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In general, there are profound connections between the Books of Isaiah and Psalms. In chapter 12 of Isaiah there is a full psalm of thanksgiving as an integral part of the vision of redemption and ingathering of exiles, and the sages point out a psalm scattered throughout the chapters of Jerusalem\u2019s salvation (Is. 24\u201327). Likewise, Hezekiah\u2019s psalm of thanks\u00adgiving for his recovery from illness (38:9\u201320) appears only in Isaiah, and not in the parallel chapters in the Book of Kings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Isaiah\u2019s disciples continued on his prophetic path, with lofty ideas and a lyrical style, from Manasseh\u2019s time until Jerusalem\u2019s destruction, which is described in the final historical psalm:<\/span><\/p>\n

The Lord\u2019s kindnesses I will mention; the Lord\u2019s praises, for all the Lord has bestowed upon us. (63:7)<\/span><\/p>\n

The opening mention of God\u2019s kindness, together with the mention of Moses\u2019 song at the sea after the exodus from Egypt (63:7\u201314), recall Psalm 106:<\/span><\/p>\n

Who can express the Lord\u2019s might or proclaim all his praises. (106:2)<\/span><\/p>\n

He blasted the Sea of Reeds and it dried up, and He led them through the deep as if through the wilderness. (106:9)<\/span><\/p>\n

They forgot God their savior. (106:21)<\/span><\/p>\n

What follows in Isaiah is:<\/span><\/p>\n

But they rebelled, and vexed His holy spirit\u2026Dividing the water before them\u2026That led them through the deep like a horse in the wilderness. (Is. 63:10\u201313)<\/span><\/p>\n

Afterwards, we find a great cry in the face of terrible destruction:<\/span><\/p>\n

Look down from heaven and see\u2026Where is Your fervor, Your acts of might? (63:15)<\/span><\/p>\n

Your holy cities became wilderness, Zion became a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. (64:9\u201310)<\/span><\/p>\n

This cry is similar to Jeremiah\u2019s cry in his final prophecy (Jer. 32:16\u201325), and to the cries of the psalms of destruction.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why, O God, have You abandoned us forever (Ps 74:1);<\/span><\/p>\n

Arise, O God, champion Your cause (74:22);<\/span><\/p>\n

How long, O Lord, will You be furious forever (79:5);<\/span><\/p>\n

How long, O Lord, will You remain hidden forever (89:47);<\/span><\/p>\n

O God of hosts, come back now, look down from heaven and see (80:15);<\/span><\/p>\n

Shine Your face and we will be saved. (80:20)<\/span><\/p>\n

The school of psalmists existed in Jerusalem from David\u2019s time until after the destruction of the Temple. David\u2019s followers, and Assaf and Ethan the Ezrahite, continued composing psalms through divine inspiration. Isaiah and his disciples took part in this lyrical composition through prophecy, and as David\u2019s psalms inspired psalmists after him, Isaiah\u2019s prophecies inspired his disciples to prophesy in his style and spirit.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

From: Lau and Bin Nun, <\/span>Isaiah: Prophet of Righteousness and Justice<\/em> <\/span>(Maggid Books, 2019), pp. 244-246.<\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":65184,"id":65184,"title":"Isaiah-LauBinNun","filename":"Isaiah-LauBinNun.png","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Isaiah-LauBinNun.png","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/a-vision-of-a-brighter-future\/isaiah-laubinnun\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"isaiah-laubinnun","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":65181,"date":"2019-11-04 21:10:18","modified":"2019-12-16 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