May His Rock Preserve Him and Give Him Life; May His Rock and His Redeemer Preserve Him/ May God protect and preserve him
A blessing for a person, asking that God protect them and grant them life.
("The glory of our master and teacher Moses, the great rabbi in Israel, the wise and discerning, may his Rock preserve him" — Responsa of the Rambam, Siman 282)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
יִשְׁמְרוּ צוּרוֹ וִיחַיֵּהוּ, יִשְׁמְרוּ צוּרוֹ וְגוֹאֲלוֹ, יצ"ו
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּרָכָה לָאָדָם שֶׂה' יִשְׁמֹור עָלָיו יִתֵּן לוֹ חַיִּים.
("תִּפְאֶרֶת מָרֵנוּ וְרַבֵּנוּ מֹשֶׁה הָרַב הַגָּדוֹל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל הֶחָכָם וְהַנָּבוֹן יִשְׁמְרוּ צוּרוֹ"- שׁוּ"ת הָרַמְבָּ"ם סִימָן רפב)