Perek Shira - The Song of the Ocean

[Music] [Applause] [Music] the seas say more than the sound of the great mighty waters and the breaking ocean waves mighty on high is hashem since the creation of the world the ocean has enthralled humanity it has challenged sailors inspired artists and amused beachgoers few though are aware of the ceaseless divine song behind the ocean's awesomeness originally the earth was entirely covered with water then the ocean was the sole singer of the song of existence only on the third day did a Shem push back the ocean and divide it he decreed that henceforth the waters should not cross the sea shores and flood over the land since then the ocean approaches threatening Lee fully to crash upon the impassable border and obediently retreat in the generation of Noah when society became utterly corrupted Hashem flooded the world and returned it to its prior state although the oceans were later sent back to their borders the sea line remains to this day the dramatic testimony of Hashem smite and intolerance of evil at the same time it testifies to his compassion over his creatures and his desire for their existence our lives depend on innumerable factor for exam if the plates of the Earth's crust would shift even slightly it could cause an undersea earthquake and catastrophic cross-country tsunami waves we owe our lives to the Almighty who imprisons the ocean within its shores as the waves of the sea travel hundreds of miles power higher and higher we'd fall defeated upon the shore they are singing that their immense might is nothing more than a representation of the unfathomable strength of the oceans creator as mighty as the ocean is mightier still is he who controls it with his winds from light freezes to hurricanes and it is he who restrains the ocean from over running the earth the ocean is saying more than the sounds of the great mighty waters and the breaking ocean waves mighty on high is Hashem the ocean song has a special meaning for the Jewish people its inability to conquer the land is a portrayal of how we too have been threatened by countless waves of formidable foes throughout history yet the one above has protected us the nations are actually powerless in their own right and act only according to the will of a Shem they have oppressed us in the exiles only for our own discipline and betterment but they have always fallen like waves on the shore and left the eternal nation still standing when you bless Hashem every morning with Abraha ro kaha are at Salaam ayam that he give us firm ground to stand upon literally and figuratively think about this song of the ocean appreciate that a sham pushed back and holds back three hundred million cubic kilometers of turning oceans that surround us on all sides so that we may serve Him in the meager earthly way that we can he is showing that he desires in our own praises more than the roaring the chorus of the oceans and when you have the opportunity to visit the sea listen carefully to itself it can inspire within you aw of Hashem in the same way that sailors of old who lived in the midst of the ocean and its storms tended to be god-fearing we are no less reliant upon a Shem for our daily survival and well-being learn from the oceans obedience not to overstep the boundaries of Shem isettas do not allow your own desires to run over a decree of the Almighty the next time you feel an emotional tidal wave about to overflow on to someone who defies you remember that you too have the ability to stop on your tracks and retreat most of all no matter how much power you and others may wield realize that there is only one Almighty God in this world trust that he is in firm control of your life and that he is likewise leading the according to his singular will towards its final rectification then all will comprehend the oceans awesome song [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music]