Shi·vi·ti also shi·vi·ti 
(shə-və-tē)
(shə-və-tē)n.
A decorative plaque inscribed with the Hebrew verse "I have set the Lord always before me" (Psalms 16:8), hung in synagogues and Jewish homes as a reminder of God's presence.
[Hebrew šiwwîtî, I have set (first word of the verse), from šiwwâ, to set, place; see šwy in the Appendix of Semitic roots.]