Tziva Elohecha Uzecha Uzah Elohim zu pa’alta lanu

Your God commands your strength,
It is the Divine power, which You have placed in us. (Psalm 68:29)
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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.

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• Your Strength  
• Your Strength (round)  

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Zamru ch’vod sh’mo, Simu chavod t’hilato

Sing to glorify His/Her essence
Give dignity to His/Her praise. (Psalm 66:2)
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We lift up the essence of Divinity through chanting Her sacred names. And we honor that essence with our expressions of awe and wonder. I call it “living in the WOW.” This is a practice of making a commitment to always keep part of our attention on the miraculous, amazing and mysterious aspects of existence—remembering the infinite, even as we play in the finite realms.

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• Glorify (melody)  
• Glorify (harmony)  
• Glorify (mix)  

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V’yit’hal’lu kol-yishray-layv

And all the upright in heart shall exult. (Psalm 64:11)
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When our hearts are open, clear, resilient and courageous… then we become channels for praise. When our hearts are uplifted and we are standing in our integrity… then by our very presence, we uplift everyone and inspire them towards their glory.

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• Heart Exaltation (melody)  
• Heart Exaltation (harmony)  
• Heart Exaltation (mix)  

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Shim’ah Elohim rinati; hakshivah t’filati

Hear my song, Oh God!
I will call to You from the ends of the Earth as my heart wraps itself in Your Love.*
(Psalm 61:2)
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When I direct my song to God, and ask to be heard, I am praying that my separate unique and particular expression might be re-united with the Oneness. My song is a heartfelt yearning for harmonious connection with the cosmos.

*This is a line from Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi’s translation of the Psalm.

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• Hear My Song (melody)  
• Hear My Song (harmony)  
• Hear My Song (mix)  

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L’cha dumiyah t’hilah

For You silence is praise. (Psalm 65:2)
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With my silence, I am creating a space within me for the Divine Presence to dwell. I am inviting God in. That invitation is the most profound praise, because I am saying with my silence, “There is nothing more important, nothing more precious than to be with You, God.”

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• Silence is Praise  

NOTE: This recording is from the Chants Encounter CD.

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