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Behold the Lord, my soul, look up to Him
Who made you, give Him worship due,
Lest you be lost when He be wroth with you—
For your sin, O wayward one, your grievous sin.
On wisdom’s wing, ascend to…
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Joseph Tsarfati
Places:
Rome, Papal States (Rome, Italy)
Date:
Early 16th Century
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Face to face, the Lord spoke with your whole community, who fear his name.
Indeed, you saw his greatness at Sinai; indeed, you heard the voice of his speech.
He revealed to me the secret of the law…
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Faradji Chouat
Places:
Beja, Ottoman Empire (Beja, Tunisia)
Date:
Early 17th Century
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My heart desires to praise the Lord though I do not see Him.
Yet I praise him every day for all His kindnesses to me,
My soul gives thanks to Him for it belongs to Him and comes from Him.
My heart…
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Israel Najara
Places:
Gaza, Ottoman Empire (Gaza, Palestine)
Date:
Early 17th Century
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My heart is seeking out the Lord, and to Almighty God I pray
That He come back unto the altar, shelter me beneath His shade,
And that He settle Israel’s throngs in a tranquil dwelling place.
In…
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Israel Najara
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Gaza, Ottoman Empire (Gaza, Palestine)
Date:
Early 17th Century
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I shall recount the love of God, the faithful God,
I shall study his words, and prostrate myself to the formidable God, the Lord,
I shall walk in his paths, to the central land, my palace.
Happy…
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Amīnā
Places:
Kashan, Safavid Iran (Kashan, Iran)
Date:
1719/20
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A nighttime song of praise I have
To sing before my Lord,
And in the day His help is at my side.
All my life, my soul has longed
To see the courts
Of God, to read the Torah.
And so I come betimes…
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Isaac Samuel Modeano
Places:
Salonika, Ottoman Empire (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Date:
End of the 17th Century
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This poem expresses the idea that since today is the day when seats are set up [for judgment], since the Jewish people has declared the New Month, therefore we need to run to God and prostrate…
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Joseph Yedidya Carmi
Places:
Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (Modena, Italy)
Date:
1626
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Blessed are you, Bar Yohai, you were anointed by your brethren with the oil of joy:Bar Yohai, with the oil of a sacred shareyou were anointed through holy measure, sanctity’s bud you wore like a…
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Simeon Ibn Lavi
Places:
Tripoli, Ottoman Empire (Tripoli, Lebanon)
Date:
16th Century
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Come, faithful community, To Him who dwells on high, Come, let us sing.O garden dweller, Young and old, Come, let us sing.We will exalt His name, We are His people, Come, let us sing. …
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Joseph Shalom Gallego
Places:
Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
Early 17th Century