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1 מִזְמ֗וֹר לְדָ֫וִ֥ד
הָב֣וּ לַֽ֭יהוָה בְּנֵ֣י אֵלִ֑ים |
Havu l’YHVH bnei elim |
Acknowledge the Creator You who are semi-divine. |
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הָב֥וּ לַ֝יהוָ֗ה כָּב֥וֹד וָעֹֽז׃
2 הָב֣וּ לַֽ֭יהוָה כְּב֣וֹד שְׁמ֑וֹ הִשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ לַ֝יהוָ֗ה בְּהַדְרַת־קֹֽדֶשׁ׃ |
Havu l’YHVH kavod va’oz
Havu l’YHVH kvod sh’mo, hishtachavu l’YHVH b’hadrat kodesh |
Acknowledge the glory and power of creation,
the honour of naming the Creator in the beauty of holiness. |
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3 ק֥וֹל יְהוָ֗ה עַל־הַ֫מָּ֥יִם
אֵֽל־הַכָּב֥וֹד הִרְעִ֑ים יְ֝הוָ֗ה עַל־מַ֥יִם רַבִּֽים׃ |
Kol YHVH al hamayim
el hakavod hir’im YHVH al mayim rabim |
The call of creation is in the waters
The call of creation is in the mountains Even in the many fluids of our bodies. |
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4 קוֹל־יְהוָ֥ה בַּכֹּ֑חַ
ק֥וֹל יְ֝הוָ֗ה בֶּהָדָֽר׃ |
Kol YHVH bakoach,
kol YHVH behadar |
Creation calls out in strength
and in beauty |
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5ק֣וֹל יְ֭הוָה שֹׁבֵ֣ר אֲרָזִ֑ים
וַיְשַׁבֵּ֥ר יְ֝הוָ֗ה אֶת־אַרְזֵ֥י הַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ |
Kol YHVH shover arazim
Vayishaber YHVH et arzei halvanon |
in the cedar clearcuts
and in the virgin old growth. |
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6 וַיַּרְקִידֵ֥ם כְּמוֹ־עֵ֑גֶל
לְבָנ֥וֹן וְ֝שִׂרְיֹ֗ן כְּמ֣וֹ בֶן־רְאֵמִֽים׃ |
Vayarkidem k’mo egel
l’vanon v’shiryon k’mo ven r’emim |
Our world rings
with nesting murrelets and diving orcas |
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7 קוֹל־יְהוָ֥ה חֹצֵ֗ב לַהֲב֥וֹת אֵֽשׁ׃
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Kol YHVH chotzev lahavot esh
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and the Creator calls to us in acid rain and global warming.
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8 ק֣וֹל יְ֭הוָה יָחִ֣יל מִדְבָּ֑ר
יָחִ֥יל יְ֝הוָ֗ה מִדְבַּ֥ר קָדֵֽשׁ׃ 9 ק֤וֹל יְהוָ֨ה ׀ יְחוֹלֵ֣ל אַיָּלוֹת֮ וַֽיֶּחֱשֹׂ֪ף יְעָ֫ר֥וֹת וּבְהֵיכָל֑וֹ כֻּ֝לּ֗וֹ אֹמֵ֥ר כָּבֽוֹד׃ |
Kol YHVH yachil midbar,
yachil YHVH midbar kadesh, Kol YHVH y’cholel ayalot Vayechesof yarot u’v’hechalo kulo omer kavod |
The fault lines shake.
The landfills overflow In this temple, do we see creative glory? |
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10 יְ֭הוָה לַמַּבּ֣וּל יָשָׁ֑ב
וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב יְ֝הוָ֗ה מֶ֣לֶךְ לְעוֹלָֽם׃ |
YHVH lamabul yashav
Vayeshev YHVH melech l’olam |
The Creator was there when the first Flood struck
and the Creator will be there if new global disasters come. |
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11 יְֽהוָ֗ה עֹ֭ז לְעַמּ֣וֹ יִתֵּ֑ן
יְהוָ֓ה ׀ יְבָרֵ֖ךְ אֶת־עַמּ֣וֹ בַשָּׁלֽוֹם׃ |
YHVH oz l’amo yiten
YHVH yivarech et amo vashalom |
The Creator will give humanity the strength
and bless us to use that strength for Shalom. |
Avi Dolgin’s translation of תהלים כט (Psalm 29) interweaves between the original Hebrew (הָב֣וּ לַֽ֭יהוָה בְּנֵ֣י אֵלִ֑ים | havu l’YHVH b’nei eilim) and an English language interpretation. The interpretation, while faithful to the original, leans heavily on environmental concerns, especially as seen from a North American West Coast perspective. Avi Dolgin is a long-time resident of Vancouver, Canada and a member of Congregation Or Shalom.
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ויהי נעם אדני אלהינו עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננה עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננהו "May the pleasantness of אדֹני our elo’ah be upon us; may our handiwork be established for us — our handiwork, may it be established."–Psalms 90:17
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