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Oracle part 7, Psalms 92

The recitative for the 7th day begins the section. Recitative style is demonstrated here. Then there are three psalms, 92 for the Sabbath is also an aria like 116, then next is Psalms 117, the final psalm of the series begun in part 1 with 110, and finally 150. Some parts are shorter than others. The whole is roughly slightly over an hour's music.

I have not workshopped any of the pieces here so I have little idea how much effort this would take to prepare even with minimal forces. But individual psalms as chorales or anthems could be performed separately. And the Job series would be fun just on its own. Some of it would require light-hearted fast singing.

As I review the mechanicals at the playlist on my YouTube channel, I think some of the tempi may be a bit on the fast side. Again the full score is here and all the posts of this month, revisiting this after 2 years, are mostly in sequence on the blog. There sure seem to be a lot of them.

[The links are fixed to the online concordance - the only bug is that they are in English letter sequence rather than SimHebrew letter sequence - O well! One day I will consolidate my hacks. A solo interactive database really gets away from an individual. If I ever have to move it to another computer - I could do it then - but I would probably not. I would just restore the environment and then restore the database from an image.]

Psalms 92

Psalms 92:1-2a melody according to the deciphering key of Suzanne Haïk-Vantoura

A psalm, a song to the day of the Sabbath, luxuriant, flourishing

Syllables: 269. Words: 112. Roots: 84. Root Recurrence: 39%. Average per verse: 2.8.

abd aib (2) aiw alvh amn arz at ath avn (2) azn b bin bit bll bqr byr ci (4) cl (2) cmv cnr csl dwn 'tvb gdl hgh hih hnh (2) id idh idy ihvh (7) ivm iwr ksd kwb kxr la (3) lbnvn lil mad mh nb't nbl ngd (2) nvb prd prk (3) pyl (3) qrn qvm ram rnn rvm (2) rwy rynn (2) ryy tmr wbt wgh wib wir wm wmd wmk wmn wmy wtl wvr xdiq xvr xvx yd (2) yin yl (4) ylivn ylm ymq yvd yvl ywb ywh (2) ywr zat zmr (2)

מִזְמ֥וֹר שִׁ֗יר לְי֣וֹם הַשַּׁבָּֽת 1 A psalm. A song to the day of the Sabbath. a mzmor wir liom hwbt 8 m/zmr wir l/ivm h/wbt ט֗וֹב לְהֹד֥וֹת לַיהוָ֑ה וּלְזַמֵּ֖ר לְשִׁמְךָ֣ עֶלְיֽוֹן 2 ♪~ Good it is to give thanks to Yahweh, and to sing a psalm to your name, O Most High, b 'tob lhodot lihvh ulzmr lwmç ylion 6 8 +vb lh/d\vt l/ihvh vl/zmr l/wm\c ylivn לְהַגִּ֣יד בַּבֹּ֣קֶר חַסְֽדֶּ֑ךָ וֶ֝אֱמֽוּנָתְךָ֗ בַּלֵּילֽוֹת 3 to announce in the morning your kindness, and your faithfulness in the nights, g lhgid bboqr ksdç vamuntç blilot 9 8 lh/gd b/bqr ksd\c v/amvn\tc b/lil\vt עֲ‍ֽלֵי־עָ֭שׂוֹר וַעֲלֵי־נָ֑בֶל עֲלֵ֖י הִגָּי֣וֹן בְּכִנּֽוֹר 4 on ten-strings and on a lute, on meditation with a harp. d yli-ywor vyli-nbl yli higion bcinor 7 8 yl\i ywr v/yl\i nbl yl\i h/g\ivn b/cnr כִּ֤י שִׂמַּחְתַּ֣נִי יְהוָ֣ה בְּפָעֳלֶ֑ךָ בְּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖י יָדֶ֣יךָ אֲרַנֵּֽן 5 ♪C For you have made me glad, Yahweh, in your work. In the deeds of your hands I will shout for joy. h ci wimktni ihvh bpoylç bmywi idiç arnn 12 10 ci wmk\tni ihvh b/pyl\c bm/yw\i id\ic a/rnn מַה־גָּדְל֣וּ מַעֲשֶׂ֣יךָ יְהוָ֑ה מְ֝אֹ֗ד עָמְק֥וּ מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ 6 How great your deeds Yahweh, very deep your devices. v mh-gdlu mywiç ihvh maod ymqu mkwbotiç 9 9 mh gdl\v m/yw\ic ihvh mad ymq\v m/kwb\tic אִֽישׁ־בַּ֭עַר לֹ֣א יֵדָ֑ע וּ֝כְסִ֗יל לֹא־יָבִ֥ין אֶת־זֹֽאת 7 A brute does not know, and a dullard will not understand this: z aiw-byr la iidy ucsil la-ibin at-zat 6 6 aiw byr la idy v/csl la i/bin at zat בִּפְרֹ֤חַ רְשָׁעִ֨ים ׀ כְּמ֥וֹ עֵ֗שֶׂב וַ֭יָּצִיצוּ כָּל־פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָ֑וֶן לְהִשָּֽׁמְדָ֥ם עֲדֵי־עַֽד 8 that the wicked flourish like field-grass and all workers of mischief blossom, to be exterminated for ever and ever. k bprok rwyim cmo ywb vixixu cl-poyli avvn lhiwmdm ydi-yd 20 7 b/prk rwy\im cmv ywb vi/xix\v cl pyl\i avn lh/wmd\m yd\i yd וְאַתָּ֥ה מָר֗וֹם לְעֹלָ֥ם יְהוָֽה 9 But you are on high forever, Yahweh. 't vath mrom lyolm ihvh 10 v/ath m/rvm l/ylm ihvh 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 וַתָּ֣רֶם כִּרְאֵ֣ים קַרְנִ֑י בַּ֝לֹּתִ֗י בְּשֶׁ֣מֶן רַעֲנָֽן 11 But you will exalt my horn like wild bulls. I have been mingled with luxuriant oil. ia vtrm cram qrni bloti bwmn rynn 7 9 vt/rm c/ram qrn\i bl\ti b/wmn rynn וַתַּבֵּ֥ט עֵינִ֗י בְּשׁ֫וּרָ֥י בַּקָּמִ֖ים עָלַ֥י מְרֵעִ֗ים תִּשְׁמַ֥עְנָה אָזְנָֽי 12 And my eye has taken note of those who scrutinize me, of evildoers who arise over me, my ear has heard. ib vtb't yini bwurii bqmim ylii mryim twmynh aoznii 8 13 vt/b+ yin\i b/wvr\i b/qm\im yl\i m/ry\im t/wmy\nh azn\i צַ֭דִּיק כַּתָּמָ֣ר יִפְרָ֑ח כְּאֶ֖רֶז בַּלְּבָנ֣וֹן יִשְׂגֶּֽה 13 ♪g A righteous one will flourish like a palm tree, like a cedar in Lebanon abounding. ig xdiq ctmr iprk carz blbnon iwgh 7 8 xdiq c/tmr i/prk c/arz b/lbnvn i/wgh שְׁ֭תוּלִים בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה בְּחַצְר֖וֹת אֱלֹהֵ֣ינוּ יַפְרִֽיחוּ 14 ♪g Those transplanted in the house of Yahweh, in the courts of our God will flourish. id wtulim bbit ihvh bkxrot alohinu ipriku 7 10 wtvl\im b/bit ihvh b/kxr\vt alh\inv i/prkv ע֭וֹד יְנוּב֣וּן בְּשֵׂיבָ֑ה דְּשֵׁנִ֖ים וְרַֽעֲנַנִּ֣ים יִהְיֽוּ 15 ♪g They will still profit when grey-haired. Fat and luxuriant they will be: 'tv yod inubun bwibh dwnim vrynnim ihiu 7 10 yvd i/nvb\vn b/wib\h dwn\im v/rynn\im i/hi\v לְ֭הַגִּיד כִּֽי־יָשָׁ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה צ֝וּרִ֗י וְֽלֹא־עַוְלָ֥תָה בּֽוֹ 16 ♪g to announce that upright is Yahweh, my rock, and there is no injustice in him. 'tz lhgid ci-iwr ihvh xuri vla-yvvlth bo 7 8 lh/gd ci iwr ihvh xvr\i v/la yvl\th b\v

6very deep, עמק (`mq) or most inscrutable (to avoid the deep gloss), see 64:7 where these letters recur. 14transplanted, compare Psalm 1:3, 128:3.

First time recurrence (for this book in the chapter): prk rynn

Word / Gloss

Stem

בפרח that flourish

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פרח

רענן luxuriant

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רענן

יפרח will flourish

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פרח

יפריחו will flourish

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פרח

ורעננים and luxuriant

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רענן

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poetryofchrist · 2 years

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Habakkuk chapter 1 and 2:1 Afterwords

Why is my translation different from the NRSV? 197 different roots are used in this chapter - a sizeable quick study. Yes - even when you have translated the whole Hebrew canon, every section is still a study - there's always something more to check in the puzzle.

One thing I noted when reading this section of the SimHebrew Bible: one has to ask whose voice is being heard in each section. There is a narrator in v 1, a plea from the prophet in vv 2-4, Verse 5 is recognition of the pending action of Yahweh - then the prophet switches into the voice of Yahweh in verses 6-11. Verse 12-17 is the prophet addressing Yahweh. Then verse 1 of chapter 2 is the prophet waiting for his own correction. I find it took time to get the sense of the voices. The NRSV is no easier to read and I think it distorts the content severely. As the preacher said before the service - it's not sinful mortals in the hand of an angry God, its angry (and sinful) mortals in the hands of a loving God. And anger is fine in its place - but we need a place to put it when our sense of justice and correction is exercised.

From the point of view of my style in deciphering a translation for the passage, I found these issues to be the most disappointing with respect to the NRSV.

Verse 1: NRSV: the oracle is a bad choice. This word is related to what is lifted up. So I use load (nwa) to distinguish this word from burden (sbl) and also from oracle (nam). I suspect these differing roots used in different context and by different prophets are significant. They might be local idioms, historical development of the language, or a particular class of vision or speech-acts. Whatever it is, the Hebrew is a different word so the English should be also. You can check my usage via the glossary in the online concordance. [By the way, I have repaired all the root links to the glossary for the set of posts on the oratorio. My program was setting them for an e-book rather than for the blog. Sorry about that!]

Verse 7: NRSV has dignity for the rare stem pvg. But for the same word in Genesis they use stunned. Really! This too violates my sense of how a language speaks. I think it is unlikely that the Genesis usage needs to be so contradictory. While there is change over time, and variation within region or even from writer to writer, it takes more information than 6 uses to be quite so fickle with gloss choice. (Though I might fail this way occasionally too.)

Verse 12: NRSV has from of old or the like, it's fine and the same as the rendering in the Jerusalem Bible, but I don't see why. I wondered if the Masoretic tradition had decided that qdm might be always one way or the other, but I don't think so. The sense has to be determined from whatever one can tell from the context. The current threat is from the east - why change the point of view mid thought to remind us of the agelessness of God?

NRSV assumes rock is an invocation of God, OK if you like, but for correction they have punishment. When you find this p word in a translation of the Old Testament, cross it out. It just reflects a prejudiced and perverse mindset. Besides the fact that imputing a punishing mindset to God is inaccurate reporting, in this case particularly, the gloss must match what is used of the prophet in 2:1 where the same root is repeated a few verses later. I pointed this out in the prior post. I would chose correction or reproof. The sense of this root ick can also include referee. Again I have been careful to use different English roots for different Hebrew roots, respecting the words of the text. I also allow multiple related English words for a single Hebrew root. (My decisions are transparent in the concordance. I welcome informed feedback.)

As I pondered this passage, I thought Chaldea for me today is the threat of climate change, a devouring enemy if ever there was one, and clearly both a judgment and a call to correction - but emphatically not punishment.

The service with its excellent music is available here. Push it ahead to the start at about 13 minutes in.

