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There is a mine for silver,
And a place where gold is refined.
Iron is taken out of the earth,
And copper smelted from rock.
He sets bounds for darkness;
To every limit man probes,
To rocks in…
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Happy is the man who has not followed the counsel of the wicked,
or taken the path of sinners,
or joined the company of the insolent;
rather, the teaching of the Lord is his delight,
and he studies…
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A psalm of David. A song for the dedication of the House.
I extol You, O Lord,
for You have lifted me up,
and not let my enemies rejoice over me.
O Lord, my God,
I cried out to You,
and You…
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The love of the Sabbath is the pith of my praise.
“Remember and Keep” provides the rule,
Preparing my way for bridegroom and bride,
For Intellect and Soul, my celestial companions.
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Shalem Shabazi
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Taiz, Yemeni Zaidi State
(Taiz, Yemen)
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ca. 1679/80
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O Lord of everything, who seeks the nation that seeks you,
Do not separate yourself from us, and we will not separate from you—O Lord of everything!
For you, O…
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Eleazar Azikri
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Safed, Ottoman Empire
(Safed, Israel)
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1584–1588
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O my soul’s beloved, merciful father, drag your servant to do your will!
Your…
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Eleazar Azikri
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Safed, Ottoman Empire
(Safed, Israel)
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1584–1588
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If we sang praises to the Lord
Every day with as much care
As He takes in giving us joy
And in showing His favor in every part of our lives,
Then our suffering would not be relentless
And no great…
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Leonor de Carvajal
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(Hogg’s Kloof, South Africa)
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End of the 16th Century
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“Is it true, dear mother,
What grandfather tells us?
That a chalice stands in heaven
Before the throne of God?
“And with each blow struck us
At the hands of cruel men,
Does a tear fall in our…
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Shimon Frug
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(Russia, Russia)
Date:
1882
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I have seen other stars
with a tail before,
but the people were frightened
by this awesome torch.
As an omen of war
it does sadden my heart.
Let us turn to our God,
let us try to please Him.
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Yakob Yoná
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Salonica, Ottoman Empire
(Thessaloniki, Greece)
Date:
1910
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Let us make, I pray thee, a little chamber on the roof; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick .…
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Abraham Bukrat
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Early 16th Century