Selected Poems (Engelse vertaling)

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JEHUDAH HALEVI 169

Longing I sought Thy presence;
Lord, with my whole heart did I call and pray,

And going out toward Thee,
I found Thee coming to me on the way;
Yea, in Thy wonders י might as clear to see
As when within the shrine I looked for Thee.
Who saith he hath not seen Thee? Lo! the
heavens
And all their host, aflame
With glory, show Thy fear with speech un-
uttered,
With silent voice proclaim.
And can the Lord God truly—

God, the Most High—dwell here within man's
breast?

What shall he answer, pondering—
Man, whose foundations in the dust do rest?
For Thou art holy, dwelling 'mid the praise
Of them that waft Thee worship all their
days.

Angels adoring, singing of Thy wonder,

Stand upon Heaven's height;
And Thou, enthroned o'erhead, all things
upholdest
With everlasting might.