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Chants, Psalms

Your Miracles

Hodinu l’cha Elohim hodinu, v’karov sh’mecha, sipru niflotecha
Graphic: Your Miracles in Hebrew
We praise You, O God; we praise You;
When Your presence is near, they tell of Your miracles. (Psalm 75:2)
[Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 75 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).]

Our gratefulness opens the doors of our perception. In giving homage, we connect ourselves to the Divine presence. And when we feel that closeness to God, our eyes are open to miracle. Then we can tell the world about the miracles that have been revealed to us. Our sense of wonder is contagious.

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To download the PDF file for this chant, click Your Miracles PDF.

Chants, Psalms

Increase

Terev g’dulati v’tisov t’nachamayni
Graphic: Increase in Hebrew
You will increase my greatness,
And You will turn and comfort me. (Psalm 71:21)
[Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 71 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).]

This is a practice of trusting in God, a force that is always expanding us to our true breadth. That Divine force is increasing the sense of our own worth and showing us how we fit into the wholeness of life. In order to know who we really are we must heal some old wounds and undo some outgrown conditioning. That healing happens as God turns to us in comfort and consolation.

To hear the chants, use the audio players. To download a chant, right-click a note and save (or download) the linked MP3 file.

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

Chants, Psalms

Rejoicing in You

Yasisu v’yis’m’chu b’cha kol-m’vkshecha
N’ran’nah biy’shuatecha
Graphic: Rejoicing in You in Hebrew
Let all who seek You delight and rejoice in Your Presence. (Psalm 70:5)
[Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 70 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).]

The pursuit of spiritual experience can sometimes become overly serious and can even feel like a struggle. This is a practice of remembering that it is through our JOY- that deepest brightest spark within us- that we can connect with the Divine Presence. When we receive a glimpse of that spark, it expands within us and becomes our radiance. So, we are reminded to bring our attention to moments of delight, and then to rejoice in the glimpses of Unity consciousness we receive in our JOY..

To hear the chants, use the audio players. To download a chant, right-click a note and save (or download) the linked MP3 file.

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Rejoicing in You PDF.

Chants, Psalms

Turn Your Face to Me

Anayni Yah ki-tov chasdecha, k’rov rachamecha p’nai aylai
Graphic: Turn Your Face to Me in Hebrew
Answer me, O LORD, according to Your great love;
in accordance with Your abundant compassion
turn Your Face to me. (Psalm 69:17)
[Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 69 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).]

When we feel stuck; when we feel weary; when we don’t know where to turn for support, encouragement or inspiration… it is then that we turn to God the Great Mystery, whose face is both everywhere and also hidden. When we become vulnerable enough to show our own true face, then God’s face is revealed. It is then that we can receive Her great love and flowing compassion.

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To download the PDF file for this chant, click Turn Your Face to Me PDF.


Chants, Psalms

Your Strength

Tziva Elohecha Uzecha Uzah Elohim zu pa’alta lanu
Graphic: Your Strength in Hebrew
Your God commands your strength,
It is the Divine power, which You have placed in us. (Psalm 68:29)
[Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 68 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).]

Life tests us, giving us challenges that send us to our deepest resource, which is the Source within. We are each called to find our strength, and to realize that our truest and most trustworthy strength is the power of God that is within us. In finding that strength, we are humbled, and connected to a power that is beyond the small separate self.

To hear the chant, use the audio players. To download a chant, right-click a note and save (or download) the linked MP3 file.

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Your Strength PDF.