The words of this stirring psalm or piyut, Adonai Shmati, sung on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, echo the words of the Prophet Habbakuk 3:2. Here are various interpretations in the Sephardi style.
Lord, I have heard of your fame;
I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord.
Repeat them in our day, in our time make them known;
in wrath remember mercy.
This ‘piyut’ is sung by Cantor Hagay Batzri,’
Here is a more upbeat version by Natan Levi and Haim Israel
This version is by an unknown singer
And here is a traditional Moroccan interpretation by Eyal Bitton
Happy New Year 5780!
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