What is the significance of the words aleph, beth, gimel. Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart read verse in new international version. Ps 119 is one of the most complete and extensive examples of a hebrew alphabetic acrostic psalm. Psalm 119 letters and meanings psalm 119 contains the 22 letters of the hebrew alphabet. David wrote this chapter in an acrostic pattern and every letter of the alphabet is followed by 8 verses. An acrostic poem in hebrew is one in which the initial letters of the lines form the alphabet in order. Write the manual print version or block version and cursive version of bet as follows. The hebrew alphabet contains twentytwo letters and this psalm contains. Psalm 51 is one of seven penitential psalms 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, and 143. Other people reckon differently with disagreement about verses 84, 90, 121, and 2. Salmos 119 em hebraico psalms chapter 119 in hebrew duration. In its original form, it was written as an acrostic, which means each stanza starts with one of the twentytwo letters of the hebrew alphabet. Psalm 119 the wonder of the word psalm 119 has as its theme the word of god. Pdf interpreting torah in psalm 1 in the light of psalm 119.
It is an alphabetic acrostic in which each group of eight verses all begin with the same letter of the hebrew alphabet, and almost every verse focuses on the beauty of gods torah. David guzik commentary on psalm 119, which is the longest psalm and the longest chapter. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the lord 2 blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart 3 they also do no iniquity. Each portion begins with a letter of the hebrew alphabet. Read these psalms as a group and compare similar expressions. Alonsoschokel, in his book a manual of hebrew poetics, expresses his.
It is divided into twentytwo parts or stanzas, denoted by the twentytwo letters of the hebrew alphabet. Youngs concordance provides additional definitions. Using psalm 119 to work with hebrew letters frater s. In modern hebrew, the letter bet can appear in three forms. It is referred to in hebrew by its opening words, ashrei temimei derech.
Italics words in italics indicate the english paraphrase for the initial hebrew. Scripture downloads the society for distributing hebrew scriptures. Psalms hebrew english translation massoretic text mt. Tehillim book of psalms read online tehillim online. Finally, the pdf version of the graphic contains hyperlinks to hebrew root. It is also the longest psalm and the longest chapter in all of scripture, even longer than quite a. Happy are they that are upright in the way, who walk in the law of the lord. It is not only the longest of all the psalms, with 176 verses, it is the longest chapter of the bible, even longer than many of the books of the bible. Hebrew alphabetic acrostics significance and translation. Each of the hebrew words at the beginning of the 8set verses is a letter of the hebrew alphabet.
Psalm 119 is an acrostic poem divided into 22 stanzas, one for each letter of the hebrew alphabet. At the risk of profaning the bible, let me make a few adjustments. Psalm 119 was written somewhere between 24003000 years ago. So if you were reading in hebrew, each line of psalm 119. Psalms 119, new english translation net the bible app. Blessed is the man that fears the lord, that psalm 128. Our digital scriptorium contains scriptures that are downloadable in pdf format. Pdf this article argued that psalm 37 and proverbs 14 served as sources for the composition of psalm 1. The bible is the instruction manual for wise and blessed living. The form of psalm 119 the hebrew psalter contains a number of acrostic, or alphabetic, psalms. There are 8 verses per letter describing the meaning of the letter. Psalm 119 aleph blessed are those whose way is blameless.
Deal bountifully with thy servant, that i may live, and keep thy word. Each line of this second section of psalm 119 begins with the hebrew letter beth. Psalms 119, new international version niv the bible app. Each of the 22 sections is given a letter of the hebrew alphabet, and each line in that section begins with that letter. In case you missed my first post on psalmistry, check it out here.
Actually, i think this might be very good study to do as a family. In the taped series from which this book was drawn, there is a great deal of detailed exegesis from my study of the hebrew text of psalm 119. But scripture is mentioned in at least 171 of 176 verses. Psalm 119 is the 119th psalm of the book of psalms, generally known in english by its first verse, in the king james version, blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the lord. God is addressed or referred to in every one of the 176 verses. Psalm 25 is one of several acrostic poems in the bible others include psalms 9, 10. The nonhebrew full bibles marked with an asterisk, contain the books of the tanakh old testament in the order of the jewish cannon. There are 22 letters in the hebrew alphabet, and this psalm contains 22 units of 8 verses each. Anointed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the lord.
