מה טבו Mah Tovu

based on Numbers 24:5, Psalms 5:8, 26:8, 95:6, 69:14
/ מַה־טֹּבוּ Mah tovu How good /
/ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב ohalecha ya'akov are your tents, Jacob, /
/ מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל mish'k'notecha Yisrael are your homes, Israel! /
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/ וַאֲנִי בְּרֹב חַסְדְּךָ Va'ani b'rov chas'd'cha And I, with your endless mercy, /
/ אָבוֹא בֵיתֶךָ avo veitecha will come into your house /
/ אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶה esh'tachaveh will throw myself down in worship /
/ אֶל־הֵיכַל־קָדְשְׁךָ el heichal kad'sh'cha before your holy temple /
/ בְּיִרְאָתֶךָ b'yir'atecha in awe of you /
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/ יְיָ אָהַבְתִּי Adonai ahav'ti Adonai, I have loved /
/ מְעוֹן בֵּיתֶךָ m'on beitecha the refuge of your house /
/ וּמְקוֹם מִשְׁכַּן כְּבוֹדֶךָ um'kom mish'kan k'vodecha and the place your honor calls home /
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/ וַאֲנִי אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶה Va'ani esh'tachaveh And I will throw myself down in worship /
/ וְאֶכְרָעָה v'ech'ra'ah and I will bow down /
/ אֶבְרְכָה Ev'r'chah I will bend my knees /
/ לִפְנֵי־יְיָ עֹשִׂי lif'nei Adonai osi before Adonai my maker /
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/ וַאֲנִי תְפִילָתִי־לְךָ Va'ani t'filati l'cha And I make my prayers to you, /
/ יְיָ עֵת רָצוֹן Adonai et ratzon Adonai, at a time you accept, /
/ אֱלֹהִים בְּרֹב־חַסְדְּךָ Elohim b'rov chas'd'cha so God, with your endless mercy, /
/ עֲנֵנִי בֶּאֱמֶת יִשְׁעֶךָ aneni be'emet yish'echa answer me with your true salvation /

Translation Notes

Translation by Matthew Yacavone