Nishmat Kol Hai
Nishmat Kol Hai is a central hymn of the Shabbat and festival morning liturgy, praising God with expansive poetic imagery and declaring that even if our mouths were as full of song as the sea, we could never fully express our gratitude for the gift of life.
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Nishmat Kol Hai - Joey Weisenberg
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Transliteration / Hebrew
Nishmat kol hai,
t’vareikh et Shim’kha
Adonai Eloheinu.
נִשְׁמַת כָּל חַי תְּבָרֵךְ אֶת שִׁמְךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלהֵינוּ.
Translation (Lev Shalem)
The soul of all that lives praises Your name, Adonai our God.