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Psalm
29
interpreted by Avi Dolgin
Havu
l'YHVH bnei elim
Acknowledge the Creator
You who are semi-divine.
Havu l'YHVH kavod va'oz
Acknowledge the glory and power of creation,
Havu l'YHVH kvod sh'mo,
hishtachavu l"yhvh b'hadrat kodesh
the honour of naming the Creator
in the beauty of
holiness.
Kol YHVH al hamayim el hakavod hir'im
The call of creation is in the waters
The call of creation is in the mountains
YHVH al mayim rabim
Even in the many fluids
of our bodies.
Kol YHVH bakoach, kol YHVH behadar
Creation calls out in strength and in beauty
Kol YHVH shover arazim
in the cedar clearcuts
Vayishaber YHVH et arzei
halvanon
and in the virgin old growth.
Vayarkidem k'mo egel l'vanon v'shiryon k'mo ven r'emim
Our world rings with nesting murrelets and
diving orcas
Kol YHVH chotzev lahavot esh
and the Creator
calls to us in acid rain and thinning ozone.
Kol YHVH yachil midbar, yachil
YHVH midbar kadesh,
Kol YHVH y'cholel ayalot
The fault lines shake.
The landfills overflow
Vayechesof yarot u'v'hechalo
kulo omer kavod
In this temple, do we see creative glory?
YHVH lamabul yashav
The Creator was there when the first Flood
struck
Vayeshev YHVH melech l'olam
and the Creator will be there if a new Flood comes.
YHVH oz l'amo yiten
The Creator will give humanity the strength
YHVH yivarech et amo vashalom
and bless us to
use that strength for Shalom.
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