Yom l’yom yabiya omer, v’laila l’laila y’chaveh da’at

Day after day pours forth speech, night after night declares knowledge (Psalm 19:3)

God speaks through the movement of Time. Through the cycles of Day and Night, meaning is expressed, wisdom is revealed. We chant these words in order to open our eyes to this mystery. We dance to the rhythms of Night and Day and allow the sacred Word to move us, and to pour out through us. True Knowledge is made real as we dive again and again into Night. Each Day returns with new opportunities for the Holy Word to manifest in our lives.

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• Day and Night  

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Day and Night PDF. For the musical notation, see The Magic of Hebrew Chant, page 275.

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Mima’amakim k’raticha Yah

From the Depths I call to You, Oh God. Hear my Voice! (Psalm 130:1)

For me the practice of chanting is about finding those Depths from which to call, thereby unlocking the treasures of passion, longing, love and wisdom at my core. Slavery is the state of being trapped on the surface. I find my freedom by opening to the possibilities of the infinite space within. Calling out to God is a practice of dropping down into those infinite depths and allowing my deepest and truest expression to emerge.

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

• From the Depths 1  
• From the Depths 2  
• From the Depths 3  
• From the Depths Mix  

To download the PDF file for this chant, click From the Depths PDF. For the musical notation, see The Magic of Hebrew Chant, page 274.

The Magic of Hebrew Chant ©2013 Shefa Gold. All rights reserved.

Mi ya’aleh v’har Adonai umi yakum bim’kom kodsho?
N’ki chapayim uvar layvov

Who may ascend the Mountain of God and who may establish the Place of His Holiness?
One with clean hands and a pure heart. (Psalm 24:3-4)

As we prepare for the work of holiness, we can listen for this question from Psalm 24, that asks us to step forward, raise our consciousness and enter the Place where God’s Presence can be known and experienced. The requirements are clean hands and a pure heart. Clean hands represent the purity of our intention as we do our work. A pure heart is who we are.

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

• Clean Hands 1  
• Clean Hands 2  
• Clean Hands 3  
• Clean Hands Mix  

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Clean Hands PDF.

Et’halech lifnay Yah B’Artzot HaChayyim.

I will walk before God in the Lands of the Living
I will walk before God in the Lands of Life. (Psalm 116:9)

The Power of Placebo
As I was exploring the power of my beliefs, I was curious about the word placebo. I learned that its origin was Psalm 116:9, which was translated into Latin and adapted into a Catholic funeral ritual. They sang, “Placebo Domino in regione vivorum” (“I will please the Lord in the land of the living”) The word, placebo came into the English language to mean sycophant or flatterer because of the interpretation “I will please…” and then it came to mean simulator because how can you trust someone who is trying to please?

Today the phenomenon of placebo is linked to the miraculous power of Belief. When I chant these compelling words from Psalm 116, I am embodying my belief in God’s loving, life-giving Presence that surrounds me and beckons me towards ever-more radiant vitality. As I strengthen, nurture and refine this belief, God’s Presence manifests before me as the miracle of my Life.

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

• Lands of Life 1  
• Lands of Life 2  
• Lands of Life 3  
• Lands of Life Mix  

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Lands of Life PDF.