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Who is wise against errors? ? n'N'jm niNUrO

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...be cropped off

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of evil

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mpSn net?

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wealth of the victim

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lutr* 'no iiitt'Dn B'pa* "B'mn S:,, jjK'nr, icnk'

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find the evil of the arogant to investigate

nmnm D^KO no -eni c'xd nSyoa nine Nin -crux "

weakling

nnns o nNii loc --aiSs .'ui it?'"' nsii on iDtr 28

Watch and observe : iQUini .1B"1 en CnS B" DlStJ' "

peace is the future of the perfect and .upright man.

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i3i pts 1113 D^:i'3^S jn: .D'jrns'? jnj 1TD

liberal nanj

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.i'ai"3

tniB-D i3 u'ni ,i"i ion .ID' N^i yinb yaK'j 34

ptySa pi ,inix I'O' i

...Bo carried on wings to the East or West-end.

,y"nns ni'niN :ii'7'n3 my na iik ."'jnya lis n>''^1 38 "

DsnnrD 'nyoc -'Hiy nj?2 iiy* >'? nno cc" xim

.hide ctra

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points to knowledge 'yn'i Vii''' nniDl a discourse

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as if in jugs

'nS iNin 1 ' T s .?ina nino ttx nnx -nsj 74 *

Powerful 1X Majesty

iij?v .Qv:) mr^vyni Ty im: xin bxiK'^ bx " *

.Sxit:" nj?S mon'i'm t;* |ni: sin ,Sx ,rin3n

Nin I'ja 'ja.in Vn .n^D nvj dtx-^d bin b^ ix 78

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]D Tcn D'r23n pK-'jni ,c'nQn ]'= nny >nt:'i ntn c^i^-q

Released, among the ,(D"n3 my= v'?*; n'ruion) ,nnon

lifeless uip^ nn'nc nriCii ;o'?Snii;i ^o'SSn dead

prrn is ? "rr nxT xS/ a'loixn cuis n'i*t:'"i cayi

nnoixc 103 I'^'i 'j'sti" t^'? '"lyi onx'p ^D'7Dn o

? "spy 'nSx ]'3' x"?/,

D''72ipon'7 trmp nt? xin 7 x ' 3 b .m>N1 "'JD myc"' 160

pti'73 031 "yj'aiynJVJV^ "^""i" "2trx ivrSai ,in 'pvi

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1 a > 3 3 S Dipa '?33 inx-iini 'on ptr-?3 mpric

ifioJim ,ni33 rn Ss x'ro n"y -"wvoa xin

The help of the Ointiipresont and Almighty

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yno Kn kSei .innsS in vjeV "itrNS iian iS i'Ni,vjvyS Kin mia

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' S n : .Vicious diseases niyT niSno -by^ba ^^nj 82

aanio S y "ji ,Ci"7 Ssptr.'J onpin kS mSnin laa

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.ainan 'oyua

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Dy nnr 10X3 'tnib" '3a "jyi ,ns

ViB'on cpn' pi ,r\nh^h tsS-oi nona oipro N^an .nioy

.'n n::jo Si'N nnija Dipo

iNo n'ni:jn ;ionn nna .nyvro nn?o D"'JiC"ini *

.njr'i'ci jtsp invn in n;*

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.mo 'Srno

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t"'j,'i na im naS nnxi inn Ssai ,mN 'jia

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3 A PRAYER.

I.

A PRAYER.

In lowliness, O God, do I call to Thee

!

O Lord, hear my voice...'

Listen to m}^ prayer, O Ood,

Heed the voice of my supplication !"

O God, in the morning hear my voice,

In the morning I address thee, and hope,"

To Thee, O God, I call

;

Thee, O Almighty, I implore.''In my trouble, I call to God,

And I cry to the Almighty...'

...Incline Thine ear to me !

When I call, answer me quickly.*

To Thee, O Lord, is known all my longing,

And from Thee my sighing is not hidden.'

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5 A PRAYER.

...For Thou seest my poverty,

Thou knowest my soul's troubles ;'

...They outnumber the hairs of my head,

And my courage has failed me.

Help me, O Almighty!

For the water mounts to my life

;

I am sinking in the mire of the flood

Without footing

;

I am fallen into the deepest water.

And the undercurrent drowns me.'

I am aweary with sighing;

Every night I meditate on my bed,

I melt my couch with my tears ;

Grief dulls my eyes...*

Be gracious to me, O God,

For I am unfortunate

Heal me, O God,

For my bones are trembling,

And trembling sore is m}^ soul...

'31. 7. MO. 13. 69. 2. * . 6. 7.

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1

A PRAYER.

God, turn again,

And free Thou my soul...'

Behold my poverty and anguish,

And forgive all my faults.'

My faults I will lay bare to Thee,

My sins I will not conceal.1 said: "I'll confessmy transgressions to God.

Surely, Thou wilt forebear my sins and[faults." {SelaJif

For I am aware of my sins.

My faults are fore^^er before me.Against Thee alone have I sinned,

And done what to Thee is displeasing..."

Be gracious to me, kindly, O Almighty !

By Thy infinite mercy, blot out my[transgressions.

Wash me thoroughly from my sins,

And from ni}^ faults cleanse me T

My youthful faults and transgressions,In kindness, remember not...'

