This is mostly Psalm 91, but the chorus is the final verse of Psalm 90, which is often recited as an intro to 91.
Here's my version:
Hook
וִיהִי נֹעַם ה" אֱלֹקינוּ עָלֵינוּ וּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֵינוּ כּוֹנְנָה עָלֵינוּ וּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֵינוּ כּוֹנְנֵהוּ
[And may the pleasantness of the Lord our God be upon us, and the work of our hands establish for us, and the work of our hands establish it]
Verse 1
I rest in the hiddenmost depths
Where my innermost breath
Is blessed from beginning to end
In the shadow of the wings of eternity
When I'm lost please help me to return to Thee
Your force is a shield that my thoughts help to build
Now I yield to Your love
Behold how I'm healed
Please help me to remember those lessons revealed
Please help me remember those lessons revealed
Under your wing
You set me in your hiding place
I was privileged a vision of Your shining grace
Free me from the prison of time and space
That I revisit with this fission of rhyme and breaks
I've nothing to fear
Neither by night nor day
If the city that I'm living in should slide away
Although I don't know how
I know You'll find a way
I guess I trust You
That's what I'm trying to say
[Hook]
Verse 2
Cos I chose You as my fortress in my hour of need
You set me on a pedestal surrounding me
With forces
Of course yes
I've found the key
It's called the Infinite and Nameless
That's just how it be
Your hands wrap under my feet
Lest I should stumble
So always I feel complete
And whatever be the obstacle
I'll be protected
For acknowledging and honoring
So deep connected
To the pleasure of Your presence
I desire to cleave
Cos it's only in Your service I'm entirely free
And whenever I forget it then remind me please
Bring me back to the real from where I'm trying to be
Til I remember to articulate with clear intention
Necessitates some effort just to clear the tension
Essentially you give me what is really essential
So of course You'll ensure that we fulfil our potential
[Hook x2]
The original psalms (the final verse of 90 and then 91) are here: www.sefaria.org/Psalms.90.17?lang…with=all&lang2=en
The chorus means this:
You turned my lament into a joyful dance of forgiveness
You took off my sackcloth and girded me with joy
So that my soul will sing praises to You, and not be silent
O Lord, my God, I will thank You forever.
Full lyrics:
I will exalt my creator
For You lifted me
And you never let me fear get the best of me
You raised me up
From that pit of despair
Now I can't recall how I got in there.
In those days of sweet conceit
I would never have believed that life could be so deep
<y ego was blown away
I was town away
So open to be shown the way.
You broke me down so You could build me up
I had to lose it all
So You could fill my cup
And teach me to be myself
I need to ask for help
From the One who could answer well.
If You hid your face
I'd have nowhere else to turn
And so I eventually learned
Who
But You
Could save
And who revive
But the versa is also vice -
If I should waste in death
This sacred flesh
Who
Might
Raise their breath
To praise Your ineffable name of the nameless flame
You are that remain in change.
You turn my funeral dirge to a dance of forgiveness
I was lost but You let me live yeh
I was deep in the pit
But You raised me up
You turn my funeral dirge to a dance of forgiveness
I was lost but You let me live yeh
I was deep in the pit
But You raised me up
So forever and a day
I will praise the One.
And the original psalm is here: www.sefaria.org/Psalms.30?lang=bi
[Hook 1]
אִם תַּחֲנֶה עָלַי מַחֲנֶה לֹא יִירָא לִבִּי
אִם תָּקוּם עָלַי מִלְחָמָה
בְּזֹאת אֲנִי בוֹטֵחַ
קַוֵּה אֶל הויה
חֲזַק וְיַאֲמֵץ לִבֶּךָ
וְקַוֵּה אֶל הויה
[Verse 1]
You’re my light
And I know You’ll deliver me
Who shall I fear when You’ve given me
The strength to survive
Now who's the man who can limit me?
When the ignorant are rising to injure me
-
Confused with jealousy
They would consume my flesh
Imbued with enmity
I watch them lose their step
Victims of conditioning imprisoned in their misery
Unwilling to be human
And enter Your synergy
-
If an army should rise against me
If the promises of allies were revealed as empty
If my being were placed under siege
Still Your sacred name would I breathe
-
Asking only to dwell in Your tent in humility
Thanks for the gift that You’ve given we
May we watch as the sweetest delivery
Clears all fear
Cos right here is Infinity
[Hook 2]
לוּלֵא הֶאֱמַנְתִּי
לִרְאוֹת בְּטוּב הויה
בְּאֶרֶץ חַיִּים
קַוֵּה אֶל הויה
חֲזַק וְיַאֲמֵץ לִבֶּךָ
וְקַוֵּה אֶל הויה
[Verse 2]
Now my head is held high over my enemies
My insecurity and my fear lay trembling
I come to Your tent with an offering
I will sing from my depths
Giving thanks and honoring
-
You who my heart command me to seek
In the sweetest silence
There I hear You speak
Even if my father and mother neglect me
I know You’re always there to protect me
-
Show me Your ways through the ups and downs of life
Help me to channel your light
Please don’t let me escape myself with lies
Please
Don’t let me hide
-
If it wasn’t for my faith in Your goodness
I couldn’t survive
I wouldn’t be singing these lines
So hope
Learn to hope
Whatever the price
Hope must always survive
[Hook 3]
אִם תַּחֲנֶה עָלַי מַחֲנֶה לֹא יִירָא לִבִּי
אִם תָּקוּם עָלַי מִלְחָמָה
בְּזֹאת אֲנִי בוֹטֵחַ
קַוֵּה אֶל הויה
חֲזַק וְיַאֲמֵץ לִבֶּךָ
וְקַוֵּה אֶל הויה
לוּלֵא הֶאֱמַנְתִּי
לִרְאוֹת בְּטוּב הויה
בְּאֶרֶץ חַיִּים
קַוֵּה אֶל הויה
חֲזַק וְיַאֲמֵץ לִבֶּךָ
וְקַוֵּה אֶל הויה
[Tag]
Hope
Learn to hope
Whatever the price
Hope must always survive
The original psalm is here: www.sefaria.org/Psalms.27