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1 | Psalm 119? | Ps 119:1 | michael03 | 198559 | ||
Shalom, brothers and sisters. I have a question about Psalm 119. Each section has a letter from the hebrew alphabet, is there a reason for this, or is that how the Psalm was divided up? Praise the Lord, michael. | ||||||
2 | Psalm 119? | Ps 119:1 | Hank | 198560 | ||
Dear Michael :: This majestic Psalm 119, a marvelous paean to God's word, celebrates the supreme excellence of Scripture in a uniquely beautiful and poetic way found nowhere else in all the Bible. It is written in acrostic form, being divided into 22 sections, each section representing the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. There are eight verses in each section, each verse beginning with the same Hebrew letter, Aleph in the first section, Beth in the second, Gimel in the third, and so on through Tav, the final section. Thus, in all eight verses in the first section, the first word in each verse begins with the Hebrew letter Aleph, and so on. You will notice that the Psalm contains 176 verses, which is the product of 8 (verses) x 22 (sections). It's hard to imagine the consummate linguistic skill required to construct this masterpiece in the Hebrew. I am poor in that I don't know Hebrew, but I have read many times that scholars of ancient Hebrew are lavish in their unbridled admiration for the unexcelled poetry in the Hebrew Scriptures. --Hank | ||||||
3 | Psalm 119? | Ps 119:1 | michael03 | 198561 | ||
Shalom, brother Hank. I sent a reply, but it seems to have gotten lost in the mail. Thank you for your help. A friend on this forum, helped me get started learning Hebrew. That is the only reason I knew about the letters. Thank you for your time, and help. May our Lord bless you always, michael | ||||||