions of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart find favor before You,

11 ADONAI, my Rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:15) Bow and take three steps back. Bow left and say He who makes peace in His heights Bow right and say May He make peace upon us Bow forward and say and upon all Israel. OUR DUTY (AH LAY NU) It is our duty to praise the Master of all, to ascribe greatness to the Molder of primeval creation, for He has not made us like the nations of the lands, and has not emplaced us like families of the earth. For He has not assigned our portion like theirs, nor our fate like all their multitudes. And we kneel, and bow and acknowledge our thanks, before the King who reigns over kings, the Holy One, Blessed is He. He stretches out heaven and establishes earth (Isaiah 51:13), the seat of His glory is in the heavens above, and His powerful presence is in the loftiest heights, He is our Elohim and there is none other. True is our King, there is nothing beside Him, as it is written in His Torah: You shall know today and take it back to your heart, that ADONAI is the only Elohim in heaven above, and on earth below, there is none other. And it is said: ADONAI will be King over all the world, on that day ADONAI will be One and His Name will be One. (Zech 14:9) Do not fear sudden terror, on the holocaust of the wicked when it comes. Plan a conspiracy and it shall be annulled, speak your peace and it shall not stand. Even till your seniority, I remained unchanged, and even till ripe old age, I shall endure, I created you and I shall bear you, I shall endure and rescue. MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE (AH DON O LAM) Master of the Universe who has reigned before anything was created, At the time that everything was created at His will, then King was His name proclaimed. After all has ceased to exist, He, the Awesome One, will reign alone. And He was and He is, and He shall be in Glory. And He is One and there is no second, to compare to Him, to declare as His equal. Without beginning, without end, He has the might and dominion. And He is my Elohim and my living Redeemer, and the Rock of my salvation at time of trouble. And He is my standard and a refuge for me, the portion of my cup on the day I call. In His hand I will deposit my spirit, when I am asleep

12 and I shall awaken, And with my spirit shall my body remain. ADONAI is with me and I shall not fear. Eliyahu the Prophet, Eliyahu the Tishbite, Eliyahu from Galidi, quickly in our day, come to us, with Messiah Yeshua, the Son of David. THE DISCIPLES PRAYER (TEH FEE LAHT HA TAL MEE DIM) Our Father, Who is in Heaven, Holy is Your Name. Your Kingdom come, Your Will be done, in earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the Kingdom, and the power and the glory forever In the Name of Yeshua Ha Masciach. Amen PRAYER OF THE MASTER (Matt 5-7) "Blessed are the poor in spirit! For theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. "Blessed are they who mourn! For they shall be comforted. "Blessed are the meek! For they shall inherit the Earth. "Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness! For they will be fed. "Blessed are the merciful! For they shall obtain mercy. "Blessed are the pure in heart! For they shall see God. "Blessed are the peacemakers! For they shall be called sons of God. "Blessed are they who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness! For theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. "Blessed are you when men insult you, and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, on account of Me. "Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in Heaven is great. For in this way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. "You are the salt of the Earth, but if the salt becomes tasteless, how will it be made salty again? For it has strength for nothing any more, but to be thrown out, and to be trampled under by men. "You are the light of the world. A city situated on a mountain cannot be hidden. "Nor do they take a lamp and put it under a peck-measure, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. "So let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father Who is in Heaven. "Do not think that I came to abolish the Torah or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. "Truly I say to you, until Heaven and Earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass away from the Torah, until all is accomplished. "Whoever then shall break one of these commandments, the least, and shall teach others to do so, he shall be called least in the

13 Kingdom of Heaven. But whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven. "For I say to you, that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall by no means enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. "You have heard that it was said to the ancients: 'You shall not commit murder' and 'Whoever commits murder shall be guilty to judgment.' "But I say to you, everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause shall be guilty to judgment. And whoever says to his brother, Raca, shall be guilty before the Sanhedrin; but whoever says 'You fool' shall be guilty enough to be thrown into Gey-Hinnom. "Therefore, if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, "leave your offering there before the altar, and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering. "Be well-minded with your opponent quickly, while you are with him on the road, in order that your opponent may not deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be thrown into prison. "Truly I say to you, in no way shall you come out from there unless you pay the last kodrantes. "You have heard that it was said to the ancients: 'YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY.' "But I say to you, everyone who looks on a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. "And if your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it from you. For it is profitable for you that one of your members perish, then for your whole body to be thrown into Gey-Hinnom. "And if your right hand makes you stumble, cut it off and throw it from you. For it is profitable that one of your members perish, then for your whole body to go into Gey-Hinnom. "It was also said, 'WHOEVER SENDS HIS WIFE AWAY, LET HIM GIVE HER A BILL OF DIVORCE.' "But I say to you, that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the cause of fornication, makes her commit adultery. And whoever shall marry the one put away commits adultery. "Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients: 'YOU SHALL NOT MAKE FALSE OATHS, BUT YOU SHALL MAKE YOUR OATHS TO ADONAI.' "But I say to you, make no oath at all, neither by Heaven, for it is the throne of God, "nor by the Earth, because it is the footstool of His feet, nor by Yerushalayim, because it is the city of the great King. "Nor shall you swear by your head, because you do not have the power to make one hair white or black. "But let your

