Tuesday 16 November 2021

Oratorio part 7, Psalms 150

There's room to expand on the finale of the oratorio. But it does go from the dismal to the happy. I am assuming that praise is happy. Certainly any time I look at the complexity and beauty of things I am thankful.

Psalms 150

The opening of Psalms 150

Syllables: 94. Words: 37. Roots: 22. Root Recurrence: 49%. Average per verse: 3.
הַ֥לְלוּ־יָ֨הּ ׀ הַֽלְלוּ־אֵ֥ל בְּקָדְשׁ֑וֹ
הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ בִּרְקִ֥יעַ עֻזּֽוֹ
1 ♪f Hallelu Yah. Praise God in his holiness.
Praise him in the expanse of his strength.
a hllu-ih hllu-al bqodwo
hlluhu brqiy yuzo
9
8
hll\v ih hll\v al b/qdw\v
hll\vhv b/rqy yz\v
הַֽלְל֥וּהוּ בִגְבוּרֹתָ֑יו
הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ כְּרֹ֣ב גֻּדְלֽוֹ
2 Praise him in his valiant acts.
Praise him for the multitude of his greatness.
b hlluhu bgburotiv
hlluhu crob gudlo
7
7
hll\vhv b/gbvr\tiv
hll\vhv c/rb gdl\v
הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּ בְּתֵ֣קַע שׁוֹפָ֑ר
הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ בְּנֵ֣בֶל וְכִנּֽוֹר
3 ♪g Praise him with the sound of a shophar.
Praise him with lute and harp.
g hlluhu btqy wopr
hlluhu bnbl vcinor
8
9
hll\vhv b/tqy wvpr
hll\vhv b/nbl v/cnr
הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּ בְתֹ֣ף וּמָח֑וֹל
הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ בְּמִנִּ֥ים וְעוּגָֽב
4 ♪g Praise him with drum and dance.
Praise him on harp-strings and pipes.
d hlluhu btof umkol
hlluhu bminim vyugb
8
9
hll\vhv b/tp vm/kvl
hll\vhv b/mn\im v/ygb
הַֽלְל֥וּהוּ בְצִלְצְלֵי־שָׁ֑מַע
הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ בְּֽצִלְצְלֵ֥י תְרוּעָֽה
5 Praise him on cymbals to be heard.
Praise him on cymbals of jubilation.
h hlluhu bxlxli-wmy
hlluhu bxlxli truyh
8
10
hll\vhv b/xl\xli wmy
hll\vhv b/xl\xli t/rvy\h
כֹּ֣ל הַ֭נְּשָׁמָה תְּהַלֵּ֥ל יָ֗הּ הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ 6 ♪B All the breath-bearing praise Yah. Hallelu Yah.
v col hnwmh thll ih hllu-ih 11
cl h/nwm\h t/hll ih hll\v ih
6breath-bearing, נשׁם (nwm), panting, used of a woman in childbirth (also Psalm 18:16, where the breath-bearing is used of God again implying a birthing process).
First time recurrence (for this book in the chapter): xll
Word / Gloss123VsStem
בצלצלי on cymbals
5צלל
בצלצלי on cymbals of
5צלל
The last phrase of Psalms 150 - praise in a minor key




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