Habakkuk 1

The opening line of Habakkuk

Syllables: 459. Words: 197. Roots: 135. Root Recurrence: 48%. Average per verse: 5.5.

acl (2) adm aim al (3) alvh amn anh arx asp (2) at (2) ath avn awm awr az b bgd bly bria bva (2) bxr ci (5) ck cl (3) cmr (2) cn (5) ctr cwdi dg din 'thr gil grr gvi (3) hih hlc hm hnh hrg hva (3) ick icl ihvh (3) im ira irw isd ivm iwy ixa (3) kbqvq kch kdd klp klq kml kms (3) krm (3) krw kvl kvw kzh l (2) la (9) lcd lmh (2) lva mgmh mhr mlc mn (2) mrr mvt mwl nb't (4) nbia ngd nmr nwa (3) nwr nxk pnh prw (2) pvg pvw pyl (2) qdm (2) qdw q'tr qll qls qvm rah (3) rib riq rkb rkq rmw rvk rwy (2) ryy rzn spr svs tmh (2) tmid tvrh wbh wcn wdd wkq (2) wmk wmn wmy wp't (4) wvm wvy xbr xdiq (2) xvr ybr yd yin yl (5) ylh yml (2) ypr yql yrb yvp ywh zab zbk zv zyq

הַמַּשָׂא֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָזָ֔ה חֲבַקּ֖וּק הַנָּבִֽיא 1 The load which Habakkuk the prophet gazed on. a hmwa awr kzh kbquq hnbia 13 hm/wa awr kzh kbqvq h/nbia עַד־אָ֧נָה יְהוָ֛ה שִׁוַּ֖עְתִּי וְלֹ֣א תִשְׁמָ֑ע אֶזְעַ֥ק אֵלֶ֛יךָ חָמָ֖ס וְלֹ֥א תוֹשִֽׁיעַ 2 How long please, Yahweh, will I cry and you will not hear? Will I appeal to you of violence and you will not save? b yd-anh ihvh wivvyti vla twmy azyq aliç kms vla towiy 12 12 yd anh ihvh wvy\ti v/la t/wmy a/zyq al\ic kms v/la tv/wy לָ֣מָּה תַרְאֵ֤נִי אָ֙וֶן֙ וְעָמָ֣ל תַּבִּ֔יט וְשֹׁ֥ד וְחָמָ֖ס לְנֶגְדִּ֑י וַיְהִ֧י רִ֦יב וּמָד֖וֹן יִשָּֽׂא 3 ♪B Why do you show me mischief and misery you make me notice, and devastation and violence before me? And there is contention and sentence borne. g lmh trani avvn vyml tbi't vwod vkms lngdi vihi rib umdon iiwa 20 8 lmh t/ra\ni avn v/yml t/b+ v/wd v/kms l/ngd\i vi/hi rib vm/dvn i/wa עַל־כֵּן֙ תָּפ֣וּג תּוֹרָ֔ה וְלֹֽא־יֵצֵ֥א לָנֶ֖צַח מִשְׁפָּ֑ט כִּ֤י רָשָׁע֙ מַכְתִּ֣יר אֶת־הַצַּדִּ֔יק עַל־כֵּ֛ן יֵצֵ֥א מִשְׁפָּ֖ט מְעֻקָּֽל 4 Therefore numbed is instruction and lasting judgment fails to emerge, for wickedness encircles the righteous one, therefore crooked judgment emerges. d yl-cn tpug torh vla-iixa lnxk mwp't ci rwy mctir at-hxdiq yl-cn iixa mwp't myuql 14 18 yl cn t/pvg tvrh v/la ixa l/nxk m/wp+ ci rwy m/ctr at h/xdiq yl cn ixa m/wp+ m/yql רְא֤וּ בַגּוֹיִם֙ וְֽהַבִּ֔יטוּ וְהִֽתַּמְּה֖וּ תְּמָ֑הוּ כִּי־פֹ֙עַל֙ פֹּעֵ֣ל בִּֽימֵיכֶ֔ם לֹ֥א תַאֲמִ֖ינוּ כִּ֥י יְסֻפָּֽר 5 See among the nations and take note and marvel with astonishment, for he worked a work in your days you would not have believed though it were recounted. h rau bgoiim vhbi'tu vhitmhu tmhu ci-poyl poyl bimicm la taminu ci isupr 16 16 ra\v b/gvi\m vh/b+\v vh/tmh\v tmh\v ci pyl pyl b/im\icm la t/amnv ci i/spr כִּֽי־הִנְנִ֤י מֵקִים֙ אֶת־הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים הַגּ֖וֹי הַמַּ֣ר וְהַנִּמְהָ֑ר הַֽהוֹלֵךְ֙ לְמֶרְחֲבֵי־אֶ֔רֶץ לָרֶ֖שֶׁת מִשְׁכָּנ֥וֹת לֹּא־לֽוֹ 6 For note me well, I raise up the Chaldeans, the bitter and swift nation, to rush into the broad land to possess dwellings that are not theirs. v ci-hnni mqim at-hcwdim hgoi hmr vhnmhr hholç lmrkbi-arx lrwt mwcnot la-lo 18 15 ci h/n\ni m/qim at h/cwdi\m h/gvi h/mr vhn/mhr h/hvlc lm/rkb\i arx l/rw\t m/wcn\vt la l\v אָיֹ֥ם וְנוֹרָ֖א ה֑וּא מִמֶּ֕נּוּ מִשְׁפָּט֥וֹ וּשְׂאֵת֖וֹ יֵצֵֽא 7 Horrible and feared it is. From this its judgment and its forbearance will emerge. z aiom vnora hua mmnu mwp'to uwato iixa 6 11 aim vnv/ra hva m/mn\v m/wp+\v v/wa\tv ixa וְקַלּ֨וּ מִנְּמֵרִ֜ים סוּסָ֗יו וְחַדּוּ֙ מִזְּאֵ֣בֵי עֶ֔רֶב וּפָ֖שׁוּ פָּֽרָשָׁ֑יו וּפָֽרָשָׁיו֙ מֵרָח֣וֹק יָבֹ֔אוּ יָעֻ֕פוּ כְּנֶ֖שֶׁר חָ֥שׁ לֶאֱכֽוֹל 8 And fleeter than leopards are its horses, and keener than wolves of evening, its cavaliers frisk about. And its cavaliers come from afar. They fly like an eagle hurrying to eat. k vqlu mnmrim susiv vkdu mzabi yrb upwu prwiv uprwiv mrkoq iboau iyupu cnwr kw lacol 22 19 v/ql\v m/nmr\im svs\iv v/kd\v m/zab\i yrb v/pw\v prw\iv v/prw\iv m/rkq i/ba\v i/yp\v c/nwr kw l/acl כֻּלֹּה֙ לְחָמָ֣ס יָב֔וֹא מְגַמַּ֥ת פְּנֵיהֶ֖ם קָדִ֑ימָה וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף כַּח֖וֹל שֶֽׁבִי 9 All for violence it comes, their faces pumped up as the east wind, and it gathers captives as in a dance. 't culo lkms iboa mgmt pnihm qdimh viasof ckol wbi 16 8 cl\h l/kms i/bva mgm\t pn\ihm qd\imh vi/asp c/kvl wb\i וְהוּא֙ בַּמְּלָכִ֣ים יִתְקַלָּ֔ס וְרֹזְנִ֖ים מִשְׂחָ֣ק ל֑וֹ ה֚וּא לְכָל־מִבְצָ֣ר יִשְׂחָ֔ק וַיִּצְבֹּ֥ר עָפָ֖ר וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ 10 And it, among sovereigns, ridicules them, and the rule-makers laugh at it. Itself, at all enclosure it laughs and it accumulates dust and catches it. i vhua bmlcim itqls vroznim mwkq lo hua lcl-mbxr iwkq vixbor ypr vilcdh 14 16 v/hva b/mlc\im it/qls v/rzn\im m/wkq l\v hva l/cl m/bxr i/wkq vi/xbr ypr vi/lcd\h אָ֣ז חָלַ֥ף ר֛וּחַ וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ר וְאָשֵׁ֑ם ז֥וּ כֹח֖וֹ לֵאלֹהֽוֹ 11 ♪B Then it is renewed in spirit when it has passed through and been declared guilty. This is its power for its god. ia az klf ruk viybor vawm zu coko laloho 12 6 az klp rvk vi/ybr v/awm zv ck\v l/al\hv הֲל֧וֹא אַתָּ֣ה מִקֶּ֗דֶם יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהַ֛י קְדֹשִׁ֖י לֹ֣א נָמ֑וּת יְהוָה֙ לְמִשְׁפָּ֣ט שַׂמְתּ֔וֹ וְצ֖וּר לְהוֹכִ֥יחַ יְסַדְתּֽוֹ 12 Are not you from the east, Yahweh my God, my Holy One? We will not die. Yahweh, for judgment, you have set it up, and for a rock of correction you have founded it. ib hloa ath mqdm ihvh alohii qdowi la nmut ihvh lmwp't wmto vxur lhocik isdto 18 16 h/lva ath m/qdm ihvh alh\i qdw\i la n/mvt ihvh lm/wp+ wm\tv v/xvr lhv/ck isd\tv טְה֤וֹר עֵינַ֙יִם֙ מֵרְא֣וֹת רָ֔ע וְהַבִּ֥יט אֶל־עָמָ֖ל לֹ֣א תוּכָ֑ל לָ֤מָּה תַבִּיט֙ בּֽוֹגְדִ֔ים תַּחֲרִ֕ישׁ בְּבַלַּ֥ע רָשָׁ֖ע צַדִּ֥יק מִמֶּֽנּוּ 13 Too clean of eyes than to see evil and you cannot notice misery? Why do you notice the treacherous? You are silent when wickedness swallows one more righteous than itself. ig 'thor yiniim mraot ry vhbi't al-yml la tucl lmh tbi't bogdim tkriw bbly rwy xdiq mmnu 16 19 +hr yin\im m/ra\vt ry vh/b+ al yml la tv/cl lmh t/b+ bvgd\im t/krw b/bly rwy xdiq m/mn\v וַתַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה אָדָ֖ם כִּדְגֵ֣י הַיָּ֑ם כְּרֶ֖מֶשׂ לֹא־מֹשֵׁ֥ל בּֽוֹ 14 And you make humanity as the fish of the sea, as a creeper that has no governor over it. id vtywh adm cdgi him crmw la-mowl bo 10 6 vt/ywh adm c/dg\i h/im c/rmw la mwl b\v כֻּלֹּה֙ בְּחַכָּ֣ה הֵֽעֲלָ֔ה יְגֹרֵ֣הוּ בְחֶרְמ֔וֹ וְיַאַסְפֵ֖הוּ בְּמִכְמַרְתּ֑וֹ עַל־כֵּ֖ן יִשְׂמַ֥ח וְיָגִֽיל 15 All of it with a fishhook brought up, it gullets them in utter destruction, and it gathers them into its own cravings, therefore it will be glad and it will rejoice. 'tv culo bkch hiylh igorhu bkrmo viasphu bmcmrto yl-cn iwmk vigil 24 7 cl\h b/kch h/ylh i/gr\hv b/krm\v vi/asp\hv bm/cmr\tv yl cn i/wmk vi/gil עַל־כֵּן֙ יְזַבֵּ֣חַ לְחֶרְמ֔וֹ וִֽיקַטֵּ֖ר לְמִכְמַרְתּ֑וֹ כִּ֤י בָהֵ֙מָּה֙ שָׁמֵ֣ן חֶלְק֔וֹ וּמַאֲכָל֖וֹ בְּרִאָֽה 16 Therefore it will offer its utter destruction and burn incense to its own cravings, for in them is the oil of its share and its plenteous food. 'tz yl-cn izbk lkrmo viq'tr lmcmrto ci bhmh wmn klqo umaclo briah 16 16 yl cn i/zbk l/krm\v vi/q+r lm/cmr\tv ci b/hm\h wmn klq\v vm/acl\v bra\h הַ֥עַל כֵּ֖ן יָרִ֣יק חֶרְמ֑וֹ וְתָמִ֛יד לַהֲרֹ֥ג גּוֹיִ֖ם לֹ֥א יַחְמֽוֹל ס 17 ♪f Will it therefore empty its utter destruction, and continually slay nations without pity? iz hyl cn iriq krmo vtmid lhrog goiim la ikmol s 7 12 h/yl cn i/riq krm\v v/tmid l/hrg gvi\m la i/kml

Recurrence patterns:

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המשא the load

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יהוה Yahweh

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ולא and not

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אליך to you

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2אל

חמס violence

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ולא and not

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למה why

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3למה

תראני do you show me

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ועמל and misery

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3עמל

תביט you make me notice

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וחמס and violence

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3חמס

ישא borne

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על --

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4על

כן therefore

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ולא and fails

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4לא

יצא to emerge

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משפט judgment

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כי for

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4כי

רשע wickedness

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4רשע

את --

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4את

הצדיק the righteous one

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על --

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4על

כן therefore

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יצא emerges

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משפט judgment

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ראו see

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בגוים among the nations

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והביטו and take note

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והתמהו and marvel

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5תמה

תמהו with astonishment

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5תמה

כי for

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5כי

פעל he worked

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פעל a work

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לא not

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כי though

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כי for

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את --

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הגוי the nation

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לא not

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לו that are theirs

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הוא it is

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7הוא

ממנו from this

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משפטו its judgment

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ושאתו and its forbearance

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יצא will emerge

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פרשיו its cavaliers

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ופרשיו and its cavaliers

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יבאו come

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לאכול to eat

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כלה all

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לחמס for violence

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יבוא it comes

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קדימה as the east wind

9קדם

ויאסף and it gathers

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והוא and it

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משחק laugh

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לו at it

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הוא itself

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לכל at all

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10כל

ישחק it laughs

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לאלהו for its god

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מקדם from the east

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יהוה Yahweh

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לא not

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יהוה Yahweh

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למשפט for judgment

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מראות than to see

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והביט and you notice

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עמל misery

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לא not

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תביט do you notice

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רשע wickedness

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צדיק one more righteous

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ממנו than itself

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לא without

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כלה all of it

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בחרמו in utter destruction

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ויאספהו and it gathers them

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במכמרתו into its own cravings

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על --

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על --

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כן therefore

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לחרמו its utter destruction

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למכמרתו to its own cravings

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כי for

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ומאכלו and its food

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העל --

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חרמו its utter destruction

17חרם

גוים nations

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17גוי

לא without

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Oracle part 6, Psalms 116

Psalms 116 took a form that was completely unexpected. I had been setting psalms from 110-115 and they all seemed to be homophonic chorales. Psalms 116 turned into an aria instead, with verse 5 serving as a repeating chorus as the soloist works through the first 4 verses and verse 16. Verse 16 is the release given the prayer announced by verses 3 and 4. Verses 1 and 2 then provide a recap.

