Chants, Psalms

The Vision of You

Ani, b’tzedek echezeh fanecha;
es’b’ah v’hakitz t’munatecha
Graphic: The Vision of You in Hebrew
Then I, through justice, will behold Your face;
Awake, I am filled with the vision of You. (Psalm 17:15)

Psalm 17 is filled with pleas of protection from all the dangers and evils of this world. The Psalm concludes with the realization that, it is only through our own righteousness that we will have access to the flow of Grace. We are all made in the image of God. Yet only when we are truly awake, can we see, know and manifest our Divine likeness.

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Chants, Psalms

God Returning

B’shuv Yah, Sh’vut amo, yagayl yaakov, yismach Yisrael
Graphic: God Returning in Hebrew
When God returns and restores the fortunes of His people,
Jacob will exult, Israel will rejoice. (Psalm 14:7)

Even when it’s looking bad, with bullies in charge, and the poor oppressed, and cynicism reigning its disguised terror … still we look to God who is stirring in us beneath our despair. In the depths of our captivity a vision arises: God returning to our midst to free us from greed, fear and the illusions of separation. As God finds a home within us, we return home to ourselves, to our joy, and to the truth of our connection.

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Chants, Psalms

Trust in Your Love

Va’ani b’chasd’cha vatachti,
Yagayl libi biyshuatecha,
Ashirah laYah ki gamal alai
Graphic: Trust in Your Love in Hebrew
And I will trust in Your Love; as my heart rejoices in Your deliverance.
I will sing to God, who has been good to me. (Psalm 13:6)

Even in difficult times of anxiety and doubt, I can choose to trust in the power of love to save me from my fearful ruminations. By singing to God and resting my attention on the goodness in my life, I can override my apprehension and soar with the melody of gratefulness.

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Chants, Psalms

Seeing, Knowing, Loving Us

Havayah b’haychal kodsho, Havayah Bashamayim kiso
graphic: Seeing, Knowing, Loving Us in Hebrew
God is in his Holy Temple; God is on his Heavenly Throne.
Seeing, knowing, loving us! (Psalm 11:4)

The Divine Mystery permeates this world, making it into a place of holiness. The Divine Mystery is consciousness itself, which has the widest perspective and sees us clearly. That Divine gaze is filled with forgiveness, compassion and an abundance of wisdom, piercing all illusion. When we enter into a state of being seen, known and loved completely, we are transformed by that Divine gaze and we can know ourselves from that widest perspective.

(In this chant I am pronouncing the unpronounceable יְהֹוָ֤ה as HaVaYaH which is a name that invokes the aspect of God that is Being itself.)

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Chants, Psalms

Rise Up

Kumah Yah, Ayl n’sa yadecha, al tishchach anavim
graphic: Rise Up in Hebrew
Rise Up, Oh God; Lift up your hand; do not forget the most vulnerable. (Psalm 10:12)

Knowing that God is ultimately not separate from me, I turn inward and call on the Divine power within me to rise up and manifest its awesome power. And then I am reminded to use that power in protection of the most vulnerable, both within me and in the world. This might mean guarding, with loving care, the holy, fragile places within me. Or it might mean protecting the rights and dignity of the poor, the refugee, the lonely, the outcast, the forsaken ones of my world.

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