#Moses, #Psalmtweet Deuteronomy 32:22-24

Deuteronomy 32:22-24

כִּי־אֵשׁ֙ קָדְחָ֣ה בְאַפִּ֔י וַתִּיקַ֖ד עַד־שְׁא֣וֹל תַּחְתִּ֑ית וַתֹּ֤אכַל אֶ֙רֶץ֙ וִֽיבֻלָ֔הּ וַתְּלַהֵ֖ט מוֹסְדֵ֥י הָרִֽים ס		22 For fire is incandescent in my anger and is a burning mass to the lowest grave, and it devours earth and her produce and will blaze the foundations of the hills.
cb ci-aw qdkh bapi vtiqd yd-waol tktit vtacl arx vibulh vtlh't mosdi hrim s	15 16	ci aw qdk\h b/ap\i vt/iqd yd wavl tkt\it vt/acl arx v/ibl\h vt/lh't mv/sd\i hr\im
אַסְפֶּ֥ה עָלֵ֖ימוֹ רָע֑וֹת חִצַּ֖י אֲכַלֶּה־בָּֽם ס		23 I will snatch away over them, evils. My arrows I will consume in them.
cg asph ylimo ryot kixii aclh-bm s	7 7	a/sph yl\imv ry\vt kx\i a/clh b\m
מְזֵ֥י רָעָ֛ב וּלְחֻ֥מֵי רֶ֖שֶׁף וְקֶ֣טֶב מְרִירִ֑י וְשֶׁן־בְּהֵמוֹת֙ אֲשַׁלַּח־בָּ֔ם עִם־חֲמַ֖ת זֹחֲלֵ֥י עָפָֽר ס		24 Gaunt of famine and battling fire-brands and bitter canker, and the tooth of the beasts I will send among them with the poison of perturbing dust.
cd mzi ryb ulkumi rwf vq'tb mriri vwn-bhmot awlk-bm ym-kmt zokli ypr s	15 18	mz\i ryb v/lkm\i rwp v/q'tb mrr\i v/wn bhm\vt a/wlk b\m ym km\t zkl\i ypr

This is a grieving song. I think the fossil fuel industry should take note. Fire is frequent in the psalms, e.g. Psalm 80. Psalm 91:6 mentions the canker, a rare word. Psalms and Deuteronomy account for 2 of the 4 instances. And of course, the story psalm, 78, follows every step of Deuteronomy 32.

Psalm 50 reflects a similar thought to this passage:

יָ֤בֹ֥א אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ וְֽאַל־יֶ֫חֱרַ֥שׁ אֵשׁ־לְפָנָ֥יו תֹּאכֵ֑ל וּ֝סְבִיבָ֗יו נִשְׂעֲרָ֥ה מְאֹֽד		3 ♪C Our God comes and will not keep silence. Fire from his presence will devour, and surrounding him much sweeping.
g iboa alohinu val-ikrw aw-lpniv tacl usbibiv nwyrh maod	11 6 8	i/ba alh\inv v/al i/krw aw l/pn\iv t/acl v/sbb\iv n/wyr\h mad