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)  

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Heart Exaltation PDF.

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)  

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Hear My Song PDF.

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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Havah-lanu ezrat mitzar

Give us help against the adversary. (Psalm 60:13)
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The spiritual challenge we face is the tendency to look for help for what we’re up against, in all the wrong places — the wrong people, food, substances, thrills, numbing, rationalizations, roads we have traveled before, familiar grooves or conceptual frameworks that we have outgrown. We look with desperation, “out there”, when the help we need is to be found within- through our connection with the Great Mystery.

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• Give Us Help (melody)  
• Give Us Help (harmony)  
• Give Us Help (mix)  

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Give Us Help PDF.

Ach-pri latzadik, ach yaysh-Elohim shoftim ba’aretz

There is, surely, the fruit of the righteous;
yes, there is indeed divine justice on earth. (Psalm 58:12)
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Even when it seems like the bullies are in charge; even when we feel such outrage and resentment towards those who are oppressing the vulnerable and inciting hatred… still we must remember the great force of love that is within us.

With this practice, we affirm the power of goodness, knowing that justice will prevail. Each thought, word or deed of kindness that we can bring to this moment will bear fruit. And that fruit will nourish and delight the world.

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• Fruit of the Righteous (melody)  
• Fruit of the Righteous (harmony)  
• Fruit of the Righteous (mix)  

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Fruit of the Righteous PDF.