And enter not into judgment with Thy[servant

;

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For against Thee is no living being justified!'

...To Thee, O Lord, I carry my soul.For Thou, O Lord, art good and forgiving..."'Thou desirest neither sacrifice nor gift

;

Burnt-offerings Thou dost not wish.

The sacrifice to the Almighty is a broken[spirit,

A broken and crushed heart, O Almighty,[Thou dost not despise.*

He, the Merciful, will wipe out evil,

And will not destroy...

Remembering that the}- are but human,

A breath that passes, and returns not.*God is good toward all,

His pity extends over all His creatures."

*

...Abandon me not, forsake me not.

Thou, O Almighty, my help !'

Even to old age and gray hair,

Do not forsake me, O Almighty!...'

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11 A PRAYER.

Turn to me, and be to me gracious,

For lonely am I, and poor.'

Keep not far from me; danger is nigH,

And none to help.'

...Be Thou my powerful Rock,

A castle-fortress, to help me."

Let Thy presence shine on Thy servant

Help me in Thy kindness!

God is near to those who are broken-hearted.

And those who are crushed in spirit[He helps/

God I keep for ever before me.

With Him on my right I shall not make a[misstep.

...For Thou, Almighty, art my help.

In Thee do I hope evermore."

God, my Rock, my Fortress, my Refuge,

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13 A PRAYER.

My Might, my Stronghold,He is my[Shelter...-

For Thou art He who brought me to life

;

My Expectation, while yet I lay at my[mother's breasts.

On Thy charge was I thrown...

Thou art my Might.'In Thee, O Almighty, do I trust,I will not be disgraced...'

In Thee our fathers have trusted

They trusted, and thou didst extricate[them/

Surely, they who hope in Thee will not[be disgraced

;

But the traitors will be disgraced

[will be unsuccessful.'

O God Almighty, I seek shelter with Thee,Save me..."

Who is wise against errors ?Of those committed unawares hold me

[guiltless

!

Also from presumptuous sins protect Thy[servant,

That they rule me not...'

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15 A PRAYER.

Let not my heart be inclined to evil...'

Remove hard-heartedness from me...'

To do Thy will, Almighty, is my desire../

Make Thy ways known to me, O God !

Teach me Thy paths;'

Let me know the pathway of life...'

Let Thy presence shine on Thy servant,

And teach me Thy laws.'

Support my steps on Thy roads.

That m}^ feet ma}^ not stumble.'

O Almighty, create -for me a pure heart.

Renew within me a perfect spirit.*

May they be acceptablethe sayings of[my mouth,

And the meditation of my heartbefore Thee,

O God, my Rock and my Redeemer."

M41. 4. ='101.4. ="40.8. -25.4. '16.11. Mlft. 135.

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17 WICKEDNESS.

II.

WICKEDNESS.

Depend not on extortion,

Let not robber}^ incite 3.^011

;

If it reaps a fortune

Care not!'

Do not compete with reprobates,

Envy not tbose employed m doing wrongs,For like grass will they soon be mowed down,

And like green herbs will they be[cropped off.'

Yet a little while, and the wicked is no more,

Thou wilt notice his placehe is gone !He digs and hollows a pit.

But into the trap he makes, he himself

[falls.

On his own head his mischief returns,

And on his own crown his outrage recoils.'

They make their tongue sharp, like a sword.

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19 WICKEDNESS.

The}^ fix their arrowspoisonous words

,

To shoot, from concealment, the innocent...

...For who, they think, will care for them ?

But the Almighty, He shoots at them[an arrow

;

Suddenly, the blows fall on them.'

Like smoke vanishes, so do vanish them !

As wax melts before the fire.

So shall the wicked perish before the

[Almighty.'

For Thou, Alighty, art displeased with[wickedness

;

With Thee the wicked dare not dwell

;

In Thy sight, the scoffers dare not stand up.

Thou hatest all evil-workers ;

Thou perishest all those who speak falsely

;

The man of blood and deceit God abhors.'

And to the wicked the Almighty says :

What is it to thee, to count up my[commandments,

Or to carry my covenant on thy lips ?

64. 3-5. 7. ' 68. 2. ' 5.4-6.

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21 WICKEDNESS.

Inasmuch as thou hatest virtue,

And castest my words behind thee

!

Seest thou a thief, thou joinest his company,

And with adulterers thou makest common[cause;

Thy mouth is a messenger of evil,

And with thy tongue thou coverest deceit.

Thou sittest and pratest about thy brother,

Thou slanderest thy own mother's son.>

For in their mouth is untruth;

They are inwardly full of woes;

An open grave is their throat

;

Their tongue they make glib."

Like a sharpened razor, thy tongue,

Is working out deceit.

Thou preferrest evil to good,

Lying to speaking the truth. (Selah)

Smoother than butter is his mouth,

But his heart is war.

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23 WICKEDNESS.

More glib than oil are his words,

Yet they are pitfalls.*

...Their teeth are spears and arrows,

And their tongue is a sharp sword.*

...With their mouth they bless,

But inwardly they curse. {Selahf

He resembles a lion eager for prey,

And a 3'oung lion lurking in ambush,*

For the wicked are bending the bow,

They are fixing the arrows on the string.

