{"id":14231,"date":"2025-03-31T16:41:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T20:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rabbishefagold.com\/?p=14231"},"modified":"2026-02-23T11:08:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:08:30","slug":"who-builds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/who-builds\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Builds?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Im-Yah lo-yivneh vayit,<br \/>\nshav amlu vonav bo<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhoBuilds_Hebrew-e1743453260769.png\" alt=\"Graphic: Who Builds? in Hebrew\" width=\"418\" height=\"130\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14222\" \/><br \/>\nUnless God builds this house,<br \/>\nwe just labor in vain. (Psalm 127:1)<br \/>\n[Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 127 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).]<\/p>\n<p>We are the builders, the doers, the ones that are trying to make things happen.  We think that with enough egoic effort and determined will, we can build this world to our exact specifications.  And sooner or later we run into trouble; the world we are trying to build is not working the way we want it. Perhaps we didn\u2019t or couldn\u2019t see the whole picture or foresee the consequences of our actions; perhaps we encounter difficulties, resistances or misadventures along the way. It is then that we must surrender to the Divine force within us, and become the vehicle for that Great Power. We realize that God is building the house (this world) through us.<\/p>\n<p>To hear the chants, use the audio players. To download a chant, right-click a note and save (or download) the linked MP3 file.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who Builds? (melody) &nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhoBuilds_melody.mp3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MP3Note.png\" alt=\"Right-click to download the MP3 file.\" width=\"40\" height=\"20\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2192\" \/><\/a> <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-14231-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhoBuilds_melody.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhoBuilds_melody.mp3\">https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhoBuilds_melody.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li>Who Builds? (harmony) &nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhoBuilds_harmony.mp3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MP3Note.png\" alt=\"Right-click to download the MP3 file.\" width=\"40\" height=\"20\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2192\" \/><\/a> <audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-14231-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhoBuilds_harmony.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhoBuilds_harmony.mp3\">https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhoBuilds_harmony.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li>Who Builds? (mix) &nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhoBuilds_mix.mp3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MP3Note.png\" alt=\"Right-click to download the MP3 file.\" width=\"40\" height=\"20\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2192\" \/><\/a> <audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-14231-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhoBuilds_mix.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhoBuilds_mix.mp3\">https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhoBuilds_mix.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To download the PDF file for this chant, click <a href=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhoBuilds.pdf\">Who Builds?<\/a> PDF. For the musical notation, click <a href=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhoBuilds_notation.pdf\">Who Builds? notation<\/a> PDF.<br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/linker.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n\t<script>\n\t    sefaria.link();\n\t<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Im-Yah lo-yivneh vayit, shav amlu vonav bo Unless God builds this house, we just labor in vain. (Psalm 127:1) [Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 127 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).] We are the builders, the doers, the ones that are trying to make things happen. 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