RR Psalm 33:2,3 Part 2
Shalom,
Psalm 33:2 Praise Adonai with the harp. Sing praises to Him with a ten string lyre. 3 Sing to Him a new song! Play skillfully amid shouts of joy.
The first Hebrew word of verse 2 and the last Hebrew word of verse 3 captured my attention today. What’s in between is pretty good too. Verse 2 starts with the Hebrew word “Hodu,” meaning “thanksgiving.”
Rabbi Trail: A turkey is not a bird indigenous to the Middle East. In biblical times, turkey’s were unknown in that part of the world. So naturally, there is no biblical word for turkey (birds). Modern Hebrew has assigned the Hebrew name for turkey as “Hodu,” the biblical word for “thanksgiving.” Makes perfect sense. End RT.
“Thanksgiving” is a consistent theme throughout Scripture. It was hard to single out only two instances from among hundreds, but here they are. Notice how they echo of the words in our subject verses.…
Psalm 7:18(17) I will praise (give thanks to) Adonai for His justice. I sing praise to the Name of Adonai Elyon!
Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Messiah dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another with all wisdom in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with gratitude in your hearts to God.
Now to the last Hebrew word of verse 3, “(Bi)Teruah.” “Bi” as a prefix means “in.” Teruah is a loud blast, a battle cry of victory. It is one of four Shofar sounds made on the Feast of Trumpets, and the Hebrew name for the 9 short staccato blasts to call us to attention (like the sound of an alarm clock). In our subject verse, it is translated as “shouts of joy.”
Of course we shout for joy… we can’t help ourselves… this is a new song. Since Yeshua came to earth, we are living in a new day. Galatians 4:4 But when the fullness of time came, God sent out His Son, born of a woman and born under law— 5 to free those under law, so we might receive adoption as sons. 6 Now because you are sons, God sent the Ruach of His Son into our hearts, who cries out, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave but a son—and if a son, also an heir through God.
We are no longer servants, but sons and daughters, heirs to the promises of God. What else can we do? We must sing praises to the One Who came to include us in His family of royal priests. Yes, it is a day of gladness. Psalm 16:11 You make known to me the path of life. Abundance of joys are in Your presence, eternal pleasures at Your right hand. Shalom shalom.
Daily Bread, reading plan by Lars Enarson (https://www.thewatchman.org/)
Tue22-July 202526th of Tamuz, 5785
Nu 32:1-19Ez 231 Ch 3Php 3 (Lk 21)
Psalm 33:2 Praise Adonai with the harp. Sing praises to Him with a ten string lyre. 3 Sing to Him a new song! Play skillfully amid shouts of joy.
The first Hebrew word of verse 2 and the last Hebrew word of verse 3 captured my attention today. What’s in between is pretty good too. Verse 2 starts with the Hebrew word “Hodu,” meaning “thanksgiving.”
Rabbi Trail: A turkey is not a bird indigenous to the Middle East. In biblical times, turkey’s were unknown in that part of the world. So naturally, there is no biblical word for turkey (birds). Modern Hebrew has assigned the Hebrew name for turkey as “Hodu,” the biblical word for “thanksgiving.” Makes perfect sense. End RT.
“Thanksgiving” is a consistent theme throughout Scripture. It was hard to single out only two instances from among hundreds, but here they are. Notice how they echo of the words in our subject verses.…
Psalm 7:18(17) I will praise (give thanks to) Adonai for His justice. I sing praise to the Name of Adonai Elyon!
Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Messiah dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another with all wisdom in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with gratitude in your hearts to God.
Now to the last Hebrew word of verse 3, “(Bi)Teruah.” “Bi” as a prefix means “in.” Teruah is a loud blast, a battle cry of victory. It is one of four Shofar sounds made on the Feast of Trumpets, and the Hebrew name for the 9 short staccato blasts to call us to attention (like the sound of an alarm clock). In our subject verse, it is translated as “shouts of joy.”
Of course we shout for joy… we can’t help ourselves… this is a new song. Since Yeshua came to earth, we are living in a new day. Galatians 4:4 But when the fullness of time came, God sent out His Son, born of a woman and born under law— 5 to free those under law, so we might receive adoption as sons. 6 Now because you are sons, God sent the Ruach of His Son into our hearts, who cries out, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave but a son—and if a son, also an heir through God.
We are no longer servants, but sons and daughters, heirs to the promises of God. What else can we do? We must sing praises to the One Who came to include us in His family of royal priests. Yes, it is a day of gladness. Psalm 16:11 You make known to me the path of life. Abundance of joys are in Your presence, eternal pleasures at Your right hand. Shalom shalom.
Daily Bread, reading plan by Lars Enarson (https://www.thewatchman.org/)
Tue22-July 202526th of Tamuz, 5785
Nu 32:1-19Ez 231 Ch 3Php 3 (Lk 21)
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