Under darkness to shoot at the upright-

[minded.*

Lies do they speak to one another,

With double heart they speak a smooth

[language/

...Speaking peace with their friends,

Whilest in their heart they bear evil.'

His mouth is full of curses, deceit and fraud;

Under his tongue, are anguish and misery;

He sits in lurking outskirts.

In secret to murder the innocent.

'55.21. "57.4. '62.4. M7. 12. Ml 2. M2 2. ' 28. 3.

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25 WICKEDNESS.

His eyes are watching the wealth of the[victim.

He lurks in ambush, like a lion in the[thicket,

He lurks to seize the unfortunate one, who[when dragged into his net

Is reduced ; is prostrated.

And the wealth of the victim falls into[his clutches.

He thinks to himself: God forgets it;

His presence is hidden; He will never[see it.

Arise, O God, Thou ]\Iighty, raise Thy hand;Forget not the lowly

!

Why allow the wicked to blaspheme[the Almighty,

To say to himself: Thou dost not search out

Shatter the power of the wicked ^^'

So that Thou wilt not find the evil of[the arrogant to search out.

...Never more shall bid defiance

The weakling of the earth."

The wicked plots against the righteous.

And at him gnasjies his teeth,

10. 7-13. 15. 18.

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27 WICKEDNESS.

The Lord laughs at the wicked,

For he sees that his day will come,

The wicked draw the sword,

And bend their bow,

To fell the poor and the helpless;

To slaughter those on the path of the upright,

But their sword will pierce their own heart,

And their bows will be broken

Shun evil, and do good,

So wilt thou ever dwell in the land;

Hope in God, and keep His wa}-,

Then will He exalt thee, to possess the[land

;

Thou wilt yet see the extirpation of[the wicked

!

Be those lying lips struck dumb.

Which against the righteous speak

With insolence, haughtiness and[contempt/

The pains of the wicked will be many,

' 37. 13. 15. 27. 34. Ml. 18

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But he who trusts in God, will be[surrounded with kindness.'

Watch and observe : Peace is the future

Of the perfect and uprigbt man.

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31 RIGHTEOUSNESS.

III.

RIGHTEOUSNESS.

Happy the man who follows not the[counsel of the wicked,

Nor treads the path of sinners,

Nor sits in the company of scoffers.

He is like a tree planted by the river,

Which issues fruit in due season,

And whose leaf never withers ;

So all he does, prospers.'

Happ}'^ the man who reveres God,

And with ardent fervor fulfills His[commandments/

Happy the man who puts his trust in God...'

To eat of the gain by thy own labor

Thou art indeed happ}^, and it fares thee[well.^

Happy are they who observe justice,

And at all times practice righteousness."

He who liberally gives away to the needy,

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33 RKiUTEOUSNESS.

His charity shall be a monument forever...'

*

Who dare ascend the mountain of God ?Who dare stand on his holy abode ?

He who has sinless hands and a pure[conscience,

Who cherishes no longing for lying,And swears not deceitfully.'

O God, in Thy tent who dares to sojourn?

On Thy holy mountain who dares to dwell ?

He who leads a perfect life, and practices[righteousness,

And speaks from his heart what is true.

Who utters no slander with his tongue,Does no wrong to another.

And his neighbor he does not calumniate;

Those despised in His eyeshe spurns.The God-fearing man he respects.

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85 RIGHTEOUSNESS.

He swears to neither injury nor deceit,

He puts not out his money on interest,

And takes no bribe even to acquit the[innocent

He whose deeds are these, for all time[cannot be shaken.'

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37 PRAISE TO GOD

IV.

PRAISE TO GOD.

O Almight}', Thou art my Alight;[Thee do I seek,

For Thee my soul thirsts, for Thee my[flesh craves...

On my couch, when I remember Thee,Thou occupiest my thoughts in the

[hours of the night.

My soul clings close to Thee

;

Thy right hand encourages me.'

O God, Thou hast tested me and knowest

;

Thou knowestwhether I am asleep[or awake

Even the syllable on my tongue.Verily, O God, Thou knowest it all

!

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Thy knowledge is a mystery to me;

It is sublime, I cannot comprehend it

!

Whither can I go from Thy breath ?

Or whither flee from Thy presence?

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39 PRAISE TO GOD

If I ascend to heaven, Tlion art there !

If I make my bed in Sheolthere art Thou !If I be carried on wings to the East,

Or alight in the end of the West,

Even there would Thy hand lead me,

And Thy power hold me.

I thought : darkness would cover me,

And night would hide me.

But for Thee darkness is not dark,

The night shines as the day,

And darkness is like the light.

...Wonderful are Thy deeds,

And my soul knows it well;

To count them, they will outnumber[the sand.

I awake, and ah !I am still with Thee 1"

God is my shepherd,I can lack nothing.Yea, though I walk through the valley

[of Death-Shadow.

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41 PRAISE TO GOD

I fear no harm

For Thou art with me...

God is my light and my help; whom

[should I fear ?

God is the stronghold of my life ; at[whom shall I tremble ?*

...In the Almighty I trust ; I have no fear,

What can flesh do to me !'

God in His Holy Temple,

God on His Throne in heaven

His eyes view.

Through His eye-lasle? He scrutinizes[men.*

God looks down from heaven,

He sees all mankind.

From His eternal place He watches

All the inhabitants of the earth.

