When I hunger to praise Thee, I’m sated;
Then my heart is secure, when I fear Thee
When in terror and awe I am sunk.
When I bow to Thee low, I am lifted;
When I fall in Thy presence, I rise.
I am free when I serve, for Thy name’s sake,
My oppressors who Thy name despise.
All suffering is sweet to my heart,
When I know that My God Thou art.
Abraham ibn Ezra [Abraham ben Meir Ibn Ezra] (c. 1092 to c. 1167) Spain
Translated by Meyer Waxman
Source: Medieval Hebrew Poetry
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