Selected Poems (Engelse vertaling)

18 JEHUDAH HALEVI

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WHEN MY SOUL LONGED

The Beginning of His Journey

ps. 84.3. That day when my soul longed for the place
of assembly,
Yet a dread of departure seized hold of me,
He, great in counsel, prepared for me ways

for setting forth,
And I found His name in my heart a sustain-
ment.

Therefore I bow down to Him at every stage;
And at every step I thank Him.