The Creator of the hearts of them all,

Who understands all their doings.'

' 23. 1. 4. ' 27. 1. ' 56. 4. * 11. 4. ' U. 13-15.

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43 PRAISE TO GOD

Thy fame I will relate to my friends,

And praise Thee among a congregation.'

Who can outspeak the achievements of God,

Or outhear all His praises ?'

For who is a Mighty except God,

Or who is a Rock save our Almighty ?'

For to God belongs the kingdom,

Ruler is He over the nations/

Bxalted over the heavens, O Almighty

Over the whole earth, is Th}- glory/

I thank God for His goodness.

And I sing to the Name of God, the Most[High;

Every one of my limbs says:

Who is, O God, Thy equal ?In saving from a stronger, the weak

;

The poor and wretched from a robber/

He does justice to the oppressed.

Gives food to the hungry../

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45 PRAISE TO GOD

The eyes of all wait upon Thee,

And Thou givest them their timely food."

Thy righteousness is big as the mammoth[Mountains,

Thy justice deep as the great gulf.

Both man and beast Thou helpest, O God."

For God is just, and righteousness He[loves../

Ascribe to God, ye families of nations.

Ascribe to God honor and majesty !

Ascribe to God honor due to His Name !...

...All the earth, with reverence in His

[presence

!

Magnify God with me,

And let us, together, exalt His Name !'

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47 GOD IN NATURE .

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GOD IN NATURE.

O God, our Lord

!

How glorious is Thy Name over all the[earth!...

Wheu I consider Thy heavens, the work[of Thy fingers,

The moon and the stars which Thou hast[ordained,

How insignificant is the weakling which[Thou rememberest,

And the son of Adam, which Thou takest[care of V

The heavens recount the glory of the[Mighty,

And the skj^-vault proclaims His handiwork-

Day after day delivers a discourse.

And night after night points to knowledge.

Without speech, without sound

Their voice is not heard.

But their signs are out in every land.

And to the end of the worldtheir letters.

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49 GOD IN NATURE

Thereamong themHe housed the sun,Who marches forth, as from the canopy

[the bridegroom,

Rejoicing, hero-like, to run his course.

From one end of heaven he sets outOn his circuit to the other end;And nothing from his fervor can be hid.'

O God Almighty, highly exalted art Thou,Thou art clad in majesty and grandeur!

He is wrapped in light, as a mantle.He stretches out the heavens, as a tent...He makes clouds His chariot.He rides on the wings of the wind,He makes blasts His messengers.Flames of fireHis servants.He founded the earth on its bearings...The deep covers it like a garment.

Up the mountains the water is stationed,

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61 ISRAEL'S REDEMPTION

For spring and for brook Thou hast cloven[an opening,

Bver-flowing streams Thou hast caused to[run dry.

Thine is the day, and thine is the night.

Sun and moon hast Thou provided.

All divisions on the earth hast Thou fixed,

Thou art the Maker of summer and winter.'

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They who sail the sea in ships.

Trafficking over great .waters, '

Saw the acts of God,

And His wonders on the sound.

He spoke, and caused the stormy wind[to rise,

Which tossed the billows on high;

They mounted to the sky, they went down[to the depths

Their courage melts away in distress.

They reel and stagger, as if drunk.

And all their skillfulness is swallowed up.When they cried to God, in their trouble,

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63 ISRAEL'S REDEMPTION

He brouglit tliem out of their distresses

;

He quieted the storm to a gentle whisper,

And the billows were hushed.

When they became silent, they were glad.

And He led them to their desired landing.'

I remember the days of old,

I think of all Thy performances.

On Thy deeds I meditate.'

O Almighty, with our own ears have we[heard

Our fathers have told us,

Of an act Thou performedst in their

daj's, in the daA'S of aforetime.'

When Isiael marched forth from Egypt

The family of Jacob, from a contemptiblefnation

The sea saw it, and fled,

The Jordan ran backward,

The mountains skipped like rams,

The hillslike young sheep.

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65 ISRAELS REDEMPTION

What ails thee, O sea, that thou fleest ?

O Jordan, that thou runnest backward ?

O mountains, that 3'e skip like rams,

O hills,like young sheep ?Tremble, O earth, before the Lord !

Before the Almighty of Jacob !^

His lightnings illumined the world

;

The earth saw it, and trembled.

The mountains melted like wax before God

Before the Lord of the whole earth/

The earth convulsed and quaked, r , . j

The foundations of the mountains were

And convulsed,because He was enraged.Smoke ascended from His nostrils,

Consuming flame out of His mouth.

And forth from Him flashed coals of fire.

He bowed the heavens, and came down,

A dense fog beneath His feet.

He rode on the Cherub, and flew;

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67 ISRAEL'S REDEMPTION

On the wings of the wind He swooped[down.

Making darkness His screen;

About Him, as His cover,

Dark vapors, the clouds of the sky.

Opposite His brightness, the clouds passed

With hail-stones and coals of fire.

God thundered on them from the heavens.

The Most High gave went to His voice,

With hail-stones and coals of fire.

He directed His arrows and scattered them,

With lightnings He shot and confused[them.

The channels of the sea were then seen.

And the foundation of the earth lay bare.

At Thy threatening, O God,

At the breathing-wind of Thy nostrils.'