Psalms 116

Psalms 116 verse 5, and the beginning of the aria

Syllables: 298. Words: 131. Roots: 77. Root Recurrence: 61%. Average per verse: 4.2.

adm ahb alvh amh amn amr ana (2) ani (4) app arx asr at (3) azn bit bn ci (6) cl (4) cvs czb dbr dkh dll dmy gml (2) hlc hll idh igh ih ihvh (15) iqr irvwlm ivm iwy (2) kbl kih klx knn (2) kpz ksid kxr l (3) mad mh ml't mn mvt (3) mxa (2) na (2) ndr (2) n'th ngd (2) npw (3) nvk nwa pnh pti ptk qra (4) qvl rgl rkm tvc wavl wlm (2) wm (3) wmr wmy wvb (2) xdiq xrr (2) ybd (2) yin (2) yl (2) ym (2) ynh zbk (2)

אָ֭הַבְתִּי כִּֽי־יִשְׁמַ֥ע ׀ יְהוָ֑ה אֶת־ק֝וֹלִ֗י תַּחֲנוּנָֽי 1 ♪g I love, for Yahweh heard, the voice of my supplication. a ahbti ci-iwmy ihvh at-qoli tknunii 8 7 ahb\ti ci i/wmy ihvh at qvl\i t/knvn\i כִּֽי־הִטָּ֣ה אָזְנ֣וֹ לִ֑י וּבְיָמַ֥י אֶקְרָֽא 2 For he bent his ear to me, and in my days I will call. b ci-h'th aozno li ubimii aqra 5 5 ci h/+h azn\v l\i vb/im\i a/qra אֲפָפ֤וּנִי ׀ חֶבְלֵי־מָ֗וֶת וּמְצָרֵ֣י שְׁא֣וֹל מְצָא֑וּנִי צָרָ֖ה וְיָג֣וֹן אֶמְצָֽא 3 The pangs of death enveloped me and anguish of Sheol found me. Trouble and sadness I find. g appuni kbli-mvvt umxri waol mxauni xrh vigon amxa 16 7 app\vni kbl\i mvt vm/xr\i wavl mxa\vni xr\h v/ig\vn a/mxa וּבְשֵֽׁם־יְהוָ֥ה אֶקְרָ֑א אָנָּ֥ה יְ֝הוָ֗ה מַלְּטָ֥ה נַפְשִֽׁי 4 So in the name of Yahweh I will call, beseeching, Yahweh, make an escape for my being. d ubwm-ihvh aqra anh ihvh ml'th npwi 6 8 vb/wm ihvh a/qra an\h ihvh ml+\h npw\i חַנּ֣וּן יְהֹוָ֣ה וְצַדִּ֑יק וֵ֖אלֹהֵ֣ינוּ מְרַחֵֽם 5 Gracious is Yahweh and righteous, and our God is compassionate. h knun ihvh vxdiq valohinu mrkm 8 7 knvn ihvh v/xdiq v/alh\inv m/rkm שֹׁמֵ֣ר פְּתָאיִ֣ם יְהֹוָ֑ה דַּ֝לּוֹתִ֗י וְלִ֣י יְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ 6 Yahweh keeps the simple. I was brought low and me he saves. v womr ptiim ihvh dloti vli ihowiy 8 9 wmr pt\aim ihvh dl\ti v/l\i ihv/wy שׁוּבִ֣י נַ֭פְשִׁי לִמְנוּחָ֑יְכִי כִּֽי־יְ֝הוָ֗ה גָּמַ֥ל עָלָֽיְכִי 7 Return, O my being, to your rest, for Yahweh has matured you. z wubi npwi lmnukiici ci-ihvh gml yliici 8 9 wvb\i npw\i lm/nvk\ici ci ihvh gml yl\ici כִּ֤י חִלַּ֥צְתָּ נַפְשִׁ֗י מִ֫מָּ֥וֶת אֶת־עֵינִ֥י מִן־דִּמְעָ֑ה אֶת־רַגְלִ֥י מִדֶּֽחִי 8 ♪C For he rescued my being from death, my eyes from tears, my foot from tripping. k ci kilxt npwi mmvvt at-yini mn-dmyh at-rgli mdki 9 6 6 ci klx\t npw\i m/mvt at yin\i mn dmy\h at rgl\i m/dk\i אֶ֭תְהַלֵּךְ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה בְּ֝אַרְצ֗וֹת הַֽחַיִּֽים 9 ♪g I will walk in the presence of Yahweh, in the lands of the living. 't athlç lpni ihvh barxot hkiim 7 6 at/hlc l/pn\i ihvh b/arx\vt h/ki\im הֶ֭אֱמַנְתִּי כִּ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר אֲ֝נִ֗י עָנִ֥יתִי מְאֹֽד 10 ♪g I believed so I spoke. I myself was much afflicted. i hamnti ci adbr ani yniti maod 8 7 h/amn\ti ci a/dbr ani yn\iti mad אֲ֭נִי אָמַ֣רְתִּי בְחָפְזִ֑י כָּֽל־הָאָדָ֥ם כֹּזֵֽב 11 ♪g I myself said in my haste, Every human lies. ia ani amrti bkopzi cl-hadm cozb 8 6 ani amr\ti b/kpz\i cl h/adm czb מָֽה־אָשִׁ֥יב לַיהוָ֑ה כָּֽל־תַּגְמוּל֥וֹהִי עָלָֽי 12 What will I return to Yahweh, for all his benefits to me? ib mh-awib lihvh cl-tgmulohi ylii 5 7 mh a/wb l/ihvh cl t/gmvl\vhi yl\i כּוֹס־יְשׁוּע֥וֹת אֶשָּׂ֑א וּבְשֵׁ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה אֶקְרָֽא 13 The cup of salvation I will bear, so in the name of Yahweh I will call. ig cos-iwuyot awa ubwm ihvh aqra 6 6 cvs iwvy\vt a/wa vb/wm ihvh a/qra נְ֭דָרַי לַיהוָ֣ה אֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם נֶגְדָה־נָּ֝֗א לְכָל־עַמּֽוֹ 14 ♪g My vows to Yahweh I will pay, may it be before all his people. id ndrii lihvh awlm ngdh-na lcl-ymo 8 7 ndr\i l/ihvh a/wlm ngd\h na l/cl ym\v יָ֭קָר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה הַ֝מָּ֗וְתָה לַחֲסִידָֽיו 15 ♪g Precious in the eyes of Yahweh, is the death of those under his mercy. 'tv iqr byini ihvh hmvvth lksidiv 7 7 iqr b/yin\i ihvh h/mvt\h l/ksid\iv אָֽנָּ֣ה יְהוָה֮ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֪י עַ֫בְדֶּ֥ךָ אֲ‍ֽנִי־עַ֭בְדְּךָ בֶּן־אֲמָתֶ֑ךָ פִּ֝תַּ֗חְתָּ לְמוֹסֵרָֽי 16 Yahweh beseeching, for I myself am your servant, I myself your servant and child of your maidservant. You have loosed my bonds. 'tz anh ihvh ci-ani ybdç ani-ybdç bn-amtç pitkt lmosrii 9 9 7 an\h ihvh ci ani ybd\c ani ybd\c bn am\tc ptk\t lmv/sr\i לְֽךָ־אֶ֭זְבַּח זֶ֣בַח תּוֹדָ֑ה וּבְשֵׁ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה אֶקְרָֽא 17 To you I will offer the offering of thanksgiving, so in the name of Yahweh I will call. iz lç-azbk zbk todh ubwm ihvh aqra 8 6 l\c a/zbk zbk tv/dh vb/wm ihvh a/qra נְ֭דָרַי לַיהוָ֣ה אֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם נֶגְדָה־נָּ֝֗א לְכָל־עַמּֽוֹ 18 ♪g My vows to Yahweh I will pay, may it be before all his people, ik ndrii lihvh awlm ngdh-na lcl-ymo 8 7 ndr\i l/ihvh a/wlm ngd\h na l/cl ym\v בְּחַצְר֤וֹת ׀ בֵּ֤ית יְהוָ֗ה בְּֽת֘וֹכֵ֤כִי יְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗ם הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ 19 in the courts of the house of Yahweh, in your centre, O Jerusalem. Hallelu Yah. i't bkxrot bit ihvh btocci iruwlim hllu-ih 17 b/kxr\vt bit ihvh b/tvc\ci irvwlm hll\v ih

I remember being surprised that some psalms would lend themselves to aria rather than chorus. But of course, some might lend themselves to drama, dialogue, and other forms as well. I haven't set them all by any means.

My computer programs have generated all the scores, see the music page on this blog. Suzanne Haïk-Vantoura did all hers by hand, and she completed many chapters throughout the Bible including all 150 psalms. A link to her scores is also on the music page. Here for instance is Psalms 116. You can see that I did not use the mode she suggested in this case. We need composers to discover these and set more of them for performance or even just perform those that we have. All the raw material for the music is available freely in score form and in music XML. There's a vast amount of beauty here to be discovered.

It sure beats arguing about hierarchies, and disjunctive and conjunctive accents. - All thoroughly distracting from the real thing in my opinion. As it is written - And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with songs of everlasting praise on their heads. - remembering the setting by S.S.Wesley -

Isaiah 35:10

This translation is in a word order that might fit the contours of the music. It will be clear to a musician that there are lyric problems that arise when one tries to match the feel of the music to a foreign language. Sometimes one can just leave out a note or two and let the rhythm of the words carry the cantus firmus. I hope the restrictions of the harmonic structure will not prove too taxing. It is different from modern western music. It is not tonic-dominant - but tonic-subdominant, creating a different music. Working under such a constrain will provide some surprises too.

Isaiah 35

ank bva igh ihvh nvs nwg pdh raw rnn wmk (2) wvb wvw xivn yl ylm

וּפְדוּיֵ֨י יְהוָ֜ה יְשֻׁב֗וּן וּבָ��אוּ צִיּוֹן֙ בְּרִנָּ֔ה וְשִׂמְחַ֥ת עוֹלָ֖ם עַל־רֹאשָׁ֑ם שָׂשׂ֤וֹן וְשִׂמְחָה֙ יַשִּׂ֔יגוּ וְנָ֖סוּ יָג֥וֹן וַאֲנָחָֽה ס 10 And the ransomed of Yahweh will return and enter Zion with a shout of joy and gladness everlasting over their heads. Joy and mirth they will overtake, and sadness and sighing will withdraw. i upduii ihvh iwubun ubau xion brinh vwmkt yolm yl-rawm wwon vwmkh iwigu vnsu igon vankh s 24 18 v/pd\vii ihvh i/wb\vn v/ba\v xivn b/rn\h v/wmk\t yvlm yl raw\m ww\vn v/wmk\h i/wg\v v/ns\v ig\vn v/ank\h

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Oracle part 6, Job 41, a handful of verses

Job is a wonderful story set to music. You can't read it without the music. It will just be a horror show to you. The whole mess is built on Deuteronomy 28. What the story teller is doing is binding and loosing the Torah right in front of you - so you should be able to see it now. It is truth for each one of us due to the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, but it is story of a human with real backbone and he is solidly affirmed as such. The speeches and Behemoth and Leviathan are the stuff of art.

