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| Who notes a new song? |
| מִזְמ֡וֹר שִׁ֤ירוּ לַֽיהוָ֨ה ׀ שִׁ֣יר חָ֭דָשׁ כִּֽי־נִפְלָא֣וֹת עָשָׂ֑ה הוֹשִֽׁיעָה־לּ֥וֹ יְ֝מִינ֗וֹ וּזְר֥וֹעַ קָדְשֽׁוֹ |
1 A psalm. Sing to Yahweh a new song, for wonders he has done. His right hand brought salvation for him and his holy arm. | |
| a mzmor wiru lihvh wir kdw ci-nplaot ywh howiyh-lo imino uzroy qodwo |
15 12 |
m/zmr wir\v l/ihvh wir kdw ci n/pla\vt ywh hv/w\iyh l\v imn\v v/zry qdw\v |
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| The earth should rejoice - why isn't it? |
| יְהוָ֣ה מָ֭לָךְ תָּגֵ֣ל הָאָ֑רֶץ יִ֝שְׂמְח֗וּ אִיִּ֥ים רַבִּֽים |
1 Yahweh reigns. Let the earth rejoice. Let the multitude of coasts be glad. | |
| a ihvh mlç tgl harx iwmku aiim rbim |
9 7 |
ihvh mlc t/gl h/arx i/wmk\v ai\im rb\im |
Three minute performance here. Three clear stanzas marked by the music. Not a simple structure - but clearly marked.
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| Faithful judgement in righteousness of the one who reigns gives hope even to field and forest |
| לִפְנֵ֤י יְהוָ֨ה ׀ כִּ֬י בָ֗א כִּ֥י בָא֮ לִשְׁפֹּ֪ט הָ֫אָ֥רֶץ יִשְׁפֹּֽט־תֵּבֵ֥ל בְּצֶ֑דֶק וְ֝עַמִּ֗ים בֶּאֱמוּנָתֽוֹ |
13 in the presence of Yahweh, for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness. | |
| ig lpni ihvh ci ba ci ba lwpo't harx iwpo't-tbl bxdq vymim bamunto |
13 7 8 |
l/pn\i ihvh ci ba ci ba l/wp't h/arx i/wp't tbl b/xdq v/ym\im b/amvn\tv |
Reflecting on the promise ...
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| -- what are we missing? |
| אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּי בְאַפִּ֑י אִם־יְ֝בֹא֗וּן אֶל־מְנוּחָתִֽי |
11 So I swore in my anger, They will not come to my rest. | |
| ia awr-nwbyti bapi am-iboaun al-mnukti |
8 9 |
awr n/wby\ti b/ap\i am i/ba\vn al m/nvk\ti |
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| An argument from human experience to the divine |
| הֲנֹ֣טַֽע אֹ֭זֶן הֲלֹ֣א יִשְׁמָ֑ע אִֽם־יֹ֥צֵֽר עַ֝֗יִן הֲלֹ֣א יַבִּֽיט |
9 The one who planted the ear will he not hear? If fashioning the eye will he not notice? | |
| 't hno'ty aozn hloa iwmy am-ioxr yin hloa ibi't |
9 8 |
h/n'ty azn h/la i/wmy am ixr yin h/la i/b't |
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| It is a great mystery that Yahweh reigns - what is the character of such a reign? Is it theocracy? No. The reign establishes 'the world'. |
| יְהוָ֣ה מָלָךְ֮ גֵּא֪וּת לָ֫בֵ֥שׁ לָבֵ֣שׁ יְ֭הוָה עֹ֣ז הִתְאַזָּ֑ר אַף־תִּכּ֥וֹן תֵּ֝בֵ֗ל בַּל־תִּמּֽוֹט |
1 Yahweh reigns, pride clothed. Clothed is Yahweh, strength self-girded. Indeed the world is established so it will not move. | |
| a ihvh mlç gaut lbw lbw ihvh yoz htazr af-ticon tbl bl-timo't |
8 8 8 |
ihvh mlc ga\vt lbw lbw ihvh yz ht/azr ap t/cvn tbl bl t/mv't |
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| Yahweh as king in Torah -- example from Balaam's oracles Numbers 23:21 |
| לֹֽא־הִבִּ֥יט אָ֙וֶן֙ בְּיַעֲקֹ֔ב וְלֹא־רָאָ֥ה עָמָ֖ל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהָיו֙ עִמּ֔וֹ וּתְרוּעַ֥ת מֶ֖לֶךְ בּֽוֹ |
21 He has not taken note of mischief in Jacob, and he has not seen misery in Israel. Yahweh his God is with him, and the jubilation of a king is in him. | |
| ca la-hbi't avvn biyqob vla-rah yml biwral ihvh alohiv yimo utruyt mlç bo |
17 13 |
la h/b't avn b/iyqb v/la rah yml b/iwral ihvh alh\iv ym\v vt/rvy\t mlc b\v |
Who will enter into the Sabbath of the Lord?
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| Enemies appear in the psalm for the Sabbath ... |
| כִּ֤י הִנֵּ֪ה אֹיְבֶ֡יךָ ׀ יְֽהוָ֗ה כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֣ה אֹיְבֶ֣יךָ יֹאבֵ֑דוּ יִ֝תְפָּרְד֗וּ כָּל־פֹּ֥עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן |
10 ♪C For behold your enemies Yahweh, for behold your enemies will perish. All workers of mischief will be separated. | |
| i ci hnh aoibiç ihvh ci-hnh aoibiç iabdu itprdu cl-poyli avvn |
16 9 |
ci hnh aib\ic ihvh ci hnh aib\ic i/abd\v it/prd\v cl pyl\i avn |
