# baruch ata adonai (בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה אֲדֹנָי)

pronounced: ba-RUKH a-TAH a-do-NAI


**“Blessed are You, Lord” — the opening of every Jewish blessing**

## In Scripture

> Therefore David blessed Yahweh before all the assembly; and David said, “You are blessed, Yahweh, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.
> — 1 Chronicles 29:10 (Exact phrase — David blesses the Lord before the whole assembly.)

> Blessed are you, Yahweh. Teach me your statutes.
> — Psalm 119:12 (Exact phrase — blessing God opens into a request to be taught.)

> and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.”   Abram gave him a tenth of all.
> — Genesis 14:20 (Biblical berakhah pattern — God is blessed as the giver of victory, though the full liturgical formula is not present.)

> Praise be to Yahweh God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
> — Psalm 72:18 (Biblical berakhah pattern — the psalm blesses the God of Israel for His wonders.)


## How to read this entry

The definition comes from the IsraelForYou lexicon. Scripture quotations and their translation are named below; later tradition or modern usage is identified when it appears.


https://israelforyou.com/hebrew/baruch-ata-adonai/