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Mah tovu ohalecha Ya'akov, mishkenotecha, Yisrael! Va'ani, berov chasdecha avo veitecha, Eshtachaveh el heichal kodshecha beyiratecha. Adonai, ahavti me'on beitecha, u'mekom mishkan kevodecha. Va'ani eshtachaveh ve'echra'a, evrecha lifnei Adonai osi. Va'ani tefilati lecha, Adonai, et ratzon. Elohim be'rov chasdecha, aneini be'emet yishecha.
Translated lyrics
How good are your tents, people of Jacob, and the places where you live, descendents of Israel! As for me, through Your great compassion, I will enter Your house. I will bow towards Your holy sanctuary, in awe of You. Adonai, I love the house where You dwell, and the holy place where Your glory rests. As for me, I will bow, and I will bend, and I will kneel before Adonai, the one who made me. As for me, may my prayer to You come at an acceptable moment. God, in Your great kindness, answer me with the truth of Your help.
Notes
I wish you could hear the way it is sung at Congregation Albert in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is sung with an incredibly beautiful melody by Rabbi Joe Black (recording artist) and the talented cantor Jaqueline Schucat-Marx. I've never heard it anywhere else done that way, but I adore it. Call them and ask for a tape, or a sample, why don't you? You'd sell a million of their version! Thanks! Patricia Orosco
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