In His Shade: B’tzilo chimad’ti

B’tzilo chimad’ti v’yashavti, upiryo matok l’chiki
In His Shade Hebrew text
In His shade I delight to sit, eating His sweet fruit. (Song of Songs 2:3)

This is a practice of reconnecting with and remembering the essential beneficence of Reality. Sometimes when it feels as if the whole world is my enemy and I am struggling with my predicament, I can stop and rest in the blessing of pure Being. With this practice I receive the gift of feeling held by Reality itself. Imagine leaning back against the trunk of a sturdy tree on a hot summer day. This is The Tree of Life, offering protection, inspiration and unending generosity. At the end of the chant, tune into your breath as you receive the sweet fruit of Being. Let each breath nourish, delight and renew.

To view context from Shir HaShirim through the Love at the Center project, click Shir HaShirm (Vayeshev).

Recording updated and harmony and mix recordings added in 9/2020. To hear the chant, use the audio players. To download a chant, right-click the note and save (or download) the linked MP3 file.

To download the PDF file for this chant, click In His Shade PDF. For the musical notation, see The Magic of Hebrew Chant, page 256.