Last updated: Feb. 13, 1997
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Chichester Psalms

Music composed by Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)

Text from the Hebrew Psalms

I.

 

Psalm 108, verse 2

Urah, hanevel, v'chinor! A-irah shachar!

Psalm 100

Hariu l'Adonai kol ha-arets. Iv'du et Adonai b'simcha. Bo-u l'fanav bir'nanah. D'u ki Adonai Hu Elohim. Hu asanu, v'lo anachnu. Amo v'tson mar'ito. Bo-u sh'arav b'todah, Chatseirotav bit'hilah, Hodu lo, bar'chu sh'mo. Ki tov Adonai, l'alom chas'do, V'ad dor vador emunato.

II.

Psalm 23

Adonai ro-i, lo echsar. Bin'ot deshe yarbitseini, Al mei m'nuchot y'nachaleini, Naf'shi y'shovev, Yan'cheini b'ma'aglei tsedek, L'ma'an sh'mo. Gam ki eilech B'gei tsalmavet, Lo ira ra, Ki Atah imadi. Shiv't'cha umishan'techa Hemah y'nachamuni. Ta'aroch l'fanai shulchan, Neged tsor'rai Dishanta vashemen roshi Cosi r'vayah. Ach tov vachesed Yird'funi kol y'mei chayai, V'shav'ti b'veit Adonai L'orech yamim.

Psalm 2, verses 1-4

Lamah rag'shu goyim Ul'umim yeh'gu rik? Yit'yats'vu malchei erets, V'roznim nos'du yachad Al Adonai v'al m'shicho. N'natkah et mos'roteimo, V'nashlichah mimenu avoteimo. Yoshev bashamayim Yis'chak, Adonai Yil'ag lamo!

III.

Psalm 131

Adonai, Adonai, Lo gavah libi, V'lo ramu einai, V'lo hilachti Big'dolot uv'niflaot Mimeni. Im lo shiviti V'domam'ti, Naf'shi k'gamul alei imo, Kagamul alai naf'shi. Yachel Yis'rael el Adonai Me'atah v'ad olam.

Psalm 133, verse 1

Hineh mah tov, Umah nayim, Shevet achim Gam yachad.


Initially input/transliterated by: Emily Ezust, mindel@cs.mcgill.ca