Psalm-19
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Remember the following three
truth’s from our beloved Scriptures!
“Ye shall NOT ADD TO THE WORD which I command you, neither shall ye diminish from it, that ye may keep the commandments of יְהוָה
אֱלֹהֵיכֶם (the LORD your Eloleichem)
which I command you”. Davarim - Deuteronomy 4:2.
“This is My Name FOREVER, and this is My Memorial to ALL Generations”. Shemot - Exodus 3:15. (JPS).
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With Rabbi, Dr. Reuven Ben Avraham-Goossens, PhD.
“Be strong and courageous. Be careful to obey the entire Torah My servant Moshe has given you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Do not let this Book of the Torah depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.”
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Introduction to Tehillim - Psalm 19:15:
This wonderful verse is very much a compact prayer that models the ‘integration of speech’ and ‘heart’, ‘worship’ and ‘ethics’. It asks that both what we say and what we think be pleasing unto אֱלֹהִים – Elohim (God), and it Names אֱלֹהִים with the following intimate titles, יְהוָה – ‘the LORD my Rock’, and ‘my Redeemer’, each shaping how the petition is understood. The verse is ideal for personal ‘devotion’ and ‘liturgy’!
Tehillim
- Psalms 19:15. (JPS-1917):
This verse is first shown in English and then in the Ivrit - Hebrew:
“Let the words of my mouth
and the meditation
This verse is first shown in English and then in the Ivrit - Hebrew:
יִהְיוּ
לְרָצוֹן
אִמְרֵי-פִי, וְהֶגְיוֹן
לִבִּי לְפָנֶיךָ
יְהוָה
צוּרִי
וְגֹאֲלִי
Phrase by phrase exegesis:
“Let the words of my mouth”, speech is offered as an act of worship; the petition recognizes that spoken words can bless or wound and asks that speech be consecrated.
“and the meditation of my heart” there being an inner life that matters, and having private thoughts and intentions are as significant as public speech. The verse refuses a split between “Outward piety and inward disposition’”.
“be acceptable before Thee” - acceptability is relational: the goal is not merely moral perfection but being pleasing to אֱלֹהִים, aligned with the Divine will and His presence!
“O יְהוָה - the LORD” the covenantal Name grounds the petition in אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s faithful presence.
“my Rock” evokes stability, ‘refuge’, ‘and trustworthiness’; the petitioner asks that words and thoughts reflect dependence on אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s strength!
“and my Redeemer” introduces the theme of ‘rescue’ and ‘restoration’; even imperfect speech and thought are placed under אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s loving ‘redeeming care’.
A practical use, daily prayer:
Use the verse as a morning or evening prayer, together with the thought for the day.
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Remember what אֱלֹהִים - Elohim, blessed be
He, said the following, via a number of our prophets...
“Return unto Me, and I will return unto you, saith צְבָאוֹת- יְהוָה- the LORD of
hosts”. Mal’a’chi - Malachi 3:7. MEC).
אֲנִי
יְהוָה
אֱלֹהֵיכֶם, בְּחֻקּוֹתַי
לֵכוּ; וְאֶת-מִשְׁפָּטַי
שִׁמְרוּ, וַעֲשׂוּ
אוֹתָם
וְאֶת-שַׁבְּתוֹתַי, קַדֵּשׁוּ; וְהָיוּ
לְאוֹת, בֵּינִי
וּבֵינֵיכֶם-לָדַעַת, כִּי
אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם
“I am אֱלֹהֵיכֶם יְהוָה - the LORD
your Eloheichem; walk in My statutes,
and keep Mine ordinances, and do them; and hallow My Sabbaths, and they shall be
a sign between Me and you, that ye may know that I am אֱלֹהֵיכֶם יְהוָה - the LORD your Eloheichem”.
Yechezkel - Ezekiel 20:19-20. (JPS).
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of צְבָאוֹת-
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שָׁלוֹם
עֲלֵיכֶם - Shalom Aleichem - Peace be with you!
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