It is our duty to praise the Master of all, to ascribe greatness to the Molder of Creation. For He did not make us like the nations of the lands, and He did not place us like the families of the earth. For He did not set our portion like theirs, nor our lot like all their multitudes.
For they bow to vanity and emptiness and pray to a god that cannot save.
*But we bend our knees, bow and give thanks *before the King over kings of kings, the Holy One, blessed is He — the One Who stretched out the heavens and established the earth. The dwelling place of His honor is in the heavens above, and the Presence of His power is in the lofty heights. He is our God. There is no other. Our King is true; there is none beside Him. As it is written in His Torah: “And you shall know this day and take it to your heart that Hashem, He is the only God in the heavens above and upon the earth below. There is no other.”
Therefore, we put our hope in You, Hashem our God, that we may quickly see the splendor of Your power, to remove abominations from the earth and false gods will be utterly cut off. In order to perfect the world through the kingship of Almighty. And all flesh will call upon Your name, to turn all the earth’s wicked toward You. All the world’s inhabitants will recognize and know that to You every knee should bend, every tongue should swear. Before You, Hashem, our God, they will bend their knee and cast themselves down and give honor to the glory of Your name.