Job 41

Job 41, raw material - write me a fugue

Syllables: 62. Words: 24. Roots: 21. Root Recurrence: 25%. Average per verse: 1.5.

agm avr aw dvd (2) gkl hlc hll ixa (2) lhb lh't lpd ml't nkr npk npw ph (2) wkr y'tiwh yin ypyp ywn

עֲֽ֭טִישֹׁתָיו תָּ֣הֶל א֑וֹר וְ֝עֵינָ֗יו כְּעַפְעַפֵּי־שָֽׁחַר 18 ♪g His sneezing praises light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of dawn. ik y'tiwotiv thl aor vyiniv cypypi-wkr 7 8 y+iw\tiv t/hl avr v/yin\iv c/ypyp\i wkr מִ֭פִּיו לַפִּידִ֣ים יַהֲלֹ֑כוּ כִּיד֥וֹדֵי אֵ֝֗שׁ יִתְמַלָּֽטוּ 19 ♪g From his mouth torches walk, and infatuations of fire escape. i't mpiv lpidim ihlocu cidodi aw itml'tu 9 8 m/p\iv lp\idim i/hlc\v ci/dvd\i aw it/ml+\v מִ֭נְּחִירָיו יֵצֵ֣א עָשָׁ֑ן כְּד֖וּד נָפ֣וּחַ וְאַגְמֹֽן 20 ♪g From his sniffler he makes smoke emerge, as one who is infatuated stokes bulrushes. c mnkiriv iixa ywn cdud npuk vagmon 7 8 mn/kr\v ixa ywn c/dvd npk v/agm\n נַ֭פְשׁוֹ גֶּחָלִ֣ים תְּלַהֵ֑ט וְ֝לַ֗הַב מִפִּ֥יו יֵצֵֽא 21 ♪g His very self blazes coals, and flame from his mouth emerges. ca npwo gklim tlh't vlhb mpiv iixa 8 7 npw\v gkl\im t/lh+ v/lhb m/p\iv ixa

Here is the traditional fire-breathing dragon. Chorus: 18g His sneezing praises light, // and his eyes are like the eyelids of dawn. 19g From his mouth torches walk, // and infatuations of fire escape. 20g From his sniffler he makes smoke emerge, // as one who is infatuated stokes bulrushes. 21g His very self blazes coals, // and flame from his mouth emerges.

The beginning of the fugue

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Oratorio part 6, who are we?

The next section of the oratorio in day 6 - reflects on the question, what is this humanity in a trio, Job and the two similar verses that book end the psalter: Trio (Psalms 144:3-4, Job 7:17,19, reprise Psalm 8:4-5 - page 120).

The Bible is full of conundrums here - we can't escape that the characters in miniature reflect the same confusion and conflicts that we have today. Who are we and how will we take responsibility for what we have done?

But the churches of course have a great deal of confusion to rid themselves of before they will be useful to the world and truly reflect love. There is no defense for the churches here. The banner wavers operate with lust to power, oversimplification, denial of the gift of science, all blended with ignorance and self-protection.

Psalms 144:3-4 - humanity - futility - as a shadow passing away

Syllables: 30. Words: 13. Roots: 12. Root Recurrence: 15%. Average per verse: 1.

adm (2) anvw bn dmh hbl kwb idy ihvh ivm mh ybr xl

יְֽהוָ֗ה מָה־אָ֭דָם וַתֵּדָעֵ֑הוּ בֶּן־אֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ וַֽתְּחַשְּׁבֵֽהוּ 3 Yahweh, what is this humanity that you know it, a mortal child that you devised it? g ihvh mh-adm vtdyhu bn-anow vtkwbhu 10 7 ihvh mh adm vt/dy\hv bn anvw vt/kwb\hv אָ֭דָם לַהֶ֣בֶל דָּמָ֑ה יָ֝מָ֗יו כְּצֵ֣ל עוֹבֵֽר 4 ♪g Humanity is like futility, its days as a shadow passing away. d adm lhbl dmh imiv cxl yobr 7 6 adm l/hbl dmh im\iv c/xl yvbr

Psalms 8:4-5 - mortal, remembered, visited, crowned Syllables: 43. Words: 17. Roots: 15. Root Recurrence: 18%. Average per verse: 1.5.

adm anvw axby awr bn zcr irk cvcb cvn ci (3) mh ywh pqd rah wmim

כִּֽי־אֶרְאֶ֣ה שָׁ֭מֶיךָ מַעֲשֵׂ֣י אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָ יָרֵ֥חַ וְ֝כוֹכָבִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר כּוֹנָֽנְתָּה 4 For I see your heavens that your fingers make, moon and stars which you have established. d ci-arah wmiç mywi axbyotiç irk vcocbim awr connt 14 12 ci a/rah wm\ic m/yw\i axby\tic irk v/cvcb\im awr cvn\nth מָֽה־אֱנ֥וֹשׁ כִּֽי־תִזְכְּרֶ֑נּוּ וּבֶן־אָ֝דָ֗ם כִּ֣י תִפְקְדֶֽנּוּ 5 What is a mortal? for you remember it. And a child of humanity? for you visit it, h mh-anow ci-tzcrnu ubn-adm ci tpqdnu 8 9 mh anvw ci t/zcr\nv v/bn adm ci t/pqd\nv

Job 7:17-19 - a mortal, made great, imposed on, visited in the morning, tested Syllables: 48. Words: 21. Roots: 18. Root Recurrence: 29%. Average per verse: 2.

al anvw bkn bly bqr gdl ci (2) la (2) lb mh (2) mn yd pqd rgy rph rqq wit wyh

מָֽה־אֱ֭נוֹשׁ כִּ֣י תְגַדְּלֶ֑נּוּ וְכִי־תָשִׁ֖ית אֵלָ֣יו לִבֶּֽךָ 17 What is a mortal that you make him great, and that you impose on him your heart? iz mh-anow ci tgdlnu vci-twit aliv libç 8 8 mh anvw ci t/gdl\nv v/ci t/wit al\iv lb\c וַתִּפְקְדֶ֥נּוּ לִבְקָרִ֑ים לִ֝רְגָעִ֗ים תִּבְחָנֶֽנּוּ 18 And you visit him in the mornings. At every moment you test him. ik vtpqdnu lbqrim lrgyim tbknnu 8 7 vt/pqd\nv l/bqr\im l/rgy\im t/bkn\nv כַּ֭מָּה לֹא־תִשְׁעֶ֣ה מִמֶּ֑נִּי לֹֽא־תַ֝רְפֵּ֗נִי עַד־בִּלְעִ֥י רֻקִּֽי 19 ♪g How long till you not look at me, or desist from me, even as I swallow my spit? i't cmh la-twyh mmni la-trpni yd-blyi ruqi 8 9 c/mh la t/wyh m/mn\i la t/rp\ni yd bly\i rq\i

The above are a trio - A T B

Where is Jonah when we really need him to preach to Nineveh - and then himself to act in love rather than schadenfreude. (I've set Jonah as a cantata - it's a hoot as well as a good lesson. I even managed to get in an allusion to Gershwin - and that directly from the music that is in the Bible. Didn't know Gershwin was in the Biblical text, did you. Well, the things you are liable to read in the Bible, it ain't necessarily so.)

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Oratorio part 6 Jeremiah and Genesis

I continue to revisit the oratorio I wrote in 2019, Unleashing Leviathan.

Part 6 begins with day 6 of Genesis. Again this performance is the example for all recitative singing.

One area that absolutely struck me is the detailed allusion to Genesis 1 in Jeremiah 4:23-27. This little section begins with the obstinacy of the people (v22):

For obstinate are my people. Me, they do not know. Silly children, they are, and without understanding they are. Shrewd they are to do evil, but to do good they do not know.

I really should add this verse to the score - A four part fugue?

Jeremiah 4:22

Then the four verses following reflect Genesis 1 - so I have put the music of Genesis 1 as a reprise against Jeremiah's allusions. I won't go line by line here but you can see the music on page 118 in the pdf of the score here.

The curious thing is that erets (arx) can be either 'land' or the 'earth' (Psalms 24:1) - both are Yahweh's as if to say that our exploitation of them, land or earth as a whole, does not proceed from our 'ownership' of them. Not that we should read too much into three letters, aleph, resh, tsade. But the overall effect is to recognize that the earth as described in Genesis is there in miniature in Jeremiah's reflection on the land of Israel.

I have set the music according to the te'amim in the Hebrew text. In this piece I have set it in two conflicting keys. Jeremiah is a bass singing with d as his tonic. In Genesis I have made e the tonic. The results are quite dismal at times.

Jeremiah 4:22-27 Syllables: 155. Words: 66. Roots: 44. Root Recurrence: 53%. Average per verse: 5.8.

adm avil avr ain (2) al amr ap arx (2) at (2) bhv bin bn gby hih hm (3) hnh (4) hr kcm krh 'tvb idy (2) ihvh (2) ch ci (2) cl (4) clh crml la (4) mdbr ndd ntx scl yvp yir ym ywh pnh (2) qll rah (4) ryw ryy wmim (2) wmm thv

כִּ֣י ׀ אֱוִ֣יל עַמִּ֗י אוֹתִי֙ לֹ֣א יָדָ֔עוּ בָּנִ֤ים סְכָלִים֙ הֵ֔מָּה וְלֹ֥א נְבוֹנִ֖ים הֵ֑מָּה חֲכָמִ֥ים הֵ֙מָּה֙ לְהָרַ֔ע וּלְהֵיטִ֖יב לֹ֥א יָדָֽעוּ 22 ♪B For obstinate are my people. Me, they do not know. Silly children, they are, and without understanding they are. Shrewd they are to do evil, but to do good they do not know. cb ci avvil ymi aoti la idyu bnim sclim hmh vla nbonim hmh kcmim hmh lhry ulhi'tib la idyu 25 15 ci avil ym\i avt\i la idy\v bn\im scl\im hm\h v/la n/bvn\im hm\h kcm\im hm\h lh/ry vlhi/+b la idy\v רָאִ֙יתִי֙ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְהִנֵּה־תֹ֖הוּ וָבֹ֑הוּ וְאֶל־הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֵ֥ין אוֹרָֽם 23 I saw the land, and behold, formless and void, and to the heavens, and their light was not. cg raiti at-harx vhnh-tohu vbohu val-hwmiim vain aorm 15 9 ra\iti at h/arx v/hnh thv v/bhv v/al h/wmim v/ain avr\m רָאִ֙יתִי֙ הֶֽהָרִ֔ים וְהִנֵּ֖ה רֹעֲשִׁ֑ים וְכָל־הַגְּבָע֖וֹת הִתְקַלְקָֽלוּ 24 I saw the hills and behold, quaking, and all the hillocks, dwindling. cd raiti hhrim vhnh roywim vcl-hgbyot htqlqlu 12 9 ra\iti h/hr\im v/hnh ryw\im v/cl h/gby\vt ht/ql\qlv רָאִ֕יתִי וְהִנֵּ֖ה אֵ֣ין הָאָדָ֑ם וְכָל־ע֥וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם נָדָֽדוּ 25 I saw and behold, there was no human, and all the fowl of the heavens have fled. ch raiti vhnh ain hadm vcl-yof hwmiim nddu 10 9 ra\iti v/hnh ain h/adm v/cl yvp h/wmim ndd\v רָאִ֕יתִי וְהִנֵּ֥ה הַכַּרְמֶ֖ל הַמִּדְבָּ֑ר וְכָל־עָרָ֗יו נִתְּצוּ֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה מִפְּנֵ֖י חֲר֥וֹן אַפּֽוֹ ס 26 I saw and behold, the plantation in the wilderness, and all its cities were broken down from the face of Yahweh, before his fierce anger. cv raiti vhnh hcrml hmdbr vcl-yriv nitxu mpni ihvh mpni kron apo s 12 17 ra\iti v/hnh h/crml h/mdbr v/cl yr\iv ntx\v m/pn\i ihvh m/pn\i kr\vn ap\v כִּי־כֹה֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה שְׁמָמָ֥ה תִהְיֶ֖ה כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְכָלָ֖ה לֹ֥א אֶעֱשֶֽׂה 27 Because thus says Yahweh, Desolate, will be all the land, but a consuming end, I will not make. cz ci-ch amr ihvh wmmh thih cl-harx vclh la aywh 15 7 ci ch amr ihvh wmm\h t/hih cl h/arx v/clh la a/ywh

Selected recurrence

Recurrence patterns in Jeremiah 4:22-27

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Oratorio part 5, Psalms 114-115

Here is the promised pair of psalms to end part 5. Psalms 114, as sung today from both the Anglican Psalter and the Plainsong Psalter, preserves a melody nearly identical to the one determined from the deciphering key of Suzanne Haïk-Vantoura. She remained unaware of this during her lifetime.

