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When our Psalm is recited at the end of the <\/span>Shacharit<\/em> <\/span>(Morning Service) as the<\/span> Song of the Day on Mondays<\/span><\/a>, it is prefaced by saying: \u201cToday is the second day of the week, on which the Levites would sing in the Temple: \u2018A song. A psalm of the Korahites\u2026\u2019\u201d (<\/span>48:1<\/span><\/a>). The Psalm continues: \u201cThe Lord is great and much acclaimed in the city of our God, His holy mountain \u2014 beautiful view, joy of all the earth, Mount Zion\u201d (verses 2-3).<\/span><\/p>\n

Tanhuma Buber Pekudei 8<\/span><\/a> (and parallels) relates the story of a trader who went to the Land of Israel in hopes of selling peppers. When he did not manage to sell any, he exclaimed, \u201cIs this indeed the city which Scripture refers to as: \u2018Joy of all the earth\u2019\u201d?! But then, after he did manage to sell all his peppers, he again recited the verse, but in fuller form: \u201cThe Lord is great and much acclaimed in the city of our God, His holy mountain \u2014 beautiful view, joy of all the earth, Mount Zion\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pesikta_Rabbati, Pisqa\u2019 41<\/span><\/a> preserves an extensive homily on these verses attributed to the renowned <\/span>darshan<\/span><\/em>, <\/span><\/i>Rabbi Tanhuma bar Abba, who was active in the Land of Israel in the 4<\/span>th<\/span> century CE. The expression \u201cbeautiful view \u2013 <\/span>yefeh nof<\/span><\/em>\u201d refers to the \u201cbeauty of the bride\u201d (Greek <\/span>qalos ninfi<\/span><\/em>). Another interpretation of <\/span>yefeh nof<\/span><\/em> understands this expression as referring to \u201cbeauty of branches \u2013 <\/span>\u2018<\/span><\/i>anafim<\/span><\/em>\u201d, and goes on to describe Jerusalem as a beautiful fig tree, whose roots are firmly planted in the earth, and rises up with her branches spreading out in every direction, as the future Jerusalem is described in<\/span> Ezekiel 41:7<\/span><\/a>. A phonetically based midrash understands <\/span>nof<\/span><\/i> to refer to the beauty of \u201cthe waving of the Omer\u201d (<\/span>hanafat ha-omer<\/span><\/em>)<\/span><\/i> by the priest in the Temple in Jerusalem (see<\/span> Leviticus 23:11<\/span><\/a>).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Yet another interpretation understands <\/span>yefeh nof<\/span><\/em> as referring to the beautiful way in which the oppressive Nations of the World will be \u201cwaved away\u201d in the future. On the other hand, <\/span>yefe nof<\/span><\/em> may refer to the way everyone beautifies, praises and \u201cwaves \u2013 <\/span>manifim<\/span><\/em>\u201d (their hands) in acclamation of Jerusalem.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This homily continues with midrashic interpretations of the expression \u201cjoy of all the earth, Mount Zion \u2013 <\/span>mesos kol ha-\u2018aretz har-Tzion<\/em> <\/span>\u201d. This indicates that joy does indeed come from Zion, as it says: \u201c\u2026the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come with shouting to Zion, crowned with joy everlasting. They shall attain joy and gladness\u201d (<\/span>Isaiah 35:10<\/span><\/a>)\u2026Indeed, the future salvation shall come from Zion, as it says: \u201cO that the salvation of Israel will come from Zion\u201d (<\/span>Psalms 14:7<\/span><\/a>). And the shofar blast which will bring near the redemption of Israel comes out of Zion, as it says: \u201cBlow a horn in Zion\u2026for the day of the Lord has come! It is close\u201d (<\/span>Joel 2:1<\/span><\/a>). This is how Rabbi Tanhuma bar Abba preached.<\/span><\/p>\n

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