The streams rose, O God,

The streams raised their noise.

Let the streams raise their tumult

!

Of all the roars of the great waters,

' 18. 7-15.

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69 ISRAEL'S REDEMPTION

And of the mighty breakers of the sea,

Mightier is that of God on high !'

The waters saw Thee, O Almighty,

The waters saw Thee and trembled,

The depths were agitated also;

The clouds poured down water.

The heavens thundered,

Thine arrows darted also.

In a cyclone resounded Thy menace,

Lightning lightened the world.

The earth quivered and quaked.

On the sea was Thy course ; Thy path on[the great waters...

Thou leddest Thy people like a flock,

B}^ the hand of Moses and Aaron.'

In the sight of their fathers He did wonders,

In the land of Egypt, on the fields of Zoan.

He clove the sea, and through it He led[them,

He stored up the water as if in a jug.

With a cloud signal He guided them by day,

' 93. 3. 4. ' 77. 16-20

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71 ISRAEL'S REDEMPTION

And all the nightwith a glow of fire.He clove rocks in the desert,

He gave them drink, as if from the great[deep.

He drew liquids from a stone,

And let water flow like rivers.

He commanded the clouds overhead,

He opened the doors of heaven.

And rained manna upon them for food,

The grain of heaven He gave them.

Like dust He rained flesh upon them,

He led forth His people like a flock.

And drove them herd-like in the desert.

He guided them safel}^ and the}^ feared not...

He brought them to His holy territory...

He drove out peoples before them.

And allotted to them a heritage.

And settled in their tents the tribes of Israel.

He chose out the tribe of Judah,

And Mount Zion, which He loves.

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73 ISRAEL'S REDEMPTION

He built sky-high His sanctuary,

Like the earth He has founded for ever.

He chose out David, His servant,

Whom He took from the folds of the[flocks,

From attending sucking ewes, He fetched[him away

To tend Jacob, His nation...

He tended them with an upright heart.

With a prudent hand he led them."

* **

Why do the peoples rage,And the nations devise what is vain ?

The kings of the earth take a stand,

With the princes in consultation, together.

Against God, and against His anointed

:

"Their bands we will break asunder,

Their cords we will cast away from us."

He, who is in heaven, laughs;

God scoffs at them.'

' 78. 12-16. 23. 24. 27. 52-55. 68-72 2. 1-4.

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75 ISRAEL'S REDEMPTION

There He broke the bow with fiery arrows,Shield, sword and weapons of war. {SelaJi)

Overwhelming art Thou, Powerful, more[than tlie wildest mountain-animals,

The stoutest-hearted were unnerved, and[benumbed in sleep

And of all the salient none could move a[hand.

At Thythreatening,O Almighty of Jacob,Motionless la}^ the enemy, with chariots

[and steeds.

Thou artoverwhelming art Thou !

Before Thee, when Thou art aroused, who[can stand?'

*

Sing to the Almighty, play to the Lord,{Selah)

Give glory the Almighty

!

Over Israel extends His majesty...

The Mighty, to Israel His nation

He gives strength and sinews.

Praisedbe God !'

' 76. 3-7. " 68. 32-34.

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77 VANITY

VII.

VANITY.

Hear this, all 3^e nations,

List all dwellers in the world;

The common people as well as noble men.

Rich and poor alike

!

Let ever}' one observe that wise men die,

Together, the fool and the dolt perish.

And leave their wealth to others,

Man does not rest in grave in lordliness.

Compared with cattle, alike the}^ expire.

Be not fretted when a man is rich,

When the splendor of his house increases.

For, all this, at his death, he does not

[take with him,

His splendor follows him not.

But, when alive, he esteems his soul,

They will say in thy praise: "thou didst[thyself good.'"

* **

49. 1. 2. 10. 12. 16-18.

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79 VANITY

Remember, O God, what is the world!Why, to vain, hast Thou created all

[mankind ?Where is the man who has lived, and did

[not see death,Who could save his life from the hand of

[Sheol? {SelahyO God, let me know my end,What is the measure of my days ?That I might learn how mortal I am.Behold, Thou hast allowed my days but

[a few spans' lengths;My stay in the world is a mere nothing in

[Thy estimation.Indeed, all vanity is a standard for all men.Man walks but as an apparition.He bustles in vanity,He heaps up, and knows not who will

[gather it'The sons of Adam are mere vanity,The sons of menan illusion.If put in the scales, they will rise.

And together, weigh less than vanity,'Man is doomed to vanit3^His days are like a passing shadow/

' 89. 47. 48. 89. 4-6. => 62. 9^ < 144. 4.

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81 VANITY

My days are like a temporary shadow,And like grass I shall wither.'

For He -understands our nature,

He knows that we are but dust.

The 3^ears of the weakling are like grass,

He grows like the weed of the field,

When the wind passes over it, it is gone,

And its own place knowsit no more."

:: *

My heart throbs in my bosom,And the terrors of death overcome me,

Fear and tremor penetrate me.

And a shudder envelopes me.'

All day long I am plagued.

And my chastisement starts every morning[afresh.*

My soul is sated with sorrows,And my life stands close before Sheol,I am reckoned already with those who have

[gone to the t)it

I am like a man without vitality,

' 102. 11. 103. 14-16. ' 55. 4. 5. 73. 14.

