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Monday 19 February 2024

Not forsaken #Messiah texts #Psalter Psalm 16:10

32. Air (tenor) – But thou didst not leave his soul in hell; nor didst thou suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.

Psalm 16:10

כִּ֤י ׀ לֹא־תַעֲזֹ֣ב נַפְשִׁ֣י לִשְׁא֑וֹל
לֹֽא־תִתֵּ֥ן חֲ֝סִידְךָ֗ לִרְא֥וֹת שָֽׁחַת
10 ♪C For you will not forsake me to the grave.
You will not permit one within your mercy to see destruction.
i ci la-tyzob npwi lwaol
la-titn ksidç lraot wkt
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ci la t/yzb npw\i l/wavl
la tt\n ksid\c l/ra\vt wkt

Notice that this is a wholly negative verse. It does not speak directly to deliverance. The play of the stem ksd/ksid is to be studied - just what is this characteristic of reality that we slowly learn and how does it affect our ability to govern ourselves singly and together?

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