Blogger friend Reader Wil in The Netherlands wondered "if there are any psalms dedicated to the snowy mountains of Jerusalem."
Wil knows her Bible very well. And I'm sure she has a Bible concordance to look up snow references. I suspect she knew the answer herself.
But, former teacher that she is, she succeeded in stimulating my curiousity. I researched, I read, I wrote.
Thanks, Teacher Wil.
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Psalms 147:12 ff.
Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
For . . . he sends forth his command to the earth;
his word runs swiftly.
He gives snow like wool;
he scatters hoarfrost like ashes.
He casts forth his ice like crumbs;
who can stand before his cold?
He sends forth his word, and melts them;
he makes his wind blow, and the waters flow.
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יב שבחי ירושלים, את-יהוה; הללי אלוהייך ציון.יג כי-חיזק, בריחי שערייך; בירך בנייך בקרבך.יד השם-גבולך שלום; חלב חיטים, ישביעך.טו השולח אמרתו ארץ; עד-מהרה, ירוץ דברו.טז הנותן שלג כצמר; כפור, כאפר יפזר.יז משליך קרחו כפיתים; לפני קרתו, מי יעמוד.יח ישלח דברו וימסם; ישב רוחו, ייזלו-מים.
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Nice.
ReplyDeleteDaniel D. Peaceman, writer and editor
of Contemporary Horizon Magazine
Thank you, thank you! This is so great and beautiful! I must confess that I didn't know this psalm. I will read more psalms in future. They are the breath of God. My mum survived the concentration camp because of the psalms about the mountains. We always saw them in the distance. Psalm 121 was her favourit. Thank you once again.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful psalm and describes your current condition nicely.
ReplyDeleteI have to wonder what Tabby thinks as she/he takes tentative steps forward on the blanket of clod wool.
Very beautiful, Dina. And you're brave against the cold. I'd leave my heater on at night with the windows closed!
ReplyDeleteHard to believe you sleep with the window open in winter. And how nice to have Reader Wil pick your curiosity.
ReplyDeleteGreat psalm. I love it.
ReplyDeleteHow did my cat get to Jerusalem?!!
ReplyDeleteShAloha, Friend
Comfort Spiral
Thank you for your visit to my blog. From now on I will read your blog. Your blog was very useful. Greetings. Best regards.
ReplyDeleteWil, yes, the Psalms are great in any situation.
ReplyDeleteSo glad your mother and you had the mountains to lift up your eyes to and to anticipate the help that would come.
Chuck, she was not a happy cat that morning. It was her first time in snow (or clod wool, as you said, nice!). Lucky the snow only stuck for a few hours.
Petrea, it's an old habit from Chicago. So nice to breath crisp air while sleeping. Anyway, the eiderdown would be much too warm with heat on.
Nadege, well, it IS hard in the morning to make that break from the warm bed.
Yes, we are lucky to have elders like Wil in the blogosphere.
JC, yes, it's a good one. Like verse 3: "He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds."
Cloudia, maybe she swam?? Does your Kitty look like Lara? Lara is my best cat friend in the world.
Istanbul Daily Photo, shalom and welcome. I enjoy your pictures of Turkey, where I have never been and always wanted to be.
I just love your blog, Dina! You have such interesting, informative "stuff" on it! I need not mention the cool photos, too! Bravo!
ReplyDeleteShalom Dina. Oh, I do hope you get sheleg! How beautiful that would be...and you've got that nice electric radiator to keep you warm. What will happen if the snow is heavy? Do they have snow plows to clear the main roads?
ReplyDeleteWe must have used a different Hebrew textbook (I still have it)..it's orange, copyright 1942, 1970 by Zevi Sharfstein "Modern Hebrew and Grammar" by Reuben Wallenrod, Brooklyn College, and Abraham Aaroni, Thomas Jefferson High School.
It is always a pleasure to come visit you here and learn something new. Thank you for all that you offer us! Much more than simply a daily photo. And that alone would be special!
I hope you wake up to white, white everywhere next morning!
Am glad I visited you today! I had no idea that David wrote about the snow on the mountains - it gives me a different picture of him. Thanks for sharing:)
ReplyDeleteI could not sleep with the bedroom window open in the winter! Quite a few people in Holl. have the bathroom window open though.
To Reader Wil, indeed, Psalm 121 is comforting in so many situations. «Louis» is pleased to read that it helped sustain your mother when she was in the concentration camp.
ReplyDeleteA kitty in the snow - lovely.
ReplyDeleteWhat a pleasant surprise: a psalm mentioning snow, the snow that you didn't get this year.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed all the comments, which really complete this post.
I like the poetic language of Holy Sciptures (The Torah, the Bible, the Koran, Hindu Sacred Texts). God is the most beautiful poet. And His words are the most moving.
ReplyDeleteAnd it's beautiful pictures too, Dina. They go well with your text.
Oh, I just may have to borrow this verbiage for a Sacred Sunday shot!
ReplyDeleteLovely, lovely. Snow in the psalms.
Jan
GDP
Oh well, this is a good post. I never ever thought of snow in Jerusalem until this post. Now I know.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of snow, we got a bunch of it. I am not sure but 14 inches is predicted for today and we got a lot out there overnight.
Cats love the out of doors but they hate snow.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, we have snow in Cincinnati too now. So, now that I read your psalm, I will look upon this snow and not use the language I might have used had I not read the psalm. It will be a day to relax as it is the Sabbath, and I have no where I must go.
ReplyDeleteGreat psalm and excellent post, Dina.
ReplyDeleteIt is sobering to reflect that in days of yore, people knew who to thank for their natural phenomena instead of attributing scientific explanations and forgetting the source. Scientists may have all the gene and DNA technology, but I have never seen one lay an egg nor create a chicken.
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