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83 VANITY

Released, among the dead,

Like the lifeless who lie in the grave,

For whom Thon hast no longer a thought,

And who are cut off from Thy care.'

The agonies of death encircled me.

And vicious diseases appalled me

;

The pangs of Sheol enringed me.

Snares of death confronted me.'

And now, O Lord, in whom do I find[confort ?

IM}' hope is in Thee.'

For Thou wilt not abandon me to Sheol,

Nor suffer Thy faithful one to see the pit.*

Snatch not away m}^ soul together with[sinners,

And my life with men of blood.'

The Almighty alone can redeem my life

From the hand of Sheol when it seizes me,(^Selahy

For Thou hast saved my life from death,

Yea, my foot from falling.

3-5. M8. 4. 5. '39.7. MC. 10. '26.9. '49.15.

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85 VANITY

That I ma}^ walk before the Almight}^ in[the light of life.*

Thou reducest man to poverty,

And sayest : "Repent, ye sons of Adam."

The generation of men is ever shifting,

In the morninglike grass is transformed

In the morning, it sprouts and transforms

;

Toward evening, it fades and withers.

Our life among them, lasts seventy years,

Or, at the most, eighty.

And their aggrandizements are anguish[and misery,

For quickly and swiftly we fly awa}-.'

O Might}^, I pray, take me not away in the[midst of my days,

During Thy years which last through all[generations

!'

Cast me not off in the time of old age,

Now when my strength fails do not forsake[me

!

God preserves him and keeps him alive...

When he is bed-rid, God sustains him...

' 56. 13. =" 90. 3. 5. 6. 10. ' 102. 24. * 71. 9. 41. 3. 3.

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87 VANITY

Look hither, and answer, O God Almighty

;

Make bright mine e3'es, lest I sleep on[into death/

I pledge my soul in Thy hand,

Thou redeemest it to me ; O God, faithful[Almighty

!"

For He covers thee with His pinions.

And under His wings canst thou hide

;

His faithfulness is a shield and a defence.

Thou needest not be afraid of terror at night,

Of arrows which fl}' by daylight.

Of death-strokes which surprise at

[noonday.

For He commands His angels concerning[thee,

To preserve thee in all thy ways.'

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89 IN CAPTIVITY

VIII.

IN CAPTIVITY.

By tlie rivers of Babylon, there we sat down,

And wept when we remembered Zion.

In that land, on the willows,

We linng np our harps.For there our captors asked of us songs...

"Sing us a song of Zion !"

How could we sing God's songs in a foreign[land I

If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, may my[right hand fail me!

May my tongue cleave to my palate, if[I remember thee not!'

*

The foe persecutes my soul,

He stamps my life to the ground,

He confines me in darkness,

Like the everlasting dead.

And my spirit is wrapped in gloom,

My heart is desolate within me.

' 137. 1-6.

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91 IN CAPTIVITY

I sjDread my hands fortli to Thee,

My soul to Theein a wearisome land.{Selahy

I remember, O Almighty, and I wail,I meditate and my spirit becomes wrapped

[up in gloom.

Thou engagest ni}^ eye-lids,

I am dumbfounded, I cannot speak.

I i^icture the days of old.

The years of ancient times.

Will the Lord be for ever rejecting,

And never again be reconciled?

Has the Mighty forgotten mercy

!

Has He withdrawn His pity, in wrath ?i^Selahy

Why dost Thou, O Almighty, for ever[reject

With wrath kindled againstthe flock of[Thy pasture ?

Remember Thy congregation, which Thou[of old hast acquired,

Thy inherited tribe which Thou hast[redeemed.

And Mount Zion whereon Thou hast dwelt.

' 143. 3.4.6. '77. 5. 7. 9.

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93 IN CAPTIVITY

The}^ have set fire to Thy sanctuar}-,Defiled in the dust the habitation of Thj^

[Name.

How long, O Almighty, shall the adversary[scoff,

Shall the eneni}- continually blaspheme[Thy Name?'

Heathens, O Almight}-, have pressed into[Thine inheritance,

Thy holy Temple have they defiled,They have laid Jerusalem in ruins.

They have given the dead bodies of Thy[Servants

As food to the birds of the air.

The flesh of Thy pious ones to the wild[beasts of the field

;

They have poured out their blood like water,

Round about Jerusalem, and none to bury[them.

We are become a scoff to our neighbors,A derision and scorn of those round about us.How long, O God, wilt Thou be angry?Shall Thy jealousy for ever burn like fire ?'

Arise ! why dost Thou slumber, O Lord

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Awake ! do not for ever discard us !

Wherefore dost Thou hide Tlu' presence

!

' 74. 1. 2. 7. 10. = 79. 1-5.

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95 IN CAPTIVITY

And forgettest our povert}^ and oppression

!

For our soul is humiliated in the dust,

Our bod}^ cleaves to the ground.

Arise Thou to our aid,

And in Thy kindness free us !'

For lo ! Thine enemies are tumultuous,

And high do Th}^ haters carry their heads.They conspire in secret against Thy people,And take counsel together against Thy

[chosen ones.

''Come!" say they, "let us annihilate them[as a nation"

And the name of Israel be no longer[mentioned.

