1(Tehillah of Dovid) 1[Alef] I will extol Thee, Elohai HaMelech;
and I will bless Thy Shem l'olam va'ed.

2[Beis] Kol yom will I bless Thee;
and I will praise Thy Shem l'olam va'ed.

3[Gimel] Gadol is Hashem, and me'od to be praised;
and His greatness is not cheker (searchable).

4[Dalet] Dor l'dor (generation to generation) shall praise Thy ma'asim,
and shall declare Thy gevurot (mighty acts).

5[Heh] I will speak of the hadar kavod of Thy hod,
and of Thy nifle'ot (wonderful works).

6[Vav] And men shall speak of the power of Thy norot;
and I will declare Thy greatness.

7[Zayin] They shall utter the zekher (memory, recollection) of Thy rav tov
and shall sing of Thy tzedakah.

8[Chet] Channun (gracious) is Hashem, and full of compassion;
erech apayim (slow to anger), and of great chesed.

9[Tet] Tov is Hashem to all;
and His rachamim is over all His ma'asim.

10[Yod] All Thy ma'asim shall praise Thee, Hashem;
and Thy chasidim shall bless Thee.

11[Khaf] They shall speak of the kavod of Thy Malchus,
and tell of Thy gevurah;

12[Lamed] To make known to the Bnei HaAdam His gevurah,
and the kavod hadar of His Malchus.

13[Mem] Thy Malchus is a Malchus kol olamim,
and Thy Memshelet for kol dor vador.

14[Samekh]Hashem upholdeth all that fall,
and raiseth up all those that are bowed down.

15[Ayin] The eyes of all look to Thee;
and Thou givest them their okhel (food) in its season.

16[Peh] Thou openest Thine Yad,
and satisfiest the ratzon of kol chai.

17[Tzadi] Tzaddik is Hashem in all His drakhim,
and chasid in all His ma'asim,

18[Koph] Karov (near) is Hashem unto all them that call upon Him,
to all that call upon Him in emes.

19[Resh] He will fulfil the ratzon of them that fear Him;
He also will hear their cry, and will save them.

20[Shin] Shomer is Hashem over all them that love Him;
but kol haresha'im will He destroy.

21[Tav] My mouth shall speak the tehillat Hashem;
and let kol basar bless His Shem Kodesh
l'olam va'ed. ¹⁷⁵Praise Hashem.