Psalms 115 is connected to 114 by the first note. I have taken the starting of a verse or a chapter or a book as the signal of a connection with what has gone before. This is a thesis yet to be disproved. Certainly I can find arguments against it, but so far every example I have noted (many on this blog) shows a possibility that could easily be considered deliberate by the scribal musician. In this case, the warning in the first verse of 115 is that the exodus is not to the glory of Israel but to the name of Yahweh. The Latin is famous for its popularity in song. Non nobis Domine.

The chorus is a chorale in 5/4 time, suitable to the angularity of the melody of Psalms 115:1.

Psalms 114:1-3a, 115:1 Tonus Peregrinus and the response.

In Exitu Israel Syllables: 47. Words: 18. Roots: 17. Root Recurrence: 11%. Average per verse: .7.

akvr bit hih ihvdh im iyqb ixa irdn iwral (2) lyz mwl nvs sbb ym xrr qdw rah

בְּצֵ֣את יִ֭שְׂרָאֵל מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם בֵּ֥ית יַ֝עֲקֹ֗ב מֵעַ֥ם לֹעֵֽז 1 When Israel came out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from an exotic people, a bxat iwral mmxriim bit iyqob mym loyz 9 8 b/xa\t iwral mm/xr\im bit iyqb m/ym lyz הָיְתָ֣ה יְהוּדָ֣ה לְקָדְשׁ֑וֹ יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל מַמְשְׁלוֹתָֽיו 2 Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his parables. b hiith ihudh lqodwo iwral mmwlotiv 8 7 h/i\th ihvdh l/qdw\v iwral m/mwl\vtiv הַיָּ֣ם רָ֭אָה וַיָּנֹ֑ס הַ֝יַּרְדֵּ֗ן יִסֹּ֥ב לְאָחֽוֹר 3 The sea saw and withdrew. The Jordan was surrounded from behind. g him rah vinos hirdn iisob lakor 7 8 h/im rah vi/ns h/irdn i/sb l/akvr

1 foreign לעז (lyz) or strange tongue, a hapax in the Bible. 2 parables, משׁל(mwl) or more traditionally the domain of his rule, but it is plural, not singular, so it does not support a dominance or a colonial model. 3 was surrounded סבב (sbb) quite common, rich in potential glosses, trad. 'driven' since only here in the Psalter does this word appear to have the sense of change in direction as opposed to surrounding or encircling so I first rendered it as if taken by surprise.

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Habakkuk 1:1-2:1

Tomorrow I read NRSV Habakkuk 1. NRSV manages to get punishment into the text in verse 12. About half the modern translations use punish for the root ick (no that's not the origin of the English word). The root is pronounced roughly as ykhach - i.e. the i (yod) is a consonant, the c (kaf) is a hard c with some air, and the k (chet) is ch as in loch. Why is it that we have such punishment on the brain? ick signifies correction, reproof, and so on. It is a key word for understanding the book of Job. Such things are not punishment but they are evidence of presence. What if translators cooperated with God rather than imputing to God things that are not in God's character? I do not like the NRSV. I am happy that scholars try, and I use whatever results of scholarship that seem useful that come across my desk. I am not anti-scholarship. Is my prejudice that God does not punish worse than the prejudice that God is one who punishes? Did you believe them when they said, "This will hurt me more than it does you"?

That was a false statement by the wielders of corporal punishment. They were fighting the last war. Perhaps I am a losing battle. The committees I suspect have a bias towards doctrines like penal substitution. I am Christian but I don't accept this idea of punishment since reading the Old Testament. There is no Hebrew root that has punishment as its dominant sense. We can certainly read that into several words but their other senses give the lie to our readings. I've gone on about this before. Anyway - here is Habakkuk 1:1-2:1 - ick (reprove, correct) occurs in Hab 2:1 also and the NRSV renders it as complaint. What! Where in hell did the committee get that gloss from? Must have been dusty shelf they pulled it off at random. Not even the glossaries derived from the last 400 years of English translation give that as a gloss for ick. There is no simple rule to follow when glossing a word in Hebrew. Several of them have multiple senses, often related, but distinguishing different things. In Hab 1:12 and Hab 2:1 there are two words that are shared ick and xvr. The second is rock, or fortification. You can see all my choices for glosses at the links. So what will I read tomorrow? Last time I read I read my own translation of Ecclesiastes 11-12 (aka Qohelet). This time is it too different? There is another change in verse 12 - 'we will not die' (Hebrew) is rendered as 'you will not die'. Apparently this is one of the scribal corrections to the text. (According to Wiki at least.) Some scholars put it down to a squeamish pious scribe who can't see that the prophet would appeal to the deathlessness of God. I doubt it. As far as I can see, and that's not far, this reading goes back to the Aleppo codex. The Greek is first person plural. So if it reflects the text prior to the common era, the change must have been very early indeed. I can't see a notification of this as a correction from the Habakkuk in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Anyone out there got any advice? (Other than just do as you're told, MacDonald.) This is my translation.

1 The load which Habakkuk the prophet gazed on.

2 How long please, Yahweh, will I cry and you will not hear? Will I appeal to you of violence and you will not save?

3 ♪B Why do you show me mischief and misery you make me notice, and devastation and violence before me? And there is contention and sentence borne.

4 Therefore numbed is instruction and lasting judgment fails to emerge, for wickedness encircles the righteous one, therefore crooked judgment emerges.

5 See among the nations and take note and marvel with astonishment, for he worked a work in your days you would not have believed though it were recounted.

6 For note me well, I raise up the Chaldeans, the bitter and swift nation, to rush into the broad land to possess dwellings that are not theirs.

7 Horrible and feared it is. From this its judgment and its forbearance will emerge.

8 And fleeter than leopards are its horses, and keener than wolves of evening, its cavaliers frisk about. And its cavaliers come from afar. They fly like an eagle hurrying to eat.

9 All for violence it comes, their faces pumped up as the east wind, and it gathers captives as in a dance.

10 And it, among sovereigns, ridicules them, and the rule-makers laugh at it. Itself, at all enclosure it laughs and it accumulates dust and catches it.

11 ♪B Then it is renewed in spirit when it has passed through and been declared guilty. This is its power for its god.

12 Are not you from the east, Yahweh my God, my Holy One? We will not die. Yahweh, for judgment, you have set it up, and for a rock of correction you have founded it.

13 Too clean of eyes than to see evil and you cannot notice misery? Why do you notice the treacherous? You are silent when wickedness swallows one more righteous than itself.

14 And you make humanity as the fish of the sea, as a creeper that has no governor over it.

15 All of it with a fishhook brought up, it gullets them in utter destruction, and it gathers them into its own cravings, therefore it will be glad and it will rejoice.

16 Therefore it will offer its utter destruction and burn incense to its own cravings, for in them is the oil of its share and its plenteous food.

17 ♪f Will it therefore empty its utter destruction, and continually slay nations without pity?

1 On my watch I will stand and I will station myself on the fortification. And I will be on lookout to see what he will speak in me and what I will bring back concerning my correction.

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Oratorio part 5, Job 7:12, 40:15-19

Part 4 begins with day 5 of Genesis. Again this performance is the example for all recitative singing.

The incipit is from Psalms 73:22. The psalmist helps us to understand the use of animal imagery in Job.

Psalms 73:22 - I myself was a brute without knowledge. // Behemoth I was with you. Mode 2

A Psalm of Asaph Syllables: 16. Words: 7. Roots: 7.

ani bhmh byr hih idy la ym

וַאֲנִי־בַ֭עַר וְלֹ֣א אֵדָ֑ע בְּ֝הֵמ֗וֹת הָיִ֥יתִי עִמָּֽךְ 22 I myself was a brute without knowledge. Behemoth I was with you. cb vani-byr vla ady bhmot hiiti yimç 8 8 v/ani byr v/la a/dy bhm\vt h/i\iti ym\c

The character of Job with the text from 7:12, becomes 4 voices, playing on the corporate nature of our humanity as being insubordinate like the sea.

Syllables: 13. Words: 8. Roots: 8.

am ani im ci yl wvm wmr tnin

הֲֽיָם־אָ֭נִי אִם־תַּנִּ֑ין כִּֽי־תָשִׂ֖ים עָלַ֣י מִשְׁמָֽר 12 Am I the sea or a dragon, that you put a guard over me? ib him-ani am-tnin ci-twim ylii mwmr 7 6 h/im ani am tnin ci t/wim yl\i m/wmr

Then we follow with the description of Behemoth.

Job 40:15-19 Syllables: 82. Words: 36. Roots: 33. Root Recurrence: 17%. Average per verse: 1.2.

avn acl al apiq arz awr bhmh b'tn bqr brzl gid grm drc hva hnh (2) znb kpx kxr krb 'tvl ck cmv mtn na (2) ngw nkw ym yxm ywh (2) pkd raw wr wrg

הִנֵּה־נָ֣א בְ֭הֵמוֹת אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂ֣יתִי עִמָּ֑ךְ חָ֝צִ֗יר כַּבָּקָ֥ר יֹאכֵֽל 15 Behold, if you will, Behemoth, whom I made with you. Grass like an ox he eats. 'tv hnh-na bhmot awr-ywiti yimç kxir cbqr iacl 13 7 hnh na bhm\vt awr yw\iti ym\c kxr c/bqr i/acl הִנֵּה־נָ֣א כֹח֣וֹ בְמָתְנָ֑יו וְ֝אֹנ֗וֹ בִּשְׁרִירֵ֥י בִטְנֽוֹ 16 Behold if you will his power in his loins, and his virility in the navel of his belly. 'tz hnh-na coko bmotniv vaono bwriri b'tno 8 8 hnh na ck\v b/mtn\iv v/avn\v b/wr\iri b+n\v יַחְפֹּ֣ץ זְנָב֣וֹ כְמוֹ־אָ֑רֶז גִּידֵ֖י פַחֲדָ֣יו יְשֹׂרָֽגוּ 17 He delights in his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his dreads are intertwined. iz ikpox znbo cmo-arz gidi pkdiv iworgu 8 9 i/kpx znb\v cmv arz gid\i pkd\v i/wrg\v עֲ֭צָמָיו אֲפִיקֵ֣י נְחוּשָׁ֑ה גְּ֝רָמָ֗יו כִּמְטִ֥יל בַּרְזֶֽל 18 ♪g His bones are channels of brass, his cartilage like cast-iron. ik yxmiv apiqi nkuwh grmiv cm'til brzl 9 7 yxm\iv apiq\i nkw\h grm\iv cm/+l brzl ה֭וּא‬ רֵאשִׁ֣ית דַּרְכֵי־אֵ֑ל הָ֝עֹשׂוֹ יַגֵּ֥שׁ חַרְבּֽוֹ 19 ♪g He is the beginning of the ways of the One. He who made him can make overture to his sword. i't hua rawit drci-al hyowo igw krbo 6 7 hva raw\it drc\i al h/yw\v i/gw krb\v

15 Tur Sinai claims that Behemoth is simply 'the beasts' and not a single creature. He says the whole of the last speech is about one creature Leviathan, not identified till the middle of the poem. I can't find anyone who agrees with him. Pope has two pages of serious notes here - proving it is not the Egyptian hippo. Again we have plural antecedent with singular pronouns.(Curiouser and curiouser - said Alice!). Good has a whole chapter I will reflect on later. Chapter 40 has 24 verses in KJV and 32 in JPS. A little more investigation at Church this morning into the REB shows that they have two chapter 41's - one preceding chapter 40 consisting of 41:1-6, a complete non-sequitur to the eagles. The REB has marvelous English - but it isn't even close to the Hebrew in places and there is no attempt at concordance. So in chapter 3 Leviathan and in chapter 41, the same word is whale. In chapter 3 'the eyelids of the morning' and in chapter 41 the same phrase is translated 'the shimmering dawn'. If you do this, the English reader doesn't have a chance at seeing or hearing frame and thread. I will not subject my first reading to dictatorial and undocumented textual changes or shifts and will go with two creatures, Behemoth and Leviathan. It is not important to try and identify these beasties. (By the way if we go with one monster he eats oxen like grass.) 16 Pope has two pages of serious notes here - proving it is not the Egyptian hippo. 19 There is no doubt this is about creation! And of new creation - hidden in the sword that pierces the heart.

The beginning of the description of Behemoth

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Oratorio part 4, Psalms 8:4-7

So far the organ has been merely for the accompaniment of the final chorales of each of the first three parts. In part 4 it finds its voice. It will play with the evening and morning theme towards the end of the piece.

