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All posts removed to draft 15 Jun 2012 | 02:41 am
I have moved all posts back to draft. I will probably not republish them. They are so changed in my book that they are sometimes unrecognizable. So also the translations, but those I will leave lying ...
The storied summary of Book 5 21 Mar 2012 | 10:01 pm
The final summary - though I have elected not to use these in the emerging book. For a structural summary see here. (2011.09.13) I wonder if I will have changed my mind when this is posted. 107 the...
Psalm 150 - cymbals 21 Mar 2012 | 05:42 am
The final Hallel, the praise of all that breathes How Psalm 150 is constructed 13 times praise is heard in these 6 verses. 12 of these are the lead sound in the verse. The whole psalm is a continuou...
Psalm 149 18 Mar 2012 | 05:42 am
The 4th of the final Hallels in which the חֲסִידִים bind the kings How Psalm 149 is constructed Again we have the new song commanded. Verses 1 to 3 enjoin gladness, praise and song, and verse 4 give...
Psalm 148 15 Mar 2012 | 05:42 am
The third of the final Hallels - the praise of all creation How Psalm 148 is constructed Four verses invite praise from all the created order echoing the poems to creation (103, 104) at the end of B...
Psalm 147 - favour 12 Mar 2012 | 05:40 am
The second of the final Hallels - the word runs swiftly How Psalm 147 is constructed Verse 1 describes the good of praise. Verses 2 and 3 indicate יְהוָה's work in Jerusalem with a description of wh...
Psalm 146 8 Mar 2012 | 08:39 am
The first of the final Hallels - freedom, sight, consolation, love, preservation, restoration, subversion How Psalm 146 is constructed Verses 1 and 2 commence the praise with instruction to the poet...
Psalm 145 5 Mar 2012 | 08:39 am
in which the poet with an army of kaf's sounds the completion of the Psalter and its universality How Psalm 145 is constructed The psalm begins and continues in prayer. Verses 1 and 2 direct. Verse ...
Psalm 144 - set me free with a bolt of lightning 2 Mar 2012 | 08:38 am
in which the poet prays for both individual and people, a fullness of creation How Psalm 144 is constructed The poem is framed by people and held together by hands and children. Verses 1 and 2 are a...
Psalm 143 1 Mar 2012 | 08:38 am
in which the poet continues prayer and looks for an end to enemies through God's loving kindness recognizing that no one is justified in God's presence How Psalm 143 is constructed Verses 1 and 2 ar...
