Wednesday, 11 October 2023

#Psalmtweet #Psalter - an extra bit on violence

 The first mention of violence in Genesis.

וַתִּשָּׁחֵ֥ת הָאָ֖רֶץ לִפְנֵ֣י הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים
וַתִּמָּלֵ֥א הָאָ֖רֶץ חָמָֽס
11 And impaired was the earth in the face of this God,
and the land was filled with violence.
ia vtiwkt harx lpni halohim
vtimla harx kms
13
9
vt/wkt h/arx l/pn\i h/alh\im
vt/mla h/arx kms

Note the word kms - in Hebrew חמס Hamas. A coincidence? I see that some have already invoked the flood metaphorically.

The last mention of violence in the Psalms.

אִ֥ישׁ לָשׁוֹן֮ בַּל־יִכּ֪וֹן בָּ֫אָ֥רֶץ
אִישׁ־חָמָ֥ס רָ֑ע
יְ֝צוּדֶ֗נּוּ לְמַדְחֵפֹֽת
12 ♪f A slanderer will not be established in the earth.
A violent person, evil,
will hound unrelentingly.
ib aiw lwon bl-iicon barx
aiw-kms ry
ixudnu lmdkpot
9
4
8
aiw lwvn bl i/cvn b/arx
aiw kms ry
i/xvd\nv lm/dkp\t

Psalm 140 - violence occurs 3 times in this psalm. Pause as noted.




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