Gladdening One’s Soul with Joyful Melodies / Overcoming Melodies of Depression on the Shabbat A person should ask God to protect him until he feels no attraction to melodies of wailing and depression that the wicked typically sing, melodies that people are often attracted to. These melodies harm worthy Jews. Instead, a person should gladden his soul with holiness and purity through joyful melodies that draw his heart to serve God, learn Torah and come close to the Tzaddikim. He should draw on the power of the Tzaddikim to elevate all the melodies of the wicked by means of the holiness of the Shabbat. He should elevate these melodies and transform them to joy by singing them on the Shabbat. The merit of the holy Shabbat can shield a person so that these melodies will have no power to elicit depression. To the contrary, when he purifies these melodies, he elevates them and transforms them from grief to joy. A person should increase melodies, songs and praises on the Shabbat and festivals with delight. For the holy Shabbat Seeking Protection from Melodies of Depression Master of the world, Guardian of Your nation, the Jewish people, forever, guard us and rescue us so that we will feel no attraction at all to melodies of wailing and depression that the wicked sing the majority of the time, melodies that people are generally attracted to.
Have compassion on us. Guard us and rescue us from them. You know how much damage and how many blemishes the wicked cause with their melodies, how much these melodies harm worthy Jews.
The Shabbat Transforms Melodies of Grief to Songs of Joy Have compassion on us. In the power and merit of the true Tzaddikim, help us and guard us at every moment so that we will be rescued from those melodies.
Help us always make our souls joyful with holiness and purity, through melodies and songs of joy that draw our heart to serve You, to learn Your Torah and to be truly close to Your Tzaddikim.
Help us draw on the power of the true Tzaddikim to elevate all the melodies of the wicked by means of the holiness of the Shabbat. Give us the power to elevate and transform these melodies to joy by singing them on the holy Shabbat.
May the merit of the holy Shabbat shield us so that these melodies will have no power to draw down depression, grief and mourning, Heaven forbid. To the contrary, may we purify these melodies, elevate them and transform them from grief and mourning to joy.
May we come close to You and be drawn after You, and rejoice. May we race like a runner on the path to go in Your ways and learn Your Torah in order to fulfill Your commandments.
You are filled with compassion. You are the Joy of Israel. Have compassion on us. Guard us and rescue us always, at every moment, from every type of depression and from everything that leads to depression, grief and mourning, Heaven forbid.
In Your compassion, purify us. Bring about events so that gladness and joy, strength and delight will always be drawn onto us, for we have trusted in Your holy, mighty and awesome Name. Let us rejoice in Your salvation.
In particular, on the Shabbat and festivals, grant us Your vast, great mercy, graciousness and kindness, so that we will always rejoice on them, as is fitting to rejoice on such holy days.
“I will exult and rejoice in Your kindness, for You have seen my affliction. You have known the troubles of my soul.” “I will rejoice and be delighted in You; I will sing to Your supernal Name.”
May I increase songs and praises on the Shabbat and festivals with great joy and delight, with a voice of gladness and joy, with melodies of cheer and elation, without any trace of depression, worry or bitterness whatsoever.
May every Jew realize the verses, “My soul will exult in HaShem, rejoice in His salvation.” “I will sing to HaShem with my life; I will sing out to my God with my being. May my speech be sweet to Him; I will rejoice in HaShem.”
[עַל־פִּי תּוֹרָה רכ"ו - מַה שֶּׁהָרְשָׁעִים מְזַמְּרִים נִגּוּנִים שֶׁל יְלָלָה]
לְשַׁבַּת־קוֹדֶשׁ רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם, שׁוֹמֵר עַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל לָעַד, שָׁמְרֵנוּ וְהַצִּילֵנוּ שֶׁלֹּא נִהְיֶה נִמְשָׁכִים כְּלָל אַחֲרֵי נִגּוּנִים שֶׁל יְלָלָה וְעַצְבוּת שֶׁמְּזַמְּרִין הָרְשָׁעִים בְּרֹב הָעִתִּים, שֶׁדֶּרֶךְ הָעוֹלָם לְהִמָּשֵׁךְ אַחֲרֵיהֶן מְאֹד.
Gladdening One’s Soul with Joyful Melodies / Overcoming Melodies of Depression on the Shabbat
A person should ask God to protect him until he feels no attraction to melodies of wailing and depression that the wicked typically sing, melodies that people are often attracted to.
These melodies harm worthy Jews.
Instead, a person should gladden his soul with holiness and purity through joyful melodies that draw his heart to serve God, learn Torah and come close to the Tzaddikim.
He should draw on the power of the Tzaddikim to elevate all the melodies of the wicked by means of the holiness of the Shabbat. He should elevate these melodies and transform them to joy by singing them on the Shabbat.
The merit of the holy Shabbat can shield a person so that these melodies will have no power to elicit depression. To the contrary, when he purifies these melodies, he elevates them and transforms them from grief to joy.
A person should increase melodies, songs and praises on the Shabbat and festivals with delight.
