Yismechu HaShamayim- the Heavens are Happy
This is a line from Psalm 96, davened (prayed) in the Kabbalat Shabbat service. The psalm is commonly referred to as 'Shiru L'Adonai,' or 'All ya'll, sing to God!'
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Story behind the song
This is one of the dozens of originals written by Yoel Sykes and Dafna Rosenberg, the staple musicians in the Nava Tehila Renewal minyan in Jerusalem, where I was fortunate enough to play for half a year while during my third year of rabbinical school. Check out more of their amazing music and buy their CD at www.myspace.com/navatehila
Lyrics
Yismechu ha-Shamayim v'tagel haAretz
Yiram haYam u'melo'o
The heavens will be happy and the earth will rejoice.
Let the sea roar and all that is in it.
- From Psalm 96