I Have Loved You

© Copyright 2026 - Peter PHIR! Dodi li va’ani lo, ha-ro’eh ba-shoshanim My beloved is mine, and I am his; he browses among the lilies. Me-rachok Adonai nir’ah li, ve-ahavat olam ahavtikh, al ken meshakhtikh chhesed Yehovah appeared to me from afar, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.” Dodi li Va’ani lo Dodi li Va’ani lo Ha-ro’eh ba-shoshanim He browses among the lilies Bitchu vo vechol et am, shifkhu lefanav levavkhem; Elohim machhaseh lanu selah Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him; Elohim is a refuge for us. So this is how the strong ones pray—hands open, not polished. When the night gets tight in the chest, in the breath, in the press of the crowd and the doubt and the noise, we lean, we release, we speak. Bitchu vo vechol et am, shifkhu lefanav levavkhem; Elohim machhaseh lanu selah Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him; Elohim is a refuge for us. Me-rachhok Adonai nir’ah li, ve-ahavat olam ahavtikh, al ken meshakhtikh chhesed Yehovah appeared to me from afar, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.” Dodi li Va’ani lo Dodi li Va’ani lo Ha-ro’eh ba-shoshanim He browses among the lilies Eshpoch lefanav sichhi; tzarati lefanav agid I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare my trouble before Him. Ve’atah Adonai magen ba’adi, kevodi u-merim roshi Ve’atah Adonai magen ba’adi, kevodi u-merim roshi Yehovah, are a shield around me, my glory, the lifter of my head. Dodi li Va’ani lo Dodi li Va’ani lo Ha-ro’eh ba-shoshanim He browses among the lilies And the lilies are wider now—field for the broken, shelter for the many. Dodi li Va’ani lo © Copyright 2026 - Peter PHIR!