Yismechu Hashamayim Daphna - יִשְׂמְחוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם דפנה
One of Nava Tehila's melodies for psalm 96. For bilingual display of verses click A/א above
Nava Tehila Music Library
Kallah Conference, Ohio 2009

Text

Click “Siddur Ashkenaz” below for the full Kabbalat Shabbat text

(יא) יִשְׂמְחוּ הַשָּׁמַֽיִם וְתָגֵל הָאָֽרֶץ יִרְעַם הַיָּם וּמְלֹאוֹ:

(11) The heavens will rejoice, the earth will exult, the sea and its fullness will roar.

Yismechu hashamayim vetagel ha'aretz, yir'am hayam um'lo'o

Resources

Method

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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.