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tag: Tehillim Sorted Chronologically (old to new). Sort most recent first? This Psalm is straightforwardly post-exilic (for which see Sefer haWiki) but switches in its narrative perspective between before and after the return from Babylon, between gratitude and longing for return, helped by the profoundly non-linear mechanics of verbal tense and aspect in biblical Hebrew. The Psalmist chooses words associated with joy (s’ḥoq, rinah) that are tinged with other, more complicated emotions. Here’s what came out. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s): As the month of Elul wanes, we are preparing. We prepare for the new moon, we prepare for Rosh Hashanah, and we prepare for the zombie invasion. I have it on good authority, as do you, that the onslaught is imminent. The alarm blares every morning — a shofar blast and a warning… . . . Categories: Tags: cannibalism, d'var t'fillah, אלול elul, predation, predatory nature, תהלים Psalms, Psalms 27, Tehillim, תשובה teshuvah, זמן תשובה Zman teshuvah Contributor(s): | ||
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