One of Nava Tehila's melodies for Shir Hashirim. For bilingual display of verses click A/א above
Text
(א) שׁ֤וּבִי שׁ֙וּבִי֙ הַשּׁ֣וּלַמִּ֔ית שׁ֥וּבִי שׁ֖וּבִי וְנֶחֱזֶה־בָּ֑ךְ.
(ז) מַה־יָּפִית֙ וּמַה־נָּעַ֔מְתְּ אַהֲבָ֖ה בַּתַּֽעֲנוּגִֽים׃
(1) Turn back, turn back, O maid of Shulem!
Turn back, turn back, That we may gaze upon you.
(7) How fair you are, how beautiful! O Love, with all its rapture!
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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.


