Sab’enu vaboqer chasdekha;
Un’ran’nah v’nism’chah b’chol yameynu.

May Your Loving-kindness satisfy us in the morning;
and we will sing out and we will rejoice for all our days. (Psalm 90:14)

Satisfaction is a daily practice of opening to the flow of God’s love and receiving that flow in gratefulness. Then we can let our lives be an expression of the wonder, surprise, appreciation, awe and delight that comes from receiving the gift of our lives each day. The practice of satisfaction requires that I suspend my habitual complaint, create a space of inner stillness and receptivity, and then open my senses to the subtle flows of loving-kindness that are always flowing into our world. That flow may come through the color of the sky or the song of a bird or the touch of silk against my skin. That flow may come through the rhythm of my breath, through a sudden inspiration, or through the kindness of a friend. Our practice is to become attentive to that flow, be filled by it and then let our lives become a response to this divine generosity.

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.

• Satisfaction and Its Fruits 1  
• Satisfaction and Its Fruits 2  
• Satisfaction and Its Fruits Mix  

For the musical notation, see The Magic of Hebrew Chant, page 285.

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

Shavti b’veit Adonai

I place myself in Your care. (Psalm 23:6)

I place myself in the context of an intelligent, loving universe that holds me in compassion and supports my work. I trust in the whole, and allow myself to be nurtured and embraced by a great mystery.

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

• Trusting  

For the musical notation, see The Magic of Hebrew Chant, page 287.

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

Atah Ozi
Atah Chayai
Atah Ori
Atah L’fanai

You are my Strength
You are my Life
You are my Light
Ever before me. (inspired by Psalm 27)

In the practice of healing we leave the “small-mind” place of fear and separation, and enter into the “big mind” place of infinite possibility, and gratefulness for the blessing that is already flowing. We take the journey from “small-mind” to “big mind” by addressing God as YOU. We must become calm enough and spacious enough to receive God’s presence in response to our invocation. When we are filled with that presence, then we can open to the healing power that flows through us.

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

• Preparation for Healing  

For the musical notation, see The Magic of Hebrew Chant, page 282.

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

Od y’nuvun b’sayva
D’shaynim v’rananim y’hi’yu

They will be fruitful, even in old age
They will be juicy and luxuriant. (Psalm 92:15)

I wrote this double-round chant in honor of Reb Zalman Shachter-Shalomi z”l and in honor of his 80th birthday. The intention that I bring to this double-round chant is to get in touch with the kind of fruitfulness, luxuriance and juiciness that emerges from my depths after many years of experience. This is a fruitfulness of wisdom and subtlety and it’s not always obvious if you’re only attuned to the surface of things. Even as our outer skin dries and wrinkles, there is an inner softness that can be cultivated from years of rubbing up against the Mystery. Even as outer sight dims and hearing falters, there are inner senses that can become fine-tuned as we age.

As I chant these words, I bless the elders who have been models of aging and saging for me as they continue to blossom, burgeon and flourish in full-hearted glory.

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

• Aging and Saging round #1  
• Aging and Saging round #2  
• Aging and Saging mix  

NOTE: Re-recorded in November, 2024.

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Aging and Saging PDF. For the musical notation, click Aging and Saging notation PDF.