Click here to read “Psalm Thirteen– Translation of the Song” The singer’s anguish in Song 13 is so acute that the four repetitions of “how long” in verses 2 and 3 sound a scream rather than a lament. The source of the singer’s grief is the seeming absence of God — “How long, ADONAI, will …
VANI BECHASDECHA – PSALM 13, 6 At the link above you can find the recording from my Cellphone for Tehilim 13,6 that we sang together. Our discussion in a nut shell: It seems that this chapter was written by king David after some sort of a defeat in battle. The first verses (Psalm 13, 2-3) …
“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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