Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous. Praise befits the upright. Praise the Lord with the lyre; make melody to him with the harp of ten strings. Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts. (Psalm 33: 1-3)
Rejoice is translated from ranan. This is a spontaneous shout of joy after overcoming a threat.
The praise of the second sentence is tehillah which suggests boasting, roaring, acting like a fool or a madman.
In the third sentence the translator has used praise for the Hebrew verb yadah. Other translators use "give thanks." The Hebrew concept is related to a verb of the same spelling that means to shoot arrows or cast a fishing line or put down a burden.
Make melody can also be translated as make music or sing praises. The verb is derived from zamar which means to trim or prune, as a vine or fruit tree might be pruned.
We come rejoicing in all things. In joy our encumbrances are pruned. In joy we reach out for what we need. In joy we lose our caution and trust in God. In joy we shout out loud.
Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and shield. Our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name. Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you. (Psalm 33: 20-22)
A few bars of Beethoven's Ode to Joy is available from SonyMusic. (Symphony Number 9 in D Minor, Opus 125 "Choral") This is a .wav file.
Rejoice is translated from ranan. This is a spontaneous shout of joy after overcoming a threat.
The praise of the second sentence is tehillah which suggests boasting, roaring, acting like a fool or a madman.
In the third sentence the translator has used praise for the Hebrew verb yadah. Other translators use "give thanks." The Hebrew concept is related to a verb of the same spelling that means to shoot arrows or cast a fishing line or put down a burden.
Make melody can also be translated as make music or sing praises. The verb is derived from zamar which means to trim or prune, as a vine or fruit tree might be pruned.
We come rejoicing in all things. In joy our encumbrances are pruned. In joy we reach out for what we need. In joy we lose our caution and trust in God. In joy we shout out loud.
Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and shield. Our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name. Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you. (Psalm 33: 20-22)
A few bars of Beethoven's Ode to Joy is available from SonyMusic. (Symphony Number 9 in D Minor, Opus 125 "Choral") This is a .wav file.
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