Mah Tovu

Mah Tovu crosses the threshold from the outer world of the everyday to the inner world of prayer, meditation and
devakut, what is spoken of in this song as tents, dwelling places d the holy sanctuary, consciousness of G-d.

Yisroel

Mishknotecha

Yaakov

Ohalecha

Tovu

Ma

O Israel

your dwelling places

Jacob

are your tents

lovely

How

vay-techa

Avo

Chasdcha

Brov

Vaani

your house

I will enter

Your abundant kindness

Through

As for me

Byir-atecha
in awe.

Kodshcha
that is so holy

haychal
the sanctuary

el
toward

Eshtacha-ve
and bow down

Kvodecha
for your glory

Mishkan
that is the dwelling

umkom
and the place

bay-techa
that is your home

osi
who made me

mon
the house

ahavti
I love

eshtakaveh
prostrate myself

vani
and I

Havaya

lifnay
before

ratzon,
of favor

Ayt
Be at a time

vechra-ah
and kneel

lcha
to you

yishecha
salvation.

bemet
with true

anayni
answer me

chasdecha,
mercy

tfilati
my prayer

Va-ani
And may,

brov
in great

Elohim
Our G-d,