Psalm 23:5-6 in Hebrew | My Cup Overflows | Contemplative Worship Music

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My Cup Overflows is a nine-minute setting of Psalm 23, verses 5 and 6, sung in the original Hebrew by a deep male voice. Many settings of this psalm begin with the shepherd and the still waters. This one begins later, at the table, and stays there: a table prepared, a head anointed with oil, a cup that runs over, and a house to return to.

The music opens with a slow bloom of light and then moves through the three images of the text, one at a time. First comes the table: Ta'aroch l'fanai shulchan neged tzor'rai, "You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies," and Dishanta vashemen roshi, "You anoint my head with oil." Then comes the cup: Kosi r'vayah, "my cup overflows," followed by Ach tov vachesed yirdefuni, "surely goodness and mercy will follow me." Last comes the house: Kol y'mei chayai, "all the days of my life," and V'shavti b'veit Adonai l'orech yamim, "and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for length of days."

After a quiet passage with no words, each of the three sections returns once more, a little more settled than before. The piece closes by joining the cup and the house in a single phrase: Kosi r'vayah, V'shavti b'veit Adonai l'orech yamim. The repetition is intentional. It gives you room to let a short line of Scripture become familiar, so you can rest in it rather than follow it.

The setting is a warm stone room at dusk, filled with golden light. Nothing in the scene hurries. It is meant to feel like a place where a meal has been laid out and a guest has been welcomed to sit down. The deep male voice is unhurried and low, close to the sound of someone praying aloud in a quiet room.

The words of this video are Psalm 23:5-6 itself, in Hebrew, the closing of one of the most loved psalms in the Bible. In Hebrew the psalms are called Tehillim, songs of praise. One small note on the language: the verb in yirdefuni is often translated as "follow," but it carries the sense of pursue. Goodness and mercy do not trail behind at a distance. They come after us, steadily and with purpose. The lines are transliterated above so you can read or sing softly along.

You might use this music for evening prayer, for a few minutes of thanksgiving before or after a meal, or for quiet reading and Bible study. It can also sit in the background while you rest, journal, or work in a calm, focused way. It is not a substitute for care, counsel or community. It is simply a quiet space for moments of trust and gratitude, shaped by an ancient text.

If you wish, take one phrase with you as you listen. Perhaps it is the table, perhaps the cup, perhaps the house. Let it be the thing you return to when the music ends. You are welcome to share a word of gratitude or a prayer intention in the comments, and to subscribe if this kind of unhurried, Scripture-rooted music is a good companion for your days.

Lyrics

Ta'aroch l'fanai shulchan neged tzor'rai

Dishanta vashemen roshi

Kosi r'vayah

Ach tov vachesed yirdefuni

Kol y'mei chayai

V'shavti b'veit Adonai l'orech yamim

Ta'aroch l'fanai shulchan neged tzor'rai

Dishanta vashemen roshi

Kosi r'vayah

Ach tov vachesed yirdefuni

Kol y'mei chayai

V'shavti b'veit Adonai l'orech yamim

Kosi r'vayah

V'shavti b'veit Adonai l'orech yamim