14 statement be, 'Yes, yes' or 'No, no.' For whatever is more than these is of evil. "You have heard that it was said: 'AN EYE FOR AN EYE, AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH.' "But I say to you, do not resist the evil, but whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him also. "And if anyone wants to sue you and take your inner garment, let him have your coat also. "And whoever shall impress you to go one mile, go two with him. "To he who is asking of you be giving, and he who is wishing to borrow from you, do not turn him away. "You have heard that it was said: 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' "But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, "so that you may be sons of your Father in Heaven, because He cause His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. "For if you love those loving you, what reward do you have? Do not the tax-collectors do the same? "And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more? Do not even those of the nations do the same? "Therefore you be brought to goal, just as your Heavenly Father has been at the goal. "Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them. Otherwise you have no reward with your Father Who is in Heaven. "When therefore you do give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be glorified by men. Truly I say to you, that they have their reward. "But when you do give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand does, "so that your alms may be in secret, and your Father seeing in secret will reward you. "And when you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the open streets, in order to be seen of men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. "But you, when you pray, go into your inner room. And when you have shut the door, pray to your Father in secret, and your Father Who sees in secret will reward you. "But when you pray, do not use meaningless babble, as the nations do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words. "Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows what things you have need of before you ask Him. "Pray, therefore, in this way: 'Our Father Who is in Heaven, hallowed be Your name. "Let Your Kingdom come, and Your Will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven. "Give us this day our daily bread, "and forgive us our debts as we also forgive our debtors. "And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

15 For Your s is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amein. "For if you forgive men for their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you. "But if you will not forgive men, then your Father will not forgive your trespasses. "And when you fast, do not put on a sullen countenance as the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so that they may appear to men to be fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. "But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, "so as not to appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father in secret, and your Father Who sees in secret will reward you. "Do not store up for yourselves treasures upon Earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break in and steal. "But store up for yourselves treasures in Heaven, where neither moth nor rust disfigure, and where thieves do not break in or steal. "For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. "The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light. "But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! "No one has the power to serve two lords. For either he will hate the one, and he will love the other; or he will cleave to one, and he will despise the other. You cannot serve both God and mammon. "Because of this, I say to you, do not be anxious for your life, what you eat or what you drink; nor for your body, or what you put on. Is not the soul more than food, and the body than clothing? "Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns, and yet your Heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth more than they? "And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his stature? "And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor do they spin. "But I say to you that even Shlomo in all his glory did not array himself like one of these. "If God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more do so for you, O you of little faith? "Then do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink' or 'With what shall we clothe ourselves?' "For after all these things

16 the nations seek. For your Heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things. "But seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. "Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow; for tomorrow shall be anxious for its own things. Each day has enough evil of itself. "Do not judge, that you may not be judged, "for with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. "Why do you look on the twig that is in your brother s eye, but do not see the log that is in your own eye? "Or how will you say to your brother, 'Allow me to cast out the twig from your eye,' and behold, the log is in your own eye? "Hypocrite, first cast the log out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to cast the twig out of your brother s eye. "Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces. "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. "For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks it shall be opened. "Or what man is there among you, if his son shall ask him for a loaf of bread, will give him a stone? "Or if he shall ask for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? "If you then, being evil, know to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father Who is in Heaven give good things to those that ask Him? "Therefore, however you want people to treat you, so treat them, for this is the Torah and the Prophets. "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide, and the road is broad that leads to perdition, and many are the ones who go through it. "For the gate is small, and the road is narrow that leads to life, and few are the ones who find it. "But beware of the false prophets who come to you in sheep s clothing, for inside they are ravenous wolves. "From their fruits you shall know them. Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles? "Even so, every good tree yields beautiful fruit; but the bad tree yields evil fruit. "A good tree does not have the power to produce evil fruit, nor can a bad tree produce beautiful fruit. "Every tree that does not yield beautiful fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. "So then, surely from their fruits you shall know them. "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of My Father Who is in Heaven. "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did

17 we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who are working lawlessness.' "Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does them, I will compare him to a wise man who built his house on the rock. "And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat against that house; but it did not fall, for it had its foundation on the rock. "And everyone who hears these words of Mine, and who does not do them, he shall be compared to a foolish man who built his house on the sand. "And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat against that house; and it fell, and great was its fall." And it happened, when Yeshua had finished these words, the crowds were astonished at His teaching; for He was teaching them as One having authority, and not as the scribes. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (Exo 20:3-17) 1.Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 2.Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. 3.Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. 4.Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it. 5.Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 6.Thou shalt not kill. 7.Thou shalt not commit adultery. 8.Thou shalt not steal. 9.Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

18 10.Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor s. Note: You may now add your personal prayer