First Chapter of Psalms
אַשְׁרֵי הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא הָלַךְ בַּעֲצַת רְשָׁעִים וּבְדֶרֶךְ חַטָּאִים לֹא עָמָד וּבְמוֹשַׁב לֵצִים לֹא יָשָׁב: The praises of a man are that he did not follow the counsel of the wicked, neither did he stand in the way of sinners nor sit in the company of scorners. “Ashrei Ha Ish “, ‘Osher’ in Hebrew …
“לֹא הָלַךְ בַּעֲצַת רְשָׁעִים וּבְדֶרֶךְ חַטָּאִים לֹא עָמָד וּבְמוֹשַׁב לֵצִים לֹא יָשָׁב…” “.. that he did not follow the counsel of the wicked, neither did he stand in the way of sinners nor sit in the company of scorners.” Even the slightest touch with the evil can easily be contagious: It starts with a small talk, just …
“כִּי אִם בְּתוֹרַת יְהֹוָה חֶפְצוֹ וּבְתוֹרָתוֹ יֶהְגֶּה יוֹמָם וָלָיְלָה” “But his desire is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night.” Individualism is an important key for the prosperity of the world. Indeed, how can you improve the world while being worthless. If the world is some sort …
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“וְהָיָה כְּעֵץ שָׁתוּל עַל פַּלְגֵי מָיִם אֲשֶׁר פִּרְיוֹ יִתֵּן בְּעִתּוֹ וְעָלֵהוּ לֹא יִבּוֹל וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה יַצְלִיחַ” “He shall be as a tree planted beside rivulets of water, which brings forth its fruit in its season, and its leaves do not wilt; and whatever he does prosper.” Happiness and success are promised to the person whom …
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“לֹא כֵן הָרְשָׁעִים כִּי אִם כַּמֹּץ אֲשֶׁר תִּדְּפֶנּוּ רוּחַ” “Not so the wicked, but [they are] like chaff that the wind drives away.” (The allegory continues) Unlike the righteous persons that are described as a solid tree close to it’s source of water, The wicked is detached and unstable, like a chaff. Chaff, is the waste …
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“עַל כֵּן לֹא יָקֻמוּ רְשָׁעִים בַּמִּשְׁפָּט וְחַטָּאִים בַּעֲדַת צַדִּיקִים“ “Therefore, the wicked shall not stand up in judgment, nor shall the sinners in the congregation of the righteous.“ Wicked`s sentence will come. But why is does it happen that way? Why won’t the punishment be an immediate one? so we can witness it, the wicked themselves will …
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Click here to read “Psalm One: Translation of the Song” “Happy” — the first word of the first line of the first of King David’s praisesongs. The Hebrew, “ashrai”, voices the same opening note of joy as does the English, but, simply because the word “ashrai” starts with an “aleph”, the first letter of the Hebrew …
1,1 Happy the man who has not walked in the counsel of the wicked ones, and in the way of sinners has not stood , and in the gathering of the scornful has not sat. 1,2 Rather, the Torah of ADONAI is his desire; and on His Torah does he ruminate all day long and all night …
I chose this melody because its melody is somewhat monotonous, and yet pleasant. One of the keys for gladness suggested by King David in the opening song of Psalms is stability, which fits the tunes. Read Psalm 1 here