Oratorio, part 1, Psalms 19:1-7

 My still to be challenging oratorio - must need the critical feedback of a workshop - and a real composer, begins with Psalms 19:1-7. Here is the raw data. I will leave in my verse by verse notes for the psalms on which the oratorio relies heavily. Each of the 7 sections ends with a psalm beginning with psalms 110 and continuing in sequence to Psalms 117. The whole ends with Psalms 150, and several other psalms are interspersed. The psalms are a commentary on both Torah and Prophets and they cover the gamut of human response to creation.

Psalms 19:1-7

The heavens recount
Syllables: 132. Words: 54. Roots: 44. Root Recurrence: 31%. Average per verse: 2.4.

ahl ain (3) al amr (2) ark arx bli cbd cl dbr dvd gbr hm hva id idy ikm ivm (2) ixa (3) kph ktn kvh lil (2) mll nby ngd nqp nxk qv qvl qxh (3) rqy rvx spr str tbl wmim (2) wmw wmy wvm wvw yl ywh zmr

לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד		1 For the leader. A psalm of David.
a lmnxk mzmor ldvid	9	lm/nxk m/zmr l/dvd
הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם מְֽסַפְּרִ֥ים כְּבֽוֹד־אֵ֑ל וּמַ֘עֲשֵׂ֥ה יָ֝דָ֗יו מַגִּ֥יד הָרָקִֽיעַ		2 The heavens recount the glory of God, and what his hands make is evident from the expanse.
b hwmiim msprim cbod-al umywh idiv mgid hrqiy	9 12	h/wmim m/spr\im cbd al vm/ywh id\iv m/gd h/rqy
י֣וֹם לְ֭יוֹם יַבִּ֣יעַֽ אֹ֑מֶר וְלַ֥יְלָה לְּ֝לַ֗יְלָה יְחַוֶּה־דָּֽעַת		3 ♪B Day to day ferments promise, and night to night breathes knowledge.
g iom liom ibiy aomr vlilh llilh ikvvh-dyt	8 11	ivm l/ivm i/by amr v/lil\h l/lil\h i/kvh dy\t
אֵֽין־אֹ֭מֶר וְאֵ֣ין דְּבָרִ֑ים בְּ֝לִ֗י נִשְׁמָ֥ע קוֹלָֽם		4 There is no promise and there are no words. Their voice is not heard.
d ain-aomr vain dbrim bli nwmy qolm	8 6	ain amr v/ain dbr\im bli n/wmy qvl\m
בְּכָל־הָאָ֨רֶץ ׀ יָ֘צָ֤א קַוָּ֗ם וּבִקְצֵ֣ה תֵ֭בֵל מִלֵּיהֶ֑ם לַ֝שֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ שָֽׂם־אֹ֥הֶל בָּהֶֽם		5 In all the earth their line has gone out, and to the extremity of the world their speech. For the sun he pitched a tent in them.
h bcl-harx ixa qvvm ubqxh tbl milihm lwmw wm-aohl bhm	17 8	b/cl h/arx ixa qv\m vb/qxh tbl ml\ihm l/wmw wm ahl b/hm
וְה֗וּא כְּ֭חָתָן יֹצֵ֣א מֵחֻפָּת֑וֹ יָשִׂ֥ישׂ כְּ֝גִבּ֗וֹר לָר֥וּץ אֹֽרַח		6 And he as bridegroom from his canopy going forth, joys as one who prevails racing on a path.
v vhua cktn ioxa mkupto iwiw cgibor lrux aork	11 9	v/hva c/ktn ixa m/kp\tv i/ww c/gbr l/rvx ark
מִקְצֵ֤ה הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם ׀ מֽוֹצָא֗וֹ וּתְקוּפָת֥וֹ עַל־קְצוֹתָ֑ם וְאֵ֥ין נִ֝סְתָּ֗ר מֵֽחַמָּתוֹ		7 From an extreme of the heavens its going forth, and its circuit to their extremities, and there is no hiding from its heat.
z mqxh hwmiim moxao utqupto yl-qxotm vain nstr mkmto	16 8	m/qxh h/wmim mv/xa\v vt/qvp\tv yl qx\vtm v/ain n/str m/km\tv

2	First word 2nd line Mas text corr from SHV, Aleppo not avail. : surface, or firmament, reflects the word used in Genesis 1. That surface רקע (rq`) is the first thing that God made. It is a mythic view of the universe from earth.
3	promise, אמר ('mr) Translating this 'word' as promise helps show both the frame in this psalm and the link from this psalm to Psalm 119. breathes, חָוָה (xvh) once here and 5 times in Job only.
5	[Romans 10:18] speech מלה (mlh), a word that is very frequent in Job (34 times) but rare elsewhere. Twice in the psalms, here and in Psalm 139, For there is not a speech on my tongue but יְהוָה knows all of it. line, קו (qv) Tur Sinai (via Magonet) suggests that the effect is 'writing' (compare Isaiah 28:11).

Selected recurrence: ain amr ivm ixa lil qxh wmim

Word / Gloss	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Vs	Stem
השמים the heavens	▒							2	שמים
יום day		▒						3	יום
ליום to day		▒						3	יום
אמר promise			▒					3	אמר
ולילה and night				▒				3	ליל
ללילה to night				▒				3	ליל
אין there is no					▒			4	אין
אמר promise			▒					4	אמר
ואין and there are no					▒			4	אין
יצא has gone out						▒		5	יצא
ובקצה and to the extremity of							▒	5	קצה
יצא going forth						▒		6	יצא
מקצה from an extreme of							▒	7	קצה
השמים the heavens	▒							7	שמים
מוצאו its going forth						▒		7	יצא
קצותם their extremities							▒	7	קצה
ואין and there is no					▒			7	אין

The opening page of the music of Psalm 19:1-7