O Almighty, make them like chaff.Like straw before the wind

!

As fire bums up a forest.

And as flame sets mountains ablaze.

So pursue them with Thy tempest.

And terrify them wdth Thy hurricane

!

Till the}^ acknowledge that Thou alone art[called God,

The Most High over the whole earth.'

' 44. 23-26. 83. 2-4. 13-15. 18.

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97 IN CAPTIVITY

Thou Judge of the earth, arise !

Requite the haughty

!

O God, how long shall the wicked

How long shall the wicked be hilarious,Harangue and talk insolenth'

All evil-doers be boastful ?

They trample Thy people, O God,Thine inheritance do they impoverish.

The widow and the sojourner they kill,

The orphans they murder.

And say : "God cares not,

And the Almighty of Jacob notes it not."

Be thougthful, ye dullards among the[people

!

Ye fools, when will 3'e begin to understand

!

He who devised the ear, He shall not hear ?

Or He who formed the eye. He shall not see?

He who chastizes peoples, He shall not[punish ?

He who teaches man knowledge (He shall[not know) ?

For God will not renounce His people.

His heritage He will not forsake.

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99 IN CAPTIVITY

Till justice shall return to righteousness,

Followed by all who are upright in heart."

Thou didst lift up a grape vine in Egypt,

Thou didst drive away people, and plant it

;

Thou madest a clear space before it

;

It took root, and filled up the land.

The mountains were covered with its shadow,

And the mighty cedars with its branches.

To the sea it extended its tendrils.

And its shoots to the river.

Why hast Thou torn down its fences.

To be plucked by all who pass that way ?

The wild swine roots it up,

It is a pasture for the boar of the field.

O Almighty Zebaoth, do return again .

Look Thou from heaven, and behold .

And take care of this vine.

> 94. 2-10. 14-15.

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101 IN CAPTIVITY

And the bough Thy right hand has planted...

O God, Almighty, Zebaoth, return to us[again

!

That we may, by Thy shining presence,[be helped.'

*

Thou disposest us like sheep to be[consumed.

And scatterest us among the nations.

Thou sellest Thy people without[consideration,

Without gain for their exchange.

Thou makest us a byword among the[peoples.

Nations, in scorn, toss their heads at us.

All this has befallen us, but we have not[forgotton Thee,

And to Thy covenant have we not been[unfaithful.

Our heart has not turned aside.

Nor has our step retracted from Thy path.

Nay, for Thy sake are we continually[killed off.

We are treated like sheep to be slaughtered."

' 80. 8-15. 19. M4. 11-14. 17. 18. 22.

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103 IN CAPTIVITY

"Had not God been on our side."

Thus let Israel say

.

Had not God been on our side,

Wlien men rose up against us,

Then had they swallowed us up alive,

When their anger was kindled against us;

Then had the water drowned us;

The stream had passed over our life;

...The irresistible water.

Blessed be God, who has not given us as[prey to their teeth !

Our soul is like a bird escaped from the[fowlers' trap...

Our help is in the Name of God,

Who has made heaven and earth.'The Almighty is our shelter and stronghold,

A help readily found in distress.Therefore we fear not, though the earth

[be transformed,

And though mountains shake in the[mid-sea.

Let its billows roar, and foam,

Let mountains quake at its uproar ! {Selah)

' 124. 1-8.

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105 IN CAPTIVITY

The nations agitate, kingdoms totter,The earth meltsas He gives vent to His

[voice.

God, Zebaoth, is however with us,

Our Fortress is the Almight}- of Jacob.{Seiahy

For Thou hast tested us, O Almighty,Like silver hast Thou refined us,Thou hast put us in a dungeon.And hast fastened manacles on our loins,Thou hast permitted a weakling to drive

[over our heads.

We went through fire and water.But Thou wilt bring us out to feasting.'

My soul longs, pines, for the courts of God

;

My body and my heart sing hymns to the[living Mighty.

Even the little bird has found a home.

And the wandering fowl a nest for herself,[wherein she keeps her young.

For Thy altars, O God, Zebaoth, King and[Almighty (I long)/

God loves the gates of Zion,

46. 1-3. 6. 7. ' C6. 10-12.

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107 IN CAPTIVITY

More than all dwellings of Jacob,'From Zion, the crown of beaut}^, the

[Almighty lightened forth,"

O God, I love the house where Thou[dwellest,

And the mansion of Th}^ majesty.'As a hind pants for water brooks,

So pants my soul for Thee, O Almighty

;

My soul thirsts for the Almightyfor the[living Mighty.

When shall I come and behold the[Almight3/'s presence?

My tears are become my bread day and night,While all day long they say to me: "where

[now is thy Almighty?"

Almighty, my soul is dejected within me,Therefore of Thee do I think in the land

[by the Jordan,

From the Hermon mountains to the[diminutive hill.

"Why art thou dejected, O my soul, and[why sighest thou deeply within me?"

"Hope to the Almighty!"

1 will yet thank Him,

For the help of the Omnipresent and[Almighty.'

87. 2. 50. 2. 26. 8. M2. 1. 6. 11.

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109 IN CAPTIVITY

Hear my hymn, O Almighty, heed my[prayer;

From the end of the earth, with my heart[fainting, I call to Thee...'