Old testament hebrew english holy name king james version with strongs numbers. Hebrew ot transliteration holy name kjv tehillim psalms 119. This psalm contains 176 verses of praise of hashem, making it the longest chapter in the entire tanach. In those psalms, each of the verses starts with one of the letters from the 22 lettered hebrew alphabet.
You may use portions of this psalm to connect with certain letters in order to. Psalm 119 blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the lord. First of all, it has the distinction of being the longest chapter in the bible. The psalm is divided into twentytwo sections corresponding to the letters of the hebrew alphabet, each of which is comprised of eight verses. Psalm 119 a tribute to the word of god salm 119 is a tribute to the beauty and the splendor of the word of god. It is the longest psalm and also the longest chapter in the bible. Using psalm 119, the chapter that includes a group of 8 verses per each hebrew letter, one may find new ways to work with the divine alefbet. Psalms 9, 10, 25, 34, 37, 111, 112 and 145 are examples. Psalm 119 is a beautiful psalm all about gods word. The book of psalms is in the third section of the hebrew bible, the khetuvim. Language, that is the very wording of the psalms, is the only effective means of establishing any psalm s date, because the psalms, in general, only rarely refer to easily identifiable historic events. The book is an anthology of individual psalms, with 150 in the jewish and western. The book of psalms is in the third section of the hebrew bible, the khetuvim, and a book of the christian old testament.
The masorites said that the word of god is mentioned in every verse except psalm 119. Pdf psalm 119 acrostic paraphrase with end notes, annotations. It is written in a format that will allow us to read and study the key concepts with. Psalm 119 6409 final basic training bible ministries. Structure of psalm 119 57 fact that the hebrews did count syllables, after all, like poets in the western indoeuropean tradition, and not just accented syllables. It is known among the germans as the christians golden a b c of the praise, love, power, and use of the word of god.
Because the pronunciation of biblical hebrew at that time was. A joint tehillim read for the refuah of your beloved ones tehillim online. Psalm 119 niv bible blessed are those whose ways are. The wordplay is invisible in kjv and most englishlanguage editions, but you can see it in the original hebrew. Here is a list of all acrostic passages in the hebrew bible. This psalm containeth sundry prayers, praises, and professions of obedience. Writing an acrostic psalm psalm 119 is known as the great psalm. Bartsch 4 b3 the psalmists affirmation to god of successful living by his word 119. Tehilim online, to read psalms of david in hebrew or transliterated. The hebrew alphabet as a divine name with respect to psalm 119.
The format of psalm 119 is an alphabetic acrostic, meaning that the first letters of each line in hebrew follow through the alphabet, 8 lines per letter, thus 8 lines x 22 letters in hebrew. Just remember that the beginning of the line is on the right. These strange words are the letters of the hebrew alphabet. Work through psalms 119 either as an individual, a couple, or as a family. Verbal forms in biblical hebrew poetry vu research portal vrije. Psalm 119, the psalm of the law, is the centerpiece of matins on saturdays, some sundays, and. For many this is the only known alphabetic acrostic in the bible. It is understood that eusebius statement may only reflect circumstances in his own day 4th century c.
Psalm 119 uses late biblical hebrew as opposed to the classical form of the language. Ordo lectionum missae pdf in latin, libreria editrice vaticana, 1981. Read and study psalms 119 in the original language with the interlinear study bible on. Each stanza contains eight verses, and the first letter of each verse is that which gives name to the stanza.
Since psalm 119 is the longest psalm in the bible, it shows us the. Expan ded analysis o f psalm 119, a crostic o go s word, by james t. If you turn to psalm 119 in your bible, you will notice that there is a strange word every 8 verses. The best evidence for this conclusion is linguistic. Regardless of writer, psalm 119 has some very special qualities. The eighth day after birth, therefore, is the day when a jewish baby boy is circumcised, because it reflects. The book of psalms commonly referred to simply as psalms, the psalter or the psalms, is the.