The opening of Psalm 8. Aria for tenor in Unleashing Leviathan

Psalms 8

A Psalm of David, Yahweh, our Lord how majestic your name Syllables: 192. Words: 77. Roots: 59. Root Recurrence: 40%. Average per verse: 3.1.

adm adr (2) advn (2) aib alp alvh anvw axby ark arx (2) awr (2) bhmh bn gm dg dvd hgh hdr hvd zcr zmr ksr id ihvh (2) im (2) inq isd irk cbd cvcb cvn ci (3) cl (4) lmyn mh (3) my't mwl nxk nqm ntn ybr yvll yzz y'tr yl (2) ywh (2) ph pqd xan xpr xrr rah rgl wbt wdh wit wm (2) wmim (3) tkt

לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ עַֽל־הַגִּתִּ֗ית מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד 1 For the leader on musing. A psalm of David. a lmnxk yl-hgitit mzmor ldvid 13 lm/nxk yl h/g\tit m/zmr l/dvd יְהוָ֤ה אֲדֹנֵ֗ינוּ מָֽה־אַדִּ֣יר שִׁ֭מְךָ בְּכָל־הָאָ֑רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תְּנָ֥ה ה֝וֹדְךָ֗ עַל־הַשָּׁמָֽיִם 2 Yahweh our Lord how majestic your name in all the earth, whose splendour is chanted above the heavens. b ihvh adoninu mh-adir wmç bcl-harx awr tnh hodç yl-hwmiim 16 11 ihvh adn\inv mh adr wm\c b/cl h/arx awr t\nh hvd\c yl h/wmim מִפִּ֤י עֽוֹלְלִ֨ים ׀ וְֽיֹנְקִים֮ יִסַּ֪דְתָּ֫־עֹ֥ז לְמַ֥עַן צוֹרְרֶ֑יךָ לְהַשְׁבִּ֥ית א֝וֹיֵ֗ב וּמִתְנַקֵּֽם 3 From the mouths of babies and nurslings, you have founded strength, for the sake of your adversaries, that you might cease enemy and vengeance. g mpi yollim vionqim iisdt-yoz lmyn xorriç lhwbit aoib umtnqm 11 6 9 m/p\i yvll\im v/inq\im isd\t yz lmyn xvrr\ic lh/wbt ab vmt/nqm כִּֽי־אֶרְאֶ֣ה שָׁ֭מֶיךָ מַעֲשֵׂ֣י אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָ יָרֵ֥חַ וְ֝כוֹכָבִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר כּוֹנָֽנְתָּה 4 For I see your heavens that your fingers make, moon and stars which you have established. d ci-arah wmiç mywi axbyotiç irk vcocbim awr connt 14 12 ci a/rah wm\ic m/yw\i axby\tic irk v/cvcb\im awr cvn\nth מָֽה־אֱנ֥וֹשׁ כִּֽי־תִזְכְּרֶ֑נּוּ וּבֶן־אָ֝דָ֗ם כִּ֣י תִפְקְדֶֽנּוּ 5 What is a mortal? for you remember it. And a child of humanity? for you visit it, h mh-anow ci-tzcrnu ubn-adm ci tpqdnu 8 9 mh anvw ci t/zcr\nv v/bn adm ci t/pqd\nv וַתְּחַסְּרֵ֣הוּ מְּ֭עַט מֵאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְכָב֖וֹד וְהָדָ֣ר תְּעַטְּרֵֽהוּ 6 And you make it a little less than God, and with glory and honour you crown it. v vtksrhu my't malohim vcbod vhdr ty'trhu 10 10 vt/ksr\hv my+ m/alh\im v/cbd v/hdr t/y+r\hv תַּ֭מְשִׁילֵהוּ בְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣י יָדֶ֑יךָ כֹּ֝ל שַׁ֣תָּה תַֽחַת־רַגְלָֽיו 7 ♪g You give it governance over what your hands make. All, you put under its feet. z tmwilhu bmywi idiç col wth tkt-rgliv 11 7 t/mwl\hv bm/yw\i id\ic cl wt\h tkt rgl\iv צֹנֶ֣ה וַאֲלָפִ֣ים כֻּלָּ֑ם וְ֝גַ֗ם בַּהֲמ֥וֹת שָׂדָֽי 8 ♪g Flock and drove, all of them, and even beasts of the field. k xonh valpim culm vgm bhmot wdii 8 7 xn\h v/alp\im cl\m v/gm bhm\vt wd\i צִפּ֣וֹר שָׁ֭מַיִם וּדְגֵ֣י הַיָּ֑ם עֹ֝בֵ֗ר אָרְח֥וֹת יַמִּֽים 9 Bird of the heavens and fish of the sea, traversing the paths of the seas. 't xipor wmiim udgi him yobr aorkot imim 8 6 xpr wmim v/dg\i h/im ybr ark\vt im\im יְהוָ֥ה אֲדֹנֵ֑ינוּ מָֽה־אַדִּ֥יר שִׁ֝מְךָ֗ בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ 10 Yahweh our Lord, how majestic your name in all the earth. i ihvh adoninu mh-adir wmç bcl-harx 6 10 ihvh adn\inv mh adr wm\c b/cl h/arx

1 Musing הגה (hgh) or mutter, on the Gittith or at the place of Gath. Rashi notes that the Rabbis consider this phrase on the Gittith as referring to Edom, which will be trodden as one treads in a wine-press, I trod out a vintage alone (Isaiah 63:3). 2 This is the first occurrence of our in the Psalter. It is rare in the first book of the Psalter (Psalms 1-41). 3 Fokkelman lets verse 3a stand with verse 2. He among others considers that babies (from a word cognate with filth as Rashi points out) and sucklings are a good answer to the question: who is chanting splendour? The name in the earth and the splendour above the heavens are for him an antithetical parallel. I have left it for the reader to consider. founded יסד (isd) or reasoned. [Matthew 11:25, 21:16] 5 child of humanity, אדם (adm) ground, humus. [Hebrews 2:6-9, 1 Corinthians 15:27, Ephesians 1:22] for, כי (ki) this conjunction used as modifier of remembering and visiting is a stronger word than in Psalm 144, so I have rendered it with for rather than a simple relative pronoun that. From the point of view of a parable of the upright person, Job (7:17) questions any simple view of human triumph by the hand of God (Eloah, the singular of Elohim, in Job).

What is a mortal that you make him great and that you fix on him your heart and that you visit him every morning and every moment scrutinize him?

Within the psalter almost as many verses from the end as we are now from the beginning, we get a reflection of this thought in Psalm 144:3:

Yahweh what is this humus that you know it the children of humanity that you value them?

(Note also the repetition of fingers, your fingers in Psalm 8, my fingers in Psalm 144, a nice touch). Authorities disagree as to dating: Craigie, page 106: "the parallel does not contribute to dating or sequence" and Fishbane, page 285 'the exegetical revision of Ps 8:5-7 by Job 7:17-18 is sharp and clear". 6 make it less, חסר (ksr) the same word as in Psalm 23, that the poet does not lack, or has no deficiency, also 34:10-11.

First time recurrence (for this book in the chapter): advn adr im mh ywh wm wmim

Word / Gloss 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 Vs Stem

אדנינו our Lord

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2 אדון

מה how

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2 מה

אדיר majestic

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2 אדר

שמך your name

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2 שם

השמים the heavens

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2 שמים

שמיך your heavens

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4 שמים

מעשי that make

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4 עשה

מה what is

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5 מה

במעשי over what .. make

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7 עשה

שמים the heavens

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9 שמים

הים the sea

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9 ים

ימים the seas

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9 ים

אדנינו our Lord

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10 אדון

מה how

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10 מה

אדיר majestic

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10 אדר

שמך your name

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10 שם

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Oratorio part 4, Job 38:31-2, Psalms 115:16

Part 4 begins with day 4 of Genesis. Again this performance is the example for all recitative singing.

Psalms 114 which we might expect here, is delayed until the paired psalms 114-115 play a role together in part 5. (Psalm 115 is marked attacca through it's opening note - connecting it to the prior psalm.)

The organ's voice is attached to that of Yahweh in the furious dance of the stars. Psalm 8 reprise reminds the hearer of confidence. The finale of the part is an organ solo on the Fibonacci series. It is a meditation on the image of a black hole, recognizing that the heavy elements require immense power to create so that they might become part of the fragile conscious life of the human.

Psalms 115:16

Job 38:31-2 continues Yahweh's harangue of Job. And Yahweh certainly has a point with the Pleiades and the belt of Orion or the Great Bear and her children. Don't you just love him? None the less I can hear the nuclear furnaces of the Pleiades in their delight in their power saying, 'We really need to make this iron, so that the human can create iron supplements to support its weaker members.' And the fierce Orion replying, Yes, and silicon too, or how will they learn to communicate and send out satellites to see just how important we are?' And the Great Bear and her children, seeing Voyager II coming and entranced by the Goldberg variations on the golden disk, will twist, writhe, and dance in their places.

Syllables: 36. Words: 14. Roots: 14.

av bn ixa cimh csil mwc nzr nkh ydn yiw yl yt ptk qwr

הַֽ֭תְקַשֵּׁר מַעֲדַנּ֣וֹת כִּימָ֑ה אֽוֹ־מֹשְׁכ֖וֹת כְּסִ֣יל תְּפַתֵּֽחַ 31 ♪g Can you fasten the enthrallments of the Pleiades, or the belt of Orion open? la htqwr mydnot cimh ao-mowcot csil tptk 9 9 ht/qwr m/ydn\vt cimh av mwc\vt csil t/ptk הֲתֹצִ֣יא מַזָּר֣וֹת ��ְּעִתּ֑וֹ וְ֝עַ֗יִ��ׁ עַל־בָּנֶ֥יהָ תַנְחֵֽם 32 Do you bring forth constellations in their time? Or the Great Bear above her children, do you guide them? lb htoxia mzrot byito vyiw yl-bnih tnkm 9 9 ht/x\ia m/zr\vt b/yt\v v/yiw yl bn\ih t/nk\m

I wrote the meditation first for orchestra - drawing on my extensive knowledge of orchestration from a single class 55 years ago (i.e. not much). Then I realized that it would be too expensive to get a first performance so I transcribed the idea to the organ with Timpani.

The opening of a meditation (imaging a black hole) based on a Fibonacci series

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Oratorio part 3, Psalms 113

I set the whole psalm this time. It lent itself to a homophonic treatment with ease. This psalm in verses 7-8 reflects 1 Samuel 2 and anticipates the Magnificat.

Psalms 113 - the beginning of the chorale based on the te'amim

to live with princes Syllables: 133. Words: 60. Roots: 39. Root Recurrence: 53%. Average per verse: 3.6.

abivn alvh am arx awpt at bva bit bn brc gbh gvi dl hih hll (5) zrk ih (2) ihvh (6) iwb (3) cbd cl mi ndb (2) ybd yd (2) yl (2) ylm ym (3) ypr yqr yth qvm rah rvm (2) wm (3) wmim (2) wmk wmw wpl

הַ֥לְלוּ־יָ֨הּ ׀ הַ֭לְלוּ עַבְדֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה הַֽ֝לְלוּ אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם יְהוָֽה 1 ♪f Hallelu Yah. Praise servants of Yahweh. Praise the name of Yahweh. a hllu-ih hllu ybdi ihvh hllu at-wm ihvh 9 6 hll\v ih hll\v ybd\i ihvh hll\v at wm ihvh יְהִ֤י שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֣ה מְבֹרָ֑ךְ מֵֽ֝עַתָּ֗ה וְעַד־עוֹלָֽם 2 Let the name of Yahweh be a blessing, from now and unto everlasting. b ihi wm ihvh mborç myth vyd-yolm 8 7 i/hi wm ihvh m/brc m/yth v/yd yvlm מִמִּזְרַח־שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ עַד־מְבוֹא֑וֹ מְ֝הֻלָּ֗ל שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָֽה 3 From the rising of the sun to its going down, the name of Yahweh is to be praised. g mmzrk-wmw yd-mboao mhull wm ihvh 9 6 mm/zrk wmw yd m/bva\v m/hll wm ihvh רָ֖ם עַל־כָּל־גּוֹיִ֥ם ׀ יְהוָ֑ה עַ֖ל הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם כְּבוֹדֽוֹ 4 ♪g Exalted above all nations Yahweh, above the heavens his glory. d rm yl-cl-goiim ihvh yl hwmiim cbodo 7 7 rm yl cl gvi\m ihvh yl h/wmim cbvd\v מִ֭י כַּיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ הַֽמַּגְבִּיהִ֥י לָשָֽׁבֶת 5 ♪g Who is like Yahweh our God, sitting high and lofty? h mi cihvh alohinu hmgbihi lwbt 7 7 mi c/ihvh alh\inv hm/gb\ihi l/wb\t הַֽמַּשְׁפִּילִ֥י לִרְא֑וֹת בַּשָּׁמַ֥יִם וּבָאָֽרֶץ 6 humbling himself to see, in the heavens and on the earth? v hmwpili lraot bwmiim ubarx 6 7 hm/wpli l/ra\vt b/wmim vb/arx מְקִֽימִ֣י מֵעָפָ֣ר דָּ֑ל מֵֽ֝אַשְׁפֹּ֗ת יָרִ֥ים אֶבְיֽוֹן 7 raising from dust, the weak, from the dump, exalting the needy, z mqimi mypr dl mawpot irim abion 7 7 m/qim\i m/ypr dl m/awpt i/rim abivn לְהוֹשִׁיבִ֥י עִם־נְדִיבִ֑ים עִ֝֗ם נְדִיבֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹ 8 to make him sit with princes, with the princes of his people? k lhowibi ym-ndibim ym ndibi ymo 8 6 lhv/wb\i ym nd\ibim ym n/db\i ym\v מֽוֹשִׁיבִ֨י ׀ עֲקֶ֬רֶת הַבַּ֗יִת אֵֽם־הַבָּנִ֥ים שְׂמֵחָ֗ה הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ 9 who seats the barren in a house, a glad mother of children? Hallelu Yah. 't mowibi yqrt hbit am-hbnim wmkh hllu-ih 19 mv/wb\i yqr\t h/bit am h/bn\im wmk\h hll\v ih

8[Luke 1:52]

ndb, verse 8 is the first time that this root recurs in a psalm.

