One of Nava Tehila's melodies for Kabbalat Shabbat. For bilingual display of verses click A above
Levite rehearsal, Jerusalem2012
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.
Yism'chu hashamayim v'tagel ha'aretz, yir'am hayam um'lo'o
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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 source title below to open these biblical verses in Sefaria, where rich commentary is directly linked to the text.
(יא) יִשְׂמְח֣וּ הַ֭שָּׁמַיִם וְתָגֵ֣ל הָאָ֑רֶץ יִֽרְעַ֥ם הַ֝יָּ֗ם וּמְלֹאֽוֹ׃
(11) Let the heavens rejoice and the earth exult; let the sea and all within it thunder.