O Almighty, Thou hast rejected us, Thou[hast dispersed us,

Thou hast been angry with us,O return[to us again

!

Thou madest the earth quake. Thou hast[riven it,

O heal Thou its rents, for it totters

;

Thou madest Thy people suffer hardship,Thou givest us draughts of poisonous wine,

O for the sake of releasing Thy friends.Let Thy right hand help and answer us/Once have I sworn by my holiness.That I will not exhaust David

;

His posterity shall endure to eternit}^,

And his throne, as the sun before me

;

As the moon is fixed for ever.

And a faithful witness in heaven. {Selali)*

Hope, O Israel, in God,For with God is kindness.

And with Him abundant redemption.

' 61. 1. 2. ^ 60. 1. 2. 3. 5. = 89. 35-37.

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And He will redeem Israel...'

Let tlie moaning of the imprisoned come[before Thee

With Thy great power free Thou those[who are doomed to death V

May out of Zion come Israel's help,

Through God's turning the captivity of[His people

Then would Jacob exult, yea, Israel rejoice.'

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113 THE LAW

IX.

THE LAW.

N Happy they whose way is blameless,

Who follow the Law of God !

3 Whereby can a young man make merit[his course ?

By observing Thy word.

J Unveil mine eyes, that I ma}^ behold

The concealed teachings of Thy Law.

"T Make me understand the way of Thy[Precepts,

That I shall be conversant with Thy[concealed teachings.

1 Incline my heart to Thy Testament,

Which I love,

r This comforts me in my poverty,

Thy Discourse quickens me.

n I am companion of them who revere[Thee,

And who observe Thy Precepts.

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115 T H E L A W

to The Law of Th}^ mouth is worth more[to me

Than thousands of gold and silver.

Let my heart be true to Thy Instructions,

So that I be not disgraced

!

D From the earth they would have almost[consumed me,

Yet I did not neglect Thy precepts.

7 Had not Thy Law been my pleasure,In my misery Ishould have perished.

D From every one who taught me I gained[knowledge,

For Thy Testament is my conversation.J Thy Word is a lamp before my feet,

And a light on my path.

D Depart from me, ye reprobates,

And I will treasure the Commandments[of the Almighty.

y I am at Thy service; give me[understanding,

That I ma}' know Thy Testament.

D I open my mouth, and I pant

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For I crave ThyCommandments.

V Thy Discourse is thoroughly pure,

And dear to Thy servant.

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117 THE LAW

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And all Thj^ Commandments are truth.

1 Thy mercy, O God, is infinite

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According to Thy justice quicken me!

tJ^ Great welfare have they who love Thy[Law..

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119 HALLELUJAH

X.

HALLELUJAH.

Give thanks to God ; for He is good.

"For His kindness is ever-enduring."

Who alone does great wonders.

*'For His kindness is ever-enduring."

Give thanks to the Mighty of heaven.

"For His kindness is ever-enduring."'

Hail to God, all over the earth.

Break forth in rejoicings, and play

!

Play to God with the cittern

With the cittern and sound of the harp,

With trumpets and blowing of the Shofar,

Hail to God, the King!

Let the sea roar, and its contents;

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The world and its inhabitants.

Let the streams clap hands,

And together with the mountains shout

Before God, who came to judge the earth.

To judge the world righteously and nations[with equity.'

Hallelujah

!

Praise God from the heavens...

Praise Him, all ye His angels,

Praise Him, all ye His hosts!

Praise God from the earth...

Ye mountains and all ye hills.

Ye fruit trees and all ye cedars

!

Beasts, wild and tame.

Creeping creatures and winged birds

!

Kings of the earth, and all nations,

Princes and all rulers of the earth !

Young men and children

!

Let them praise the Name of God,

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For His Name alone is exalted,

His majesty extends over earth and heaven.'

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The End.

> 14. 1. 2. 7. 9-13. ^ 150. 6.

CONTENTS.

Page.

I. A Prayer 3

II. Wickedness . . 17

III. Righteousness 31

IV. Praise to God 37

V. God in Nature 47

VI. Israel's Redemption 59

VII. Vanity 77

VIII. In Captivit}^ 89

XI. The Law 113

X. Hallelujah 119

INTRODUCTORY.

My object in classifying selected verses of thePsalms in chapters according to subjects is, primarily,

to provide for Hebrew schools a Biblical reader

introducing to the young scholars gems of Psalmistic

poetry that will inspire them to a complete and

exhaustive study of the Book of Psalms and infuse

into their minds high moral ideas tinged with a

national Jewish spirit.

The work is also intended for recitations forvarious occasions at home and in the synagogue.

No change whatsoever is made in the MasoreticHebrew text.

As a basis for the translation I have made useof Prof. J. Wellhausen's in Prof. Haupt's Polychrome

Bible. The changes, however, are so numerous as torender this translation almost entirely new. The notesin the Hebrew appendix explain the most radical ofsuch changes.

J. D. E.

COPYRIGHTED 1S99.-BY-

J. D. EISENSTEIN.

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BY

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THE

Classified PsalterARRANGED BY SUBJECTS.

THE HEBREW TEXTWITH A

NEW ENGLISH TRANSLATION

ON OPPOSITE PAGES.

BY

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READER FOR HEBREW SCHOOLS.

NEW YORK

1899-5659.