This is a special gift for all my USMB friends, especially my Jewish friends, especially [MENTION=36154]Roudy[/MENTION], [MENTION=44172]Sweet_Caroline[/MENTION], [MENTION=25505]Jroc[/MENTION]:
https://soundcloud.com/statistikhengst/psalm-91-yoshev-bseter-el-yon
That is ALL of Psalm 91. It is one of the most dramatic pieces I have ever composed. I started on it one week after 9-11 in 2001 and worked on it, bit by bit, over 5 years and first presented it at a 2006 Reichskristallnacht Commemoration Ceremony. It is eclectic in nature, meaning that the music tells you when a new verse is happening. I bet you all will recognize verse 5 automatically, also the verse about angels and the one about jackals...
Here in English:
91:1 O thou that dwellest in the covert of the Most High, and abidest in the shadow of the Almighty;
91:2 I will say of the Lord, who is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust,
91:3 That He will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
91:4 He will cover thee with His pinions, and under His wings shalt thou take refuge; His truth is a shield and a buckler.
91:5 Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flieth by day;
91:6 Of the pestilence that walketh in darkness, nor of the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
91:7 A thousand may fall at Thy side, and ten thousand at Thy right hand; it shall not come nigh thee.
91:8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold, and see the recompense of the wicked.
91:9 For thou hast made the Lord who is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation.
91:10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent.
91:11 For He will give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
91:12 They shall bear thee upon their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
91:13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and asp; the young lion and the serpent shalt thou trample under feet.
91:14 'Because he hath set his love upon Me, therefore will I deliver him; I will set him on high, because he hath known My name.
91:15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him, and bring him to honour.
91:16 With long life will I satisfy him, and make Him to behold My salvation.'
Ivrit transliteration:
91:1 yoshêbh besêther `elyon betsêl shadday yithlonân
91:2 'omarlayhvh machsiy umetsudhâthiy 'elohay 'ebhthach-bo
91:3 kiy hu' yatsiylkhamippach yâqush middebher havvoth
91:4 be'ebhrâtho yâsekh lâkh vethachath-kenâphâyv techseh tsinnâh vesochêrâh 'amitto
91:5 lo'-thiyrâ' mippachadhlâyelâh mêchêts yâ`uph yomâm
91:6 middebher bâ'ophel yahalokh miqqethebhyâshudh tsohorâyim
91:7 yippol mitsiddekha 'eleph urebhâbhâh miymiynekha'êleykha lo' yiggâsh
91:8 raq be`êyneykha thabbiyth veshillumath reshâ`iymtir'eh
91:9 kiy-'attâh Adonay machsiy `elyon samtâ me`onekha
91:10 lo'-the'unneh 'êleykha râ`âh venegha` lo'-yiqrabh be'oholekha
91:11 kiymal'âkhâyv yetsavveh-lâkh lishmârkha bekhol-derâkheykha
91:12 `al-kappayim yisâ'unekha pen-tiggoph bâ'ebhen raghlekha
91:13 `al-shachalvâphethen tidhrokh tirmos kephiyr vethanniyn
91:14 kiy bhiy châshaqva'aphallethêhu 'asaggebhêhu kiy-yâdha` shemiy
91:15 yiqrâ'êniyve'e`enêhu `immo-'ânokhiy bhetsârâh 'achalletsêhu va'akhabbedhêhu
91:16 'orekh yâmiym 'asbiy`êhu ve'ar'êhu biyshu`âthiy
Or:
This work means a great deal to me, goes deep to and within my heart. By sharing it, I am sharing an intimate part of me with people of good will at USMB. You have no idea how hard it was for me to sing this on that night. This is a live performance, as always.
And I am also sharing it with kind thoughts toward [MENTION=36767]Bloodrock44[/MENTION] and [MENTION=15726]Hossfly[/MENTION] - for they have had an especially hard week this week and deserve our prayers. And after doing some questioning, I decided that Kaddish for their sister is entirely appropriate. You can read the why of it here:
Kaddish For A Gentile