Translation of Hebrew Lyrics
El Shaddai is most often translated as "God Almighty (אל שׁדי)."
El-Elyon na Adonai is a combination of two names for God, meaning "God Most High (אל עליון), O Lord (אדני)" (na (נא) is a particle of entreaty, sometimes translated "please" but often left untranslated).
Erkamka na Adonai is taken from Psalm 18:1 (except for the "na," which is added) and is normally translated "I love you (ארחמך), O Lord." Psalm 18:1 is the only place that the Hebrew Bible uses this verb for love in the Qal stem; this is normally an Aramaic usage. Hebrew uses this verb in the Piel stem.
For more information on the translation, see Names of God in Judaism, El Shaddai, El (god), Shaddai and Elyon.
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