May I be empty
And open to receive the light
May I be empty
And open to receive
May I be full
And open to receive the light
May I be full
And open to receive
ָוַאָנִי אָשִיר עֻזֶך
ָוַאֲרָנֵן לַבוֹקֶר חֲסְדֶך
כִּי הָיִיתָ מִסְגָב לִי
וּמָנוֹס בְּיוֹם צָר לִי
עֻזִי אֵלֶיךָ אֲזַמֵרָה
Psalm 59:17-18
Va'ani ashir uzekha
V'aranein labokeir hasdekha,
Ki hayita misgav li,
U'manos l'yom tzar li.
Uzi Eilekha Azameirah
Music by Rabbi Josh Warshawsky
I will sing Your strength
Extol each morning Your lovingkindness
For you have been my haven
And my refuge in my time of trouble
To You, O My Strength, I will sing
אִלּוּ פִינוּ מָלֵא
שִׁירָה כַּיָּם.
Ilu finu male shirah kayam.
The words above are from a traditional Hebrew poem.
Music by Rabbi Miriam Margles
שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלות
בְּשׁוּב ה' אֶת שִׁיבַת צִיּון
הָיִינוּ כְּחלְמִים:
אָז יִמָלֵא שחוק פִּינוּ
וּלְשׁונֵנוּ רִנָּה
אָז יאמְרוּ בַגּויִם
הִגְדִּיל ה' לַעֲשות עִם אֵלֶּה:
הִגְדִּיל ה' לַעֲשות עִמָּנוּ
הָיִינוּ שמֵחִים:
שׁוּבָה ה' אֶת שְׁבִיתֵנוּ
כַּאֲפִיקִים בַּנֶּגֶב:
הַזּרְעִים בְּדִמְעָה בְּרִנָּה יִקְצרוּ:
הָלוךְ יֵלֵךְ וּבָכה נשא מֶשֶׁךְ
הַזָּרַע בּא יָבא בְרִנָּה נשא אֲלֻמּתָיו:
Psalm 126
Shir Hama'alot,
B'shuv Adonai et shivat tziyon
hayinu k'chol'mim.
Az Y'male s'chok peenu ulshoneinu rina.
Az yom'ru vagoyim
higdil Adonai la'asot im eleh; higdil Adonai la'asot imanu hayinu s'meicheim.
Shuva Adonai et shiviteinu ka'afikim banegev.
Hazor'im b'dimah b'rinah yiktzoru.
Haloch Yelech uvacho,
noseh meshech hazarah,
bo yavo v'rinah noseh alumotav.
Music by Joey Weisenberg
When the Divine returned the captives of Zion, we were like people in a dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with exultation: then said they among the nations, The Divine has done great things for them. The Divine has done great things for us; so we rejoiced! Bring back our captives, O Holy One, as the streams in the south. They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. Though he goes on his way weeping, bearing the store of seed, they shall come back with joy, bearing their sheaves.