For the holy Shabbat
Seeking Protection from Melodies of Depression
Master of the world, Guardian of Your nation, the Jewish people, forever, guard us and rescue us so that we will feel no attraction at all to melodies of wailing and depression that the wicked sing the majority of the time, melodies that people are generally attracted to.
רַחֵם עָלֵינוּ וְשָׁמְרֵנוּ וְהַצִּילֵנוּ מֵהֶם, כִּי אַתָּה יוֹדֵעַ כַּמָּה וְכַמָּה קִלְקוּלִים וּפְגָמִים הֵם גּוֹרְמִים עַל־יְדֵי אֵלּוּ הַנִּגּוּנִים שֶׁלָּהֶם, וְכַמָּה הֵם מַזִּיקִים לְיִשְׂרָאֵל הַכְּשֵׁרִים רַחֲמָנָא לִצְלָן,
Have compassion on us. Guard us and rescue us from them. You know how much damage and how many blemishes the wicked cause with their melodies, how much these melodies harm worthy Jews.
רַחֵם עָלֵינוּ בְּכֹחַ וּזְכוּת הַצַּדִּיקִים הָאֲמִתִּיִּים, וֶהְיֵה בְּעֶזְרֵנוּ וְשָׁמְרֵנוּ בְּכָל־עֵת שֶׁנִּזְכֶּה לְהִנָּצֵל מֵהֶם.
The Shabbat Transforms Melodies of Grief to Songs of Joy
Have compassion on us. In the power and merit of the true Tzaddikim, help us and guard us at every moment so that we will be rescued from those melodies.
זַכֵּנוּ לְשַׂמֵּחַ נַפְשֵׁנוּ תָמִיד בִּקְדֻשָּׁה וּבְטָהֳרָה בְּנִגּוּנִים וּזְמִירוֹת שֶׁל שִׂמְחָה הַמַּמְשִׁיכִים אֶת הַלֵּב אֵלֶיךָ וְלַעֲבוֹדָתְךָ וּלְתוֹרָתְךָ וּלְצַדִּיקֶיךָ בֶּאֱמֶת,
Help us always make our souls joyful with holiness and purity, through melodies and songs of joy that draw our heart to serve You, to learn Your Torah and to be truly close to Your Tzaddikim.
וְעָזְרֵנוּ בְּכֹחַ הַצַּדִּיקִים הָאֲמִתִּיִּים, שֶׁנִּזְכֶּה לְהַעֲלוֹת כָּל אֵלּוּ הַנִּגּוּנִים שֶׁל הָרְשָׁעִים עַל־יְדֵי קְדֻשַּׁת שַׁבָּת, שֶׁתִּתֶּן לָנוּ כֹחַ לְהַעֲלוֹתָם וּלְהָפְכָם לְשִׂמְחָה כְּשֶׁנְּזַמֵּר אוֹתָם בְּשַׁבָּת קֹדֶשׁ,
Help us draw on the power of the true Tzaddikim to elevate all the melodies of the wicked by means of the holiness of the Shabbat. Give us the power to elevate and transform these melodies to joy by singing them on the holy Shabbat.
וּזְכוּת הַשַּׁבָּת־קֹדֶשׁ יָגֵן עָלֵינוּ, שֶׁלֹּא יִהְיֶה לָהֶם שׁוּם כֹּחַ לְהַמְשִׁיךְ עַצְבוּת וְיָגוֹן וַאֲנָחָה חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, רַק אַדְרַבָּא נִזְכֶּה לְבָרְרָם וּלְהַעֲלוֹתָם וּלְהָפְכָם מִיָּגוֹן וַאֲנָחָה לְשָׂשׂוֹן וּלְשִׂמְחָה.
May the merit of the holy Shabbat shield us so that these melodies will have no power to draw down depression, grief and mourning, Heaven forbid. To the contrary, may we purify these melodies, elevate them and transform them from grief and mourning to joy.
וְנִתְקָרֵב אֵלֶיךָ וְנִהְיֶה נִמְשָׁכִים אַחֲרֶיךָ, וְנָשִׂישׂ כְּגִבּוֹר לָרוּץ אֹרַח לֵילֵךְ בִּדְרָכֶיךָ וְלַעֲסֹק בְּתוֹרָתֶךָ וּלְקַיֵּם מִצְוֹתֶיךָ,
May we come close to You and be drawn after You, and rejoice. May we race like a runner on the path to go in Your ways and learn Your Torah in order to fulfill Your commandments.
וּלְהִתְדַּבֵּק וּלְהִתְקַשֵּׁר אֵלֶיךָ וּלְצַדִּיקֶיךָ הָאֲמִתִּיִּים בֶּאֱמֶת וּבֶאֱמוּנָה בְּקֶשֶׁר אַמִּיץ וְחָזָק לְעוֹלְמֵי עַד וּלְנֵצַח נְצָחִים:
May we be attached to You and be connected to You and Your true Tzaddikim in truth and faith, with a firm and strong connection forever.