In the middle of the psalm is a reprise of a verse of Psalms 110. The archaic imagery of the last verse is intriguing - so I repeated it in the first three parts. It is quite unclear who is the subject of each phrase.

Reprise of the last verse of Psalms 110 in the middle of 113.

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Oratorio part 3, Job 38:1 reprise and 38:8-11

Yahweh returns to the stage with a continuation of the speech inn Job 38, the reigning in of the power of the ocean. Keeping Yahweh's part as many voices, I set it for four part chorus. I see the sea every day and often marvel at these verses, especially in these days of melting ice and rising sea levels. Does this mean that we have to duplicate Yahweh's work in the next 100 years?

Job 38

The beginning of Job 38:8-11

[Who] screened in Ocean with portals? Syllables: 67. Words: 27. Roots: 24. Root Recurrence: 22%. Average per verse: 1.5.

amr bva brk gah gik gl dlh (2) kq ktl im isp ixa la lbw scc yd yl ynn yrpl ph (2) rkm wbr wvm (2) wit

וַיָּ֣סֶךְ בִּדְלָתַ֣יִם יָ֑ם בְּ֝גִיח֗וֹ מֵרֶ֥חֶם יֵצֵֽא 8 Or [who] screened in Ocean with portals, when he burst out, from a womb exiting, k visç bdltiim im bgiko mrkm iixa 7 8 vi/sc b/dl\tim im b/gik\v m/rkm ixa בְּשׂוּמִ֣י עָנָ֣ן לְבֻשׁ֑וֹ וַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗ל חֲתֻלָּתֽוֹ 9 when I set out Cloud for his clothing, and Murk, his swaddling clothes, 't bwumi ynn lbuwo vyrpl ktulto 8 8 b/wvm\i ynn lbw\v v/yrpl ktl\tv וָאֶשְׁבֹּ֣ר עָלָ֣יו חֻקִּ֑י וָֽ֝אָשִׂ֗ים בְּרִ֣יחַ וּדְלָתָֽיִם 10 and shattered for him my decree, and set out runaway lanes and portals? i vawbor yliv kuqi vawim brik udltiim 7 10 va/wbr yl\iv kq\i va/wim brk v/dl\tim וָאֹמַ֗ר עַד־פֹּ֣ה תָ֭בוֹא וְלֹ֣א תֹסִ֑יף וּפֹ֥א־יָ֝שִׁ֗ית בִּגְא֥וֹן גַּלֶּֽיךָ 11 And I said, To here you will come and no farther, and here mark the pride of your waves. ia vaomr yd-ph tboa vla tosif uph-iwit bgaon gliç 11 8 v/amr yd ph t/bva v/la t/sp v/p\a i/wit b/ga\vn gl\ic

Recurring roots in this passage

Word / Gloss 1 2 3 Vs Stem

בדלתים with portals

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8 דלה

בשומי when I set out

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9 שום

ואשים and set out

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10 שום

ודלתים and portals

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10 דלה

פה here

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11 פה

ופא and here

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11 פה

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Oratorio, part 3, Psalms 24.

After the opening recitative from Genesis, (just the third day) Psalm 24 is introduced for soloist and chorus. Whose is the earth? The concept of ownership and sojourning is delightfully addressed in this commentary on the life of Isaac. The third video in this post from Liturgy.

Here is the raw data for the psalm 24. There are performances of the original in Hebrew here and here.

Psalms 24

Psalms 24:1

Of David, a psalm, lift up your heads Syllables: 193. Words: 89. Roots: 54. Root Recurrence: 58%. Average per verse: 5.2.

alvh arx awr at b bva (2) bqw brc brr gbr (2) dvd dvr drw hva (3) hr zh (3) zmr ihvh (6) im isd iyqb iwb iwy cbd (5) cvn ci cp la (2) lbb lkm mi (4) mla mlc (5) nhr npw nqh nwa (6) slh (2) yzz yl (2) ylh ylm (2) pnh ptk (2) xba xdq qdw qvm (2) raw (2) rmh wby wva wyr (2) tbl

לְדָוִ֗ד מִ֫זְמ֥וֹר לַֽ֭יהוָה הָאָ֣רֶץ וּמְלוֹאָ֑הּ תֵּ֝בֵ֗ל וְיֹ֣שְׁבֵי בָֽהּ 1 of David, a psalm. The earth is Yahweh's and her fullness, the world and those sitting in her. a ldvid mzmor lihvh harx umloah tbl viowbi bh 5 8 6 l/dvd m/zmr l/ihvh h/arx v/mlva\h tbl v/iwb\i b\h כִּי־ה֭וּא עַל־יַמִּ֣ים יְסָדָ֑הּ וְעַל־נְ֝הָר֗וֹת יְכוֹנְנֶֽהָ 2 For he, he founded her on seas, and on rivers establishes her. b ci-hua yl-imim isdh vyl-nhrot iconnha 7 9 ci hva yl im\im isd\h v/yl nhr\vt i/cvn\nh מִֽי־יַעֲלֶ֥ה בְהַר־יְהוָ֑ה וּמִי־יָ֝קוּם בִּמְק֥וֹם קָדְשֽׁוֹ 3 Who will ascend the hill of Yahweh, and who will arise into his holy place? g mi-iylh bhr-ihvh umi-iqum bmqom qodwo 7 7 mi i/ylh b/hr ihvh v/mi i/qvm bm/qvm qdw\v נְקִ֥י כַפַּ֗יִם וּֽבַר־לֵ֫בָ֥ב אֲשֶׁ֤ר ׀ לֹא־נָשָׂ֣א לַשָּׁ֣וְא נַפְשִׁ֑י וְלֹ֖א נִשְׁבַּ֣ע לְמִרְמָֽה 4 Those of innocent palms and pure heart, one who has not lifted me up to vanity, and not sworn in deceit. d nqi cpiim ubr-lbb awr la-nwa lwva npwi vla nwby lmrmh 8 8 7 nq\i cp\im v/br lbb awr la nwa l/wva npw\i v/la n/wby lm/rmh יִשָּׂ֣א בְ֭רָכָה מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וּ֝צְדָקָ֗ה מֵאֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׁעֽוֹ 5 Such will bear a blessing from Yahweh, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. h iiwa brch mat ihvh uxdqh malohi iwyo 9 9 i/wa brc\h m/at ihvh v/xdq\h m/alh\i iwy\v זֶ֭ה דּ֣וֹר דֹּרְשָׁ֑יו מְבַקְשֵׁ֨י פָנֶ֖יךָ יַעֲקֹ֣ב סֶֽלָה 6 ♪g This generation searches him out, by seeking your face O Jacob. Selah. v zh dor dorwiv mbqwi pniç iyqob slh 4 11 zh dvr drw\iv m/bqw\i pn\ic iyqb slh שְׂא֤וּ שְׁעָרִ֨ים ׀ רָֽאשֵׁיכֶ֗ם וְֽ֭הִנָּשְׂאוּ פִּתְחֵ֣י עוֹלָ֑ם וְ֝יָב֗וֹא מֶ֣לֶךְ הַכָּבֽוֹד 7 Lift up, O gates, your heads, and be lifted up, O doors everlasting, and the king of glory will come in. z wau wyrim rawicm vhinwau ptki yolm viboa mlç hcbod 16 8 wa\v wyr\im raw\icm vh/nwa\v ptk\i yvlm vi/bva mlc h/cbd מִ֥י זֶה֮ מֶ֤לֶךְ הַכָּ֫ב֥וֹד יְ֭הוָה עִזּ֣וּז וְגִבּ֑וֹר יְ֝הוָ֗ה גִּבּ֥וֹר מִלְחָמָֽה 8 ♪f Who is this? The king of glory, Yahweh strong and prevailing, Yahweh prevailing in battle. k mi zh mlç hcbod ihvh yizuz vgibor ihvh gibor mlkmh 7 7 7 mi zh mlc h/cbd ihvh yzz v/gbr ihvh gbr m/lkm\h שְׂא֤וּ שְׁעָרִ֨ים ׀ רָֽאשֵׁיכֶ֗ם וּ֭שְׂאוּ פִּתְחֵ֣י עוֹלָ֑ם וְ֝יָבֹא מֶ֣לֶךְ הַכָּבֽוֹד 9 Lift up, O gates, your heads, and lift up, doors everlasting, and the king of glory will come in. 't wau wyrim rawicm uwau ptki yolm viboa mlç hcbod 14 8 wa\v wyr\im raw\icm v/wa\v ptk\i yvlm vi/ba mlc h/cbd מִ֤י ה֣וּא זֶה֮ מֶ֤לֶךְ הַכָּ֫ב֥וֹד יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֑וֹת ה֤וּא מֶ֖לֶךְ הַכָּב֣וֹד סֶֽלָה 10 ♪C Who is he? This king of glory, Yahweh of hosts. He is the king of glory. Selah. i mi hua zh mlç hcbod ihvh xbaot hua mlç hcbod slh 8 5 8 mi hva zh mlc h/cbd ihvh xba\vt hva mlc h/cbd slh

1 The normal inscription of a Davidic psalm is reversed. [1 Corinthians 10:26] 2 establishes, or established. 4 me, נפשׁ (npw) or my life or soul. We do not know who is speaking in this verse so there is no need to suppose that 'me', or 'my' is an error that should read as 'his'. NJPS has 'who has not taken my name in vain'. The verb is identical to the commandment though the object (npw) is not.

First time recurrence: bva gbr hva zh cbd nwa ptk raw

Word / Gloss 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Vs Stem

הוא he

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2 הוא

נשא has lifted up

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4 נשא

ישא such will bear

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5 נשא

זה this

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6 זה

שאו lift up

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7 נשא

ראשיכם your heads

7 ראש

והנשאו and be lifted up

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7 נשא

פתחי O doors

7 פתח

ויבוא and will come in

7 בוא

הכבוד glory

7 כבד

זה is this

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8 זה

הכבוד glory

8 כבד

וגבור and prevailing

8 גבר

גבור prevailing

8 גבר

שאו lift up

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9 נשא

ראשיכם your heads

9 ראש

ושאו and lift up

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9 נשא

פתחי doors

9 פתח

ויבא and will come in

9 בוא

הכבוד glory

9 כבד

הוא is he

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10 הוא

זה this

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10 זה

הכבוד glory

10 כבד

הוא he is

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10 הוא

הכבוד glory

10 כבד

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Oracle part 2, Psalms 111-112

These two remarkable acrostics describe the character of Yahweh and the one who fears Yahweh. Such a character. In the oratorio I use only the first three verses of each Psalm. But the whole is more easily read, so I have reproduced each below for your delight.

I was asking about memory - and I could think of my own character! I just found some of my writing from round about the turn of the millennium. I had just reached the age of Dostoyevsky's Idiot. Take care you who are at this age. On the surface your character may be acceptable, even pious, but in depth, you may have covered over things that will embarrass you in the light. Perhaps I will republish some of my early work on the Liturgy and other things. And perhaps not. They are an indication of what my theology was then - certainly a bit less rigid than 50 years ago, but without any serious grounding in the Tanach. Now having read the Hebrew canon - what can I say? I often feel tongue-tied though I have not rejected what I learned earlier in my life. Perhaps my tongue will be loosed again - certainly I think we all ought to think carefully before speaking or acting.

