First I was listening to Marty Goetz and the song Psalm 1, which is from the Hope of Glory album.

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It is a wonderful song. Over at Kineti L’Tziyon, Judah spoke of this song and how the lyrics (which come straight from the Psalm) talk about taking delight in the Law, and he contrasted that to how many today, do just the opposite when it comes to the Law. In a similar vein, what hit me was how the repetition of the idea of taking delight in something was repeated throughout the song. In the song delight is taken in the Law, but I got to thinking what people take delight in today.

I am not speaking of out and out sin and wickedness, but more subtly the things that we do every day in and maybe take delight in. Maybe some of these things can be re-thought. It seems like the Internet is a place so overflowing with negative concepts, negative thoughts. A place of one-upping the other guy in a comment. A place of mocking others. It is like it breeds descent, derision, scorn and bitterness. There are many sites dedicated to mocking and putting down things, whether it be our results of someones labor; differing thoughts, whether political, spiritual or other thoughts and concepts. Even emotions can be paraded and mocked for the whole world to see. I guess we can feel better about ourselves if we can put down, mock or laugh at someone else’s folly and foibles.

Anyway the song got me thinking as to where I sometimes take delight and where I should be taking delight. Should I be more taking delight in the Scriptures as the Psalmist (and Marty Goetz) wrote? Do I take more delight in the negative things of the Internet than I should? Something to think about. Something this song got me thinking about.

The second song is much different in style and intended content. It is not a song that was marketed towards believers, however I felt the lyrics had a pretty valuable spiritual message. The lyrics do use a Bible story as a theme. The song is One Good man from the Rossington Collins Band.

The lyrics tell about the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. Ignoring the accuracy of the lyrics in regard to Scripture, the lyrics ultimately paint a picture of the need for one good man, in the city of Sodom or in someones life, either as parent or husband. Driving along listening to the song, I was taken as to the capacity that G-d has given within us. We have the capacity to change lives, to save lives by our actions. That is a pretty awesome thing. I think that is a capacity that we have most especially when we allow G-d to work through us, when we come yielding our lives and through that humble act, G-d can fill us and He can use that created capacity to do some wonderful things, whether making a family a place of love, nurture and growth, or being a righteous life in a dark and troubled world.

It is such a blessing to be spoken to while driving along, in a sense, hearing from the Almighty. Thank you L-rd for the blessing of music in my life.

(By the way, I chose this YouTube video because I loved the blending of old technology and new. Turntables and LPs are a part of my past and to see it hooked up to a computer and putting music onto YouTube and Internet was a pretty cool combination that I enjoyed seeing. It was good to see a record spin on a turntable again.)

May everyone have a blessed weekend. I get to be a part of a Bat Mitzvah for a special family so I am looking forward to it. Shabbat Shalom.

B”H

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Enjoy a song to celebrate including yours truly on bass (actually not in the recording, but I play the part of bass player in the video.

B”H

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Here is a story about it from Worthy News.

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WE DELIGHT
Steve McConnell
Key of: Am

Verse
  Am                G
Avinu Malkeynu our Father our King
F         G     Em          Am
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!
    Am                       G
We enter Your rest and Your praises we sing!
F         G     Em          Am
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!

Chorus
     Am          G         Fmaj7 G Em7         Am
We delight, we delight, we delight in Your Shabbat!
     Am          G         Fmaj7 G Em7         Am
We delight, we delight, we delight in Your Shabbat!

Verse
   Am                        G
In six days You painted the face of the earth
F         G     Em          Am
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!
    Am                          G
And carved out a day when You'd rest from Your work
F         G     Em          Am
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!

Verse
    Am                     G
You brought forth a nation from Abraham
F         G     Em          Am
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!
    Am                   G
and spared his son Isaac providing the ram
F         G     Em          Am
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!

Verse
    Am                     G
The prophets foretold that Messiah would come
F         G     Em          Am
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!
      Am          G
Sh'ma Yisrael the L-rd G-d is one!
F         G     Em          Am
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!

Verse
    Am                      G
And just as You rested when Your work was done
F         G     Em          Am
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!
   Am                     G
we enter Your rest by the Work of Your Son
F         G     Em          Am
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!

Verse
    Am                        G
The lillies You dress and the sparrows You feed
F         G     Em          Am
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!
    Am        G
You Elohim provide every need!
F         G     Em          Am
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!

Verse
     Am                     G
Your people will enter Your rest when we cry,
F         G     Em          Am
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!
        Am      G
"Baruch ha ba b'Shem Adonai!"
F         G     Em          Am
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!

Now for the Aviad Cohen version, I think this is correct:

WE DELIGHT
Aviad Cohen version
Key of: Cm

Verse
  Cm                Bb
Avinu Malkeynu our Father our King
G#        Bb    Gm          Cm
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!
    Cm                       Bb
We enter Your rest and Your praises we sing!
G#        Bb    Gm          Cm
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!

Chorus
     Cm          Bb        G#maj7 Bb Gm7       Cm
We delight, we delight, we delight in Your Shabbat!
     Cm          Bb        G#maj7 Bb Gm7       Cm
We delight, we delight, we delight in Your Shabbat!

Verse
   Cm                        Bb
In six days You painted the face of the earth
G#        Bb    Gm          Cm
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!
    Cm                          Bb
And carved out a day when You'd rest from Your work
G#        Bb    Gm          Cm
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!

Verse
    Cm                     Bb
You brought forth a nation from Abraham
G#        Bb    Gm          Cm
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!
    Cm                   Bb
and spared his son Isaac providing the ram
G#        Bb    Gm          Cm
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!

Verse
    Cm                     Bb
The prophets foretold that Messiah would come
G#        Bb    Gm          Cm
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!
      Cm          Bb
Sh'ma Yisrael the L-rd G-d is one!
G#        Bb    Gm          Cm
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!

Verse
    Cm                      Bb
And just as You rested when Your work was done
G#        Bb    Gm          Cm
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!
   Cm                     Bb
we enter Your rest by the Work of Your Son
G#        Bb    Gm          Cm
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!

Verse
    Cm                        Bb
The lillies You dress and the sparrows You feed
G#        Bb    Gm          Cm
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!
    Cm        Bb
You Elohim provide every need!
G#        Bb    Gm          Cm
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!

Verse
     Cm                     Bb
Your people will enter Your rest when we cry,
G#        Bb    Gm          Cm
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!
        Cm      Bb
"Baruch ha ba b'Shem Adonai!"
G#        Bb    Gm          Cm
Lord we Delight in Your Shabbat!

Comment with any corrections.

B”H

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Personally, I rather like matzah and Passover matzah is the best because it is so fresh.

An interesting side note that I learned this year is that the word Passover was developed not by a Jew, but by a Christian, William Tyndale when translating the Bible into English. That is something I do not think most Jews know.

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