מָלֵא רַחֲמִים, שִׂמְחַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, רַחֵם עָלֵינוּ וְשָׁמְרֵנוּ וְהַצִּילֵנוּ תָמִיד בְּכָל־עֵת מִכָּל מִינֵי עַצְבוּת וּמִכָּל הַדְּבָרִים הַמְּבִיאִים וּמַמְשִׁיכִים לִידֵי עַצְבוּת וְיָגוֹן וַאֲנָחָה חַס וְשָׁלוֹם.
You are filled with compassion. You are the Joy of Israel. Have compassion on us. Guard us and rescue us always, at every moment, from every type of depression and from everything that leads to depression, grief and mourning, Heaven forbid.
זַכֵּנוּ בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ, וְסַבֵּב סִבּוֹת לְטוֹבָה, בְּאֹפֶן שֶׁיִּהְיֶה נִמְשָׁךְ עָלֵינוּ שָׂשׂוֹן וְשִׂמְחָה עֹז וְחֶדְוָה תָמִיד, כִּי בְשֵׁם קָדְשְׁךָ הַגָּדוֹל הַגִּבּוֹר וְהַנּוֹרָא בָּטָחְנוּ נָגִילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָה בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ,
In Your compassion, purify us. Bring about events so that gladness and joy, strength and delight will always be drawn onto us, for we have trusted in Your holy, mighty and awesome Name. Let us rejoice in Your salvation.
וּבִפְרָט בְּשַׁבָּתוֹת וְיָמִים טוֹבִים תְּזַכֵּנוּ בְּרֹב חֶמְלָתְךָ וַחֲנִינוֹתֶיךָ וַחֲסָדֶיךָ הַגְּדוֹלִים לִשְׂמֹחַ בָּהֶם תָּמִיד בְּשִׂמְחָה גְּדוֹלָה וּבְחֶדְוָה רַבָּה בְּיוֹתֵר, כָּרָאוּי לָגִיל וְלָשׂוּשׂ בְּיָמִים קְדוֹשִׁים כָּאֵלֶּה.
In particular, on the Shabbat and festivals, grant us Your vast, great mercy, graciousness and kindness, so that we will always rejoice on them, as is fitting to rejoice on such holy days.
אָגִילָה וְאֶשְׂמְחָה בְּחַסְדֶּךָ אֲשֶׁר רָאִיתָ אֶת עָנְיִי יָדַעְתָּ בְּצָרוֹת נַפְשִׁי. אֶשְׂמְחָה וְאֶעֶלְצָה בָךְ אֲזַמְּרָה שִׁמְךָ עֶלְיוֹן.
“I will exult and rejoice in Your kindness, for You have seen my affliction. You have known the troubles of my soul.” “I will rejoice and be delighted in You; I will sing to Your supernal Name.”
וְאֶזְכֶּה לְהַרְבּוֹת בִּזְמִירוֹת וְשִׁירוֹת וְתִשְׁבָּחוֹת בְּשַׁבָּתוֹת וְיָמִים טוֹבִים, בְּשִׂמְחָה וְחֶדְוָה גְּדוֹלָה בְּקוֹל שָׂשׂוֹן וְשִׂמְחָה בְּנִגּוּנִים שֶׁל חֶדְוָה וְצָהֳלָה בְּלִי שׁוּם אֲחִיזַת עַצְבוּת וּדְאָגָה וּמָרָה שְׁחוֹרָה כְּלָל.
May I increase songs and praises on the Shabbat and festivals with great joy and delight, with a voice of gladness and joy, with melodies of cheer and elation, without any trace of depression, worry or bitterness whatsoever.
שַׂבְּעֵנוּ מִטּוּבֶךָ וְשַׂמַּח נַפְשֵׁנוּ בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ וְטַהֵר לִבֵּנוּ לְעָבְדְּךָ בֶּאֱמֶת.
“Satisfy us from Your goodness, give our soul joy in Your salvation, and purify our heart to truly serve You.”
וִיקֻיַּם בָּנוּ בְּכָל אֶחָד מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל מִקְרָא שֶׁכָּתוּב, וְנַפְשִׁי תָּגִיל בַּיהֹוָה תָּשִׂישׂ בִּישׁוּעָתוֹ. אָשִׁירָה לַיהֹוָה בְּחַיָּי אֲזַמְּרָה לֵאלֹהַי בְּעוֹדִי. יֶעֱרַב עָלָיו שִׂיחִי אָנֹכִי אֶשְׂמַח בַּיהֹוָה .
May every Jew realize the verses, “My soul will exult in HaShem, rejoice in His salvation.” “I will sing to HaShem with my life; I will sing out to my God with my being. May my speech be sweet to Him; I will rejoice in HaShem.”
יִהְיוּ לְרָצוֹן אִמְרֵי־פִי וְהֶגְיוֹן לִבִּי לְפָנֶיךָ יְהֹוָה צוּרִי וְגוֹאֲלִי. אָמֵן סֶלָה:
“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing before You, HaShem, my Rock and my Redeemer.” Amen, selah.