Shiviti Havayah - שיויתי (הוי"ה)
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ShareNava Tehila original melody, sometimes sung as an opening to Shacharit or as a theme HH chant. For bilingual display of verses click A/א above
Text
Daphna has added the word love to this famous verse and chose the Divine name Havayah for the tetragrammaton. Since both the words havayah and ahava (all existence and love) are in the feminine we also consider this as one of our Shechina chants.
שִׁוִּ֬יתִי יהוה לְנֶגְדִּ֣י תָמִ֑יד. הוי"ה. אהבה.
I am ever mindful of GOD’s presence
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Shiviti Havayah lenegdi tamid. Havayah. Ahavah
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Method
More than the melodies! At Nava Tehila, we've developed chant-based prayer services that are inclusive, ecstatic, and transformative. Ready to bring this musical prayer method to your community? Check out our tutorials.
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.
Guitar tutorial
Covers
Camp cover led by Josh Warshawsky. Notice that we play it as 3/4 while Josh's cover is at 4/4. Call and response of "Havayah" is also a different from the original
High Holidays at West End Synagogue, led by Cantor Mellisa Berman and Rabbi Emily
