One of Nava Tehila's melodies for psalm 96. For bilingual display of verses click A/א above
Text
Click “Siddur Ashkenaz” below for the full Kabbalat Shabbat text
(א-ב) שִֽׁירוּ לַיהוה שִׁיר חָדָשׁ שִֽׁירוּ לַיהוה כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ: שִֽׁירוּ לַיהוה בָּרְכוּ שְׁמוֹ בַּשְּׂרוּ מִיּוֹם־לְיוֹם יְשׁוּעָתוֹ:
(1-2) Sing to God a new song, sing to God, all the earth. Sing to God, bless this name, proclaim God’s victory day after day.
Shiru l'Adonai shir chadash, shiru l'Adonai kol ha'arertz. Shiru l'Adonai barechu shemo, bas'ru miyom l'yom yeshu'ato
Note: often we will add a few more verses to this chant from Psalm 96, according to the kavvana.
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Kavvanot
In the Nava Tehila method, kavvanot — intentions for inner engagement with the words of prayer — are developed through close attention to the language of the psalms: Pshat, Midrash, and Kabbalistic and Hasidic illumination. Click the source title below to open these biblical verses in Sefaria, where rich commentary is directly linked to the text.
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