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Psalm 87 is the 87th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "His foundation is in the holy mountains.".In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 86.
Psalms Chapter 39 text in Hebrew and English, mechon-mamre.org; Psalm 39 – Wisdom to Speak Under God’s Correction text and detailed commentary, enduringword.com; For the leader, for Jeduthun. A psalm of David. / I said, "I will watch my ways, lest I sin with my tongue" text and footnotes, usccb.org United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Psalm 73 is the 73rd psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Truly God is good to Israel".In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 72.
Several verses from Psalm 51 are regular parts of Jewish liturgy. Verses (in Hebrew) 3, 4, 9, 13, 19, 20, and 21 are said in Selichot. Verses 9, 12, and 19 are said during Tefillat Zakkah prior to the Kol Nidrei service on Yom Kippur eve. Verse 17, "O Lord, open my lips", is recited as a preface to the Amidah in all prayer services
Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him. A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
In Hebrew the first three verses increase numerically: Two parallel phrases of five words each, then six, then seven (hinting at completion in Jewish numerology). [ 13 ] The Psalm is a cry for help, [ 15 ] and ultimately a declaration of belief in the greatness of God and trust in the protection God provides.
The same verses in Latin form the text of the second movement of Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms. The Psalm was used in U2's song "40", the final track from their 1983 album, War. A song by The Mountain Goats titled "Psalm 40:2" appears on their 2009 album The Life of the World to Come, inspired by this verse. [16]
Vanessa Lovelace defines midrash as "a Jewish mode of interpretation that not only engages the words of the text, behind the text, and beyond the text, but also focuses on each letter, and the words left unsaid by each line". [5] An example of a midrashic interpretation: "And God saw all that He had made, and found it very good.