Psalm 1 – SING & LEARN
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
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Literary Analysis of Psalm 1
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 …
Psalm 2:12 Bliss, stability to who take refuge in Him
“נַשְּׁקוּ בַר פֶּן יֶאֱנַף | וְתֹאבְדוּ דֶרֶךְ כִּי יִבְעַר כִּמְעַט אַפּוֹ אַשְׁרֵי כָּל חוֹסֵי בוֹ” “Arm yourselves with purity lest He become angry and you perish in the way, for in a moment His wrath will be kindled; the praises (bliss) of all who take refuge in Him.” A Psalm that starts with the word …
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Psalm 1:5 Hindrance punishment for the wicked
“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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Psalm 1:4 The wicked as a detached husk
“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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Psalm 1:3 Being connected to the essence of life, Torah
“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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Psalm 1:1 Avoiding the Evil
“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 …