I also asked what I was writing about 25 years ago. I wasn't writing. I was spending every day visiting hospital or rehab where my eldest son was recovering from a massive accident that left him crippled. He survived on his own another 23 years until strokes from the brain damage incurred at the time of the accident rendered him incapable. The damaged brain ages prematurely. He is in long term care just 1500 meters from where I write today. I will take him to the pub for lunch today. I didn't need the internet to remind me of this.

Psalms 111

Psalms 111:3

Verily his righteousness stands in perpetuity Syllables: 183. Words: 74. Roots: 49. Root Recurrence: 53%. Average per verse: 3.9.

amn amt (2) brit (2) gdl gvi drw hdr hvd hll (2) hm zcr (2) kcm knn kpx 'tvb 'trp id idh ih ihvh (4) ira (3) iwr (2) ck cl (4) lbb ngd nkl ntn (2) svd smc yd (3) ydh ylm (3) ym (2) ymd (2) ywh (6) pdh pla pyl pqd xdq xvh qdw raw rkm wcl wlk wm wp't

הַ֥לְלוּ־יָ֨הּ ׀ אוֹדֶ֣ה יְ֭הוָה בְּכָל־לֵבָ֑ב בְּס֖וֹד יְשָׁרִ֣ים וְעֵדָֽה 1 ♪f Hallelu Yah. I will thank Yahweh with a whole heart, Before the council of the upright, and assembly. a hllu-ih aodh ihvh bcl-lbb bsod iwrim vydh 11 8 hll\v ih av/dh ihvh b/cl lbb b/svd iwr\im v/ydh גְּ֭דֹלִים מַעֲשֵׂ֣י יְהוָ֑ה דְּ֝רוּשִׁ֗ים לְכָל־חֶפְצֵיהֶֽם 2 ♪g Great are the deeds of Yahweh, Delight of all who search them out. b gdolim mywi ihvh druwim lcl-kpxihm 8 8 gdl\im m/yw\i ihvh drvw\im l/cl kpx\ihm הוֹד־וְהָדָ֥ר פָּֽעֳל֑וֹ וְ֝צִדְקָת֗וֹ עֹמֶ֥דֶת לָעַֽד 3 Honour and splendour his work, Verily his righteousness stands for ever. g hod-vhdr poylo vxdqto yomdt lyd 7 9 hvd v/hdr pyl\v v/xdq\tv ymd\t l/yd זֵ֣כֶר עָ֭שָׂה לְנִפְלְאֹתָ֑יו חַנּ֖וּן וְרַח֣וּם יְהוָֽה 4 ♪B Zoomed in to memory makes he his wonderful works, How gracious and compassionate is Yahweh. d zcr ywh lnplaotiv knun vrkum ihvh 9 7 zcr ywh ln/pla\vtiv knvn v/rkvm ihvh טֶ֭רֶף נָתַ֣ן לִֽירֵאָ֑יו יִזְכֹּ֖ר לְעוֹלָ֣ם בְּרִיתֽוֹ 5 ♪g To those who fear him he gives prey, Yea, he remembers forever his covenant. h 'trf ntn liraiv izcor lyolm brito 7 8 +rp ntn l/ira\iv i/zcr l/yvlm brit\v כֹּ֣חַ מַ֭עֲשָׂיו הִגִּ֣יד לְעַמּ֑וֹ לָתֵ֥ת לָ֝הֶ֗ם נַחֲלַ֥ת גּוֹיִֽם 6 ♪B Known to his people is the power of his deeds, Letting them have the heritage of the nations. v cok mywiv hgid lymo ltt lhm nklt goiim 10 9 ck m/yw\iv h/gd l/ym\v l/tt l/hm nkl\t gvi\m מַעֲשֵׂ֣י יָ֭דָיו אֱמֶ֣ת וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט נֶ֝אֱמָנִ֗ים כָּל־פִּקּוּדָֽיו 7 Mark the deeds of his hands: truth and judgment, Near and faithful are all his precepts, z mywi idiv amt umwp't namnim cl-piqudiv 10 8 m/yw\i id\iv amt vm/wp+ n/amn\im cl pqvd\iv סְמוּכִ֣ים לָעַ֣ד לְעוֹלָ֑ם עֲ֝שׂוּיִ֗ם בֶּאֱמֶ֥ת וְיָשָֽׁר 8 Supported for ever, forever, All done in truth and upright. k smucim lyd lyolm ywuiim bamt viwr 8 9 smvc\im l/yd l/yvlm yw\vim b/amt v/iwr פְּד֤וּת ׀ שָׁ֘לַ֤ח לְעַמּ֗וֹ צִוָּֽה־לְעוֹלָ֥ם בְּרִית֑וֹ קָד֖וֹשׁ וְנוֹרָ֣א שְׁמֽוֹ 9 Purchase price he has sent to his people, So he commands his covenant forever, Quite holy and fearful his name. 't pdut wlk lymo xivvh-lyolm brito qdow vnora wmo 15 7 pd\vt wlk l/ym\v xvh l/yvlm brit\v qdw vnv/ra wm\v רֵ֘אשִׁ֤ית חָכְמָ֨ה ׀ יִרְאַ֬ת יְהוָ֗ה שֵׂ֣כֶל ט֭וֹב לְכָל־עֹשֵׂיהֶ֑ם תְּ֝הִלָּת֗וֹ עֹמֶ֥דֶת לָעַֽד 10 ♪~ Right at the beginning of wisdom is the fear of Yahweh, Surely a good insight for all doing them, To stand his praise for ever. i rawit kcmh irat ihvh wcl 'tob lcl-yowihm thilto yomdt lyd 16 9 raw\it kcm\h ira\t ihvh wcl +vb l/cl yw\ihm t/hl\tv ymd\t l/yd

Recurrence pattern: amt brit hll zcr ihvh ira iwr cl ntn yd ylm ym ymd ywh

Word / Gloss123456789101234VsStem

הללו hallelu

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1הלל

יהוה Yahweh

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1יהוה

בכל with a whole

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1כל

ישרים the upright

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1ישר

מעשי the deeds of

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2עשה

יהוה Yahweh

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2יהוה

לכל of all

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2כל

עמדת stands

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3עמד

לעד for ever

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3עד

זכר zoomed in to memory

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4זכר

עשה makes he

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4עשה

יהוה Yahweh

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4יהוה

נתן he gives

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5נתן

ליראיו to those who fear him

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5ירא

יזכר yea he remembers

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5זכר

לעולם forever

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5עלם

בריתו his covenant

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5ברית

מעשיו his deeds

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6עשה

לעמו to his people

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6עם

לתת letting have

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6נתן

מעשי mark the deeds of

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7עשה

אמת truth

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7אמת

כל all

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7כל

לעד for ever

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8עד

לעולם forever

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8עלם

עשוים all done

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8עשה

באמת in truth

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8אמת

וישר and upright

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8ישר

לעמו to his people

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9עם

לעולם forever

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9עלם

בריתו his covenant

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9ברית

ונורא and fearful

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9ירא

יראת is the fear of

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10ירא

יהוה Yahweh

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10יהוה

לכל for all

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10כל

עשיהם doing them

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10עשה

תהלתו his praise

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10הלל

עמדת to stand

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10עמד

לעד for ever

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10עד

Psalms 112

Psalms 112:1

Syllables: 177. Words: 79. Roots: 60. Root Recurrence: 44%. Average per verse: 3.5.

abd abivn avh avr aiw (2) arx awr (2) at b'tk bit brc gbr dbr dvr hvn hih (2) hll zcr zrk zry knn (2) kpx krq kwc 'tvb ih ihvh (2) ira (3) iwr (2) cbd cvl cvn ci cys la (3) lb (2) lvh mad mv't mss ntn smc yd (3) ylm (2) ymd (2) ywr pzr xdiq (2) xdq (2) xvh xrr qrn rah (2) rvm rkm ryy rwy (2) wmy wn wp't

הַ֥לְלוּ־יָ֨הּ ׀ אַשְׁרֵי־אִ֭ישׁ יָרֵ֣א אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה בְּ֝מִצְוֺתָ֗יו חָפֵ֥ץ מְאֹֽד 1 ♪f Hallelu Yah. A happy person fears Yahweh. By his commandments he has much delight. a hllu-ih awri-aiw ira at-ihvh bmxvotiv kpx maod 11 8 hll\v ih awr\i aiw ira at ihvh bm/xv\tiv kpx mad גִּבּ֣וֹר בָּ֭אָרֶץ יִהְיֶ֣ה זַרְע֑וֹ דּ֭וֹר יְשָׁרִ֣ים יְבֹרָֽךְ 2 Grandly valiant in the earth will be his seed. Days of the upright will be blessed. b gibor barx ihih zryo dor iwrim iborç 9 7 gbr b/arx i/hih zry\v dvr iwr\im i/brc הוֹן־וָעֹ֥שֶׁר בְּבֵית֑וֹ וְ֝צִדְקָת֗וֹ עֹמֶ֥דֶת לָעַֽד 3 High value and riches are in his house. Verily his righteousness stands for ever. g hon-vyowr bbito vxdqto yomdt lyd 7 9 hvn v/ywr b/bit\v v/xdq\tv ymd\t l/yd זָ֘רַ֤ח בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ א֭וֹר לַיְשָׁרִ֑ים חַנּ֖וּן וְרַח֣וּם וְצַדִּֽיק 4 ♪~ Zenith-bearing in the darkness there is light to the upright. He is gracious and compassionate and righteous. d zrk bkowç aor liwrim knun vrkum vxdiq 9 8 zrk b/kwc avr l/iwr\im knvn v/rkvm v/xdiq טֽוֹב־אִ֭ישׁ חוֹנֵ֣ן וּמַלְוֶ֑ה יְכַלְכֵּ֖ל דְּבָרָ֣יו בְּמִשְׁפָּֽט 5 This is a good person, gracious and lending. Yea, he will rein in his words with judgment. h 'tob-aiw konn umlvvh iclcl dbriv bmwp't 7 9 +vb aiw kvnn vm/lvh icl/cl dbr\iv bm/wp+ כִּֽי־לְעוֹלָ֥ם לֹא־יִמּ֑וֹט לְזֵ֥כֶר ע֝וֹלָ֗ם יִהְיֶ֥ה צַדִּֽיק 6 Causing him never to be moved. Lasting forever in memory is one who is righteous. v ci-lyolm la-iimo't lzcr yolm ihih xdiq 6 9 ci l/yvlm la i/mv+ l/zcr yvlm i/hih xdiq מִשְּׁמוּעָ֣ה רָ֭עָה לֹ֣א יִירָ֑א נָכ֥וֹן לִ֝בּ֗וֹ בָּטֻ֥חַ בַּיהוָֽה 7 Messages of evil he does not fear. Now his heart is prepared, trusting in Yahweh. z mwmuyh ryh la iira ncon libo b'tuk bihvh 8 9 m/wmvy\h ry\h la i/ira n/cvn lb\v b+k b/ihvh סָמ֣וּךְ לִ֭בּוֹ לֹ֣א יִירָ֑א עַ֖ד אֲשֶׁר־יִרְאֶ֣ה בְצָרָֽיו 8 Supported is his heart, he does not fear, Even when it is that he sees his troubles. k smuç libo la iira yd awr-irah bxriv 7 8 smvc lb\v la i/ira yd awr i/rah b/xr\iv פִּזַּ֤ר ׀ נָ֘תַ֤ן לָאֶבְיוֹנִ֗ים צִ֭דְקָתוֹ עֹמֶ֣דֶת לָעַ֑ד קַ֝רְנ֗וֹ תָּר֥וּם בְּכָבֽוֹד 9 Prodigal of love, he gives to the-many needy. Standing for ever is his righteousness. Quite full his horn, exalted in glory. 't pizr ntn labionim xdqto yomdt lyd qrno trum bcbod 16 7 pzr ntn l/abivn\im xdq\tv ymd\t l/yd qrn\v t/rvm b/cbd רָ֘שָׁ֤ע יִרְאֶ֨ה ׀ וְכָעָ֗ס שִׁנָּ֣יו יַחֲרֹ֣ק וְנָמָ֑ס תַּאֲוַ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים תֹּאבֵֽד 10 ♪~ Rebel will see and will grieve. So will his teeth gnash and decay. The desire of rebels will perish. i rwy irah vcys winiv ikroq vnms tavvt rwyim tabd 15 8 rwy i/rah v/cys wn\iv i/krq vn/ms t/av\t rwy\im t/abd

Recurrence: comparing verses 1-3 for the two psalms

Psalms 111-112 showing the similarities of verses 1-3

The start of the chorale that emerges from the raw data of Psalms 111-112

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