El-Yah batzaratah li karati vaya’anani

In my distress I called to God
And God answered me. (Psalm 120:1)
[Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 120 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).]

It’s important that when I find myself in distress, I will find my voice and express the troubling feeling that is moving through me. In my expression there is truth and beauty that can lift me up and open me to Divine flow. In this way my request is answered; my sincere question calls forth a response that fills me.

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• In My Distress (melody)  
• In My Distress (harmony)  
• In My Distress (mix)  

To download the PDF file for this chant, click In My Distress PDF.

He’harim ra’k’du ch’aylim,
g’va’ot kivnai-tzon,
Mah L’cha?

(When)The mountains skip like rams, hills like sheep.
What happens for you? (Psalm 114:4-5)
[Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 114 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).]

When the great forces of change are shifting the mountains of your life, when everything you thought was solid is now in flux … what happens for you? Can you find ease even in uncertainty? When the geography of your life keeps transforming, can you find your balance? When the whole world is forever changing, can you find your place in it? Can you find your joy in the adventure?

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• Impermanence (melody)  
• Impermanence (harmony)  
• Impermanence (mix)  

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Impermanence PDF.

Mimizrach-shemesh ad-m’vo’o,
m’hulal shaym HaVaYaH

From the rising of the sun to its setting
Praised is the name of God. (Psalm 113:3)
[Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 113 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).]

The sun represents consciousness. As the light of awareness rises, we are bathed in that radiance and awakened to the presence of the Divine. As our consciousness expands, our lives become an expression of praise for God who is our Creator and who illuminates the truth of our connection to ALL, to BEINGNESS itself.

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• Praised Is the Name (melody)  
• Praised Is the Name (harmony)  
• Praised Is the Name (mix)  

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Praised Is the Name PDF.

Yiray HAVAYAH bitchu vaHAVAYAH
Ezram u’maginam hu

Oh you who stand in awe of The Mystery, trust in that Mystery!
It is your help and protection. (Psalm 115:11)
[Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 115 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).]

What a blessing it is to be given a glimpse of the Great Divine Mystery! We can plant that awesome glimpse inside our hearts like a seed, and it will grow within us and blossom as our strength and beauty. When we nurture that seed, it will grow into our wide perspective, protecting us from attitudes of constriction or cynicism.

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• In Awe and Trust (melody)  
• In Awe and Trust (harmony)  
• In Awe and Trust (mix)  

To download the PDF file for this chant, click In Awe and Trust PDF.

Rayshit Chochma yirat YAH

Wisdom begins in reverent wonder of the One. (Psalm 111:10)
[Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 111 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).]

We stand empty and open, before the great Mystery and admit how much we don’t know. There is a choice now: we can either tremble in fear and anxiety before that Mystery or we can lift ourselves up into reverent wonder. It is that place of emptiness that allows us to be filled with wisdom from on high. It is that radical amazement that lets us take the stance of endless curiosity.

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• The Beginning of Wisdom (melody)  
• The Beginning of Wisdom (harmony 1)  
• The Beginning of Wisdom (harmony 2)  
• The Beginning of Wisdom (mix)  

To download the PDF file for this chant, click The Beginning of Wisdom PDF.