I decided to take a little bit of a sabbatical from creating new content this week, so I thought I might drop a few links to some work that predated my more recent spike in activity.
Top 5 Posts Prior to 2016
3. … and that has made all the difference
4. Take a Pass on Primanti at PNC Park
5. The Dragon
While I am taking the week off from new content, I’m still more than willing and open to conversation, so feel free to follow up in the comments.
The Untenable Position of a Whale 
meep! meep!
i.e., first!
as it suddenly got dark outside.. i noted to Mel how It’s Raining Again.. and now there’s a Supertramp song running through my head..
spending the afternoon translating Psalm Nineteen.. i find this sort of work to be the most pleasurable of all.. so i’m especially infused with joy at the moment!
Yeah, you actually surprised me when you said that it was raining. Was just beautiful a few minutes ago… actually still is just happens to be raining. Glad to hear that you are enjoying your work.
i hear thunder rumbling.. would be nice to have a good thunderstorm!!
thought i’d share my fresh translation.. i trust its faithful to the Hebrew Masoretic Text.. note: for WordPress formatting i’ve added the > to suggest a greater spacing..
Psalm Nineteen
The heavens recount the glory of God,
> and the firmament brings to light the work of His hands.
Day after day they publish speech,
> and night after night they breath out knowledge.
There is no speech, there are no words,
> there is no hearing of their voice;
Yet their voices gush forth into all the earth,
> and their proclamations to the end of the world.
He has pitched a tent for the sun in the heavens;
> it bursts forth like a bridegroom from his chamber,
> and rejoices like a warrior to run his path.
> It rises from one end of heaven to the other,
> and follows its circuit from east to west.
And there is none hidden from its heat.
The law of Yahweh is perfect,
> reviving the soul.
The testimony of Yahweh is certain,
> making wise the simple.
The precepts of Yahweh are straight,
> making the heart rejoice.
The commandment of Yahweh is radiant,
> giving light to the eyes.
The fear of Yahweh is pure,
> enduring forever.
The judgements of Yahweh are true,
> they are entirely righteous,
> more desirable than gold,
> even much fine gold,
> and sweeter than honey,
> even honey flowing from honeycombs.
Moreover, your servant is illumined by them;
> in keeping them is my good end.
Who can discern errors?
> From hidden sins release me!
Also, from presumptuous persons spare your servant.
> Let them not rule over me!
Then I shall be whole and free of great transgression.
May the words of my mouth be according to Your pleasure,
> and may the meditation of my heart be in line with Your will,
O Yahweh, my Rock and my Redeemer.
thinking the word “illumined” would be better read as “illuminated” ??
It would, but all in all good work from St far as I can tell, has the same basic thrust that I am used to, but some of the slight variations are interesting.
thanks.. yeah, i’ve changed the language there, and made a few other improvements..
the most significant variation of note i think would be the line: Spare your servant from presumptuous persons, let them not rule over me!
in contradistinction to the traditional wording of the New King James that reads: Also keep back Your servant from presumptuous sins; Let them not rule over me.
puts a different emphasis on things..
Thanks for the posts. I read more than a few but my brain is too tired to comment. It’s interesting that once you blog for awhile, a lot of posts get buried. I may have to resurrect some of mine.
It’s funny to go back and read some of what I have written. I can go back and remember my framework for what I had to say, but it is something that I don’t even worry about anymore because I have rejected even the framework that I was originally working in.
I find that I am doing more deconstructing now, where I was attempting to reform in the past.