Ani L'Dodi-Kamti Liftoach - אֲנִי לְדוֹדִי (קמתי לפתוח)
One of Nava Tehila's melodies for Shir Hashirim. For bilingual display of verses click A/א above

Text

(ו:ג) אֲנִ֤י לְדוֹדִי֙ וְדוֹדִ֣י לִ֔י.

(ה:ה) קַ֥מְתִּֽי אֲנִ֖י לִפְתֹּ֣חַ.

(6:3) I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine.

(5:5) I rose to open (let in) my beloved.

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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 "Text" source title above to open these biblical verses in Sefaria, where rich commentary is directly linked to the text.