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It is possible that a rebellion was being planned by ministers in King David\u2019s administration together with his guards. Their intention was to undermine the righteous king\u2019s rule and to kill him.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

At that time, one of the prominent ministers stood in their way, and without his assistance their plan could not be carried out. The plotters therefore tried to entice him to join with them, promising that if he did so, they would anoint him as king in place of David. He resisted them, telling them that their evil plan was dangerous for them all, for even if he did join them, they would find no success. He argued that our master David was a pure and righteous individual who God would protect from all obstacles, and those who plotted against him would surely be punished as they deserved.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Realizing that they could not convince him, they decided to capture and kill him so that he should not succeed in undoing their plans When this minister realized his predicament, he took up this prayer:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

3) O LORD, set a guard over my mouth, that I should not agree to join them, set a watch etc. 4) let my mind not turn to an evil thing, etc. 5) for I know that if Heaven forfend I should agree, and they take his life, then the righteous man will strike me and reprove me, that is, my heart will strike me and belittle me for turning against a righteous man who did no wrong. My soul will never be at rest, knowing as I do that it is I who caused his life to be forfeited. It is for this reason that I ask of You, that I should not deviate from my original decision to reject their offers to raise me up to become king.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Furthermore, I pray of You, that I should pay no attention to their threats against me should I refuse to join them, and protect me that they should not harm me \u2013 and that beyond that 6) their judges, who declared a death sentence against me should slip on the rock, and my words, rebuking them, should be heard when I declare that they should receive from God the punishment that they deserve. For ultimately they will be forced to admit their sins and accept their punishment, saying 7) that just as when the earth is broken up and plowed to be sown, if good seeds are planted, the earth will bring forth good grain, yet if poor quality seeds are planted, the earth will bring forth weeds and prickly shrubs, so by our actions we have sown ourselves at the mouth of Sheol. That is to say, they will admit that they are reaping what they planted; that they brought this upon themselves.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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

Translated and adapted by Rabbi Shalom Z. Berger, Ed.D.
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In the previous chapter<\/span><\/a>, we displayed Moshe Greenberg\u2019s ingenuity in parsing a particularly idiosyncratic psalm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Here, in this psalm of supplication, we will demonstrate how Robert Alter worked to make sense of one of which he observed: \u201cIt is at this point [v.5] that the coherence of the Hebrew text breaks down\u201d (322). Let us compare some of the translations that have been offered.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\r\n

Old JPS<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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New JPS<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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Robert Alter<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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Targum<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n

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A<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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Let the righteous smite me in kindness,<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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Let the righteous man strike me in loyalty,<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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Let the righteous man strike me,<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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The righteous man will strike me because of kindness,<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n

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B<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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and correct me;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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let him reprove me;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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the faithful rebuke me,<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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and rebuke me;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n

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C<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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oil so choice let not my head refuse;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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let my head not refuse such choice oil.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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let no wicked man\u2019s oil adorn my head<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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the oil of holy anointing will not cease from my head,<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n

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D<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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

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for still is my prayer because of their wickedness.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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My prayers are still against their evil deeds.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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for still my prayer is against their evils.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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for still my prayer is marshaled against their evil.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

There is reasonably comparable treatment of all segments by all the translators, save for Alter, who separated \u201cthe faithful\u201d from A (reading <\/span>chasid<\/span><\/i> instead of the Masoretic <\/span>chesed<\/span><\/i>) and attached it to B, and whose translation of segment C is completely different from the others, particularly in his introduction of the \u201cwicked man\u201d and the interpolation of the verb \u201cadorn,\u201d which occupy no place in any other version. Here is Alter\u2019s explanation:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This whole clause is problematic in the Hebrew, which seems to say \u201cLet not oil of the head (<\/span>shemen ro\u2019sh<\/span><\/i>) negate [?] (<\/span>al yani<\/span><\/i>) my head (<\/span>ro\u2019shi<\/span><\/i>).\u201d The translation assumes that the first <\/span>ro\u2019sh<\/span><\/i> (\u201chead\u201d) has been inadvertently duplicated from the second, and originally read <\/span>rasha<\/span><\/i>`, \u201cwicked man.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The verb <\/span>yani<\/span><\/i> here is anomalous, lacking the <\/span>aleph<\/span><\/i> at the end that would make it mean \u201cnegate\u201d and not corresponding to any recognizable Hebrew verb formation. The translation guesses it may derive from the root <\/span>n-w-h<\/span><\/i> (\u201cto be beautiful,\u201d yielding <\/span>noy<\/span><\/i>, \u201cbeauty\u201d in postbiblical Hebrew). Oil on the head was regarded as a pleasure and an enhancement.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Whatever the obscurity, the line means to contrast the preferability of being rebuked by the righteous to the pleasures of the wicked. <\/span>
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Accept the prayers
\r\nfrom my mouth
\r\nlike incense
\r\nlike a sacrifice
\r\nsmoke ascending
\r\nthrough a veil of clouds
\r\nRain protection
\r\non my soul
\r\nanoint my head
\r\nwith holy oils
\r\nthe guidance and the words
\r\nof righteous men
\r\nLet evil counsel
\r\ncrash on rocks
\r\ndistant from my path
\r\nan avalanche afar
\r\nthat does no harm
\r\nI know, in time, my bones will lie
\r\nabandoned white as chalk
\r\nin time all flesh returns
\r\nto earth
\r\nyet I still need
\r\nto move to breathe
\r\nand I still need to hope
\r\nand I still look to You
\r\nfor life<\/p>\r\n

Excerpted from: Gaya Aranoff Bernstein,\u00a0Psalmsongs: A Gathering of Psalms<\/em>, (An Arthur Kurzweil Book, New York\/Jerusalem, 2013)<\/p>","post_main_content_image":{"id":80037,"alt":"","title":"psalmsongs4","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalmsongs4.jpg","width":2894,"height":1928,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalmsongs4-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalmsongs4-300x200.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":200,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalmsongs4-768x512.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":512,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalmsongs4-1024x682.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":682,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalmsongs4.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1023,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalmsongs4.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1364,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalmsongs4-1200x799.jpg","post_full_size-width":1200,"post_full_size-height":799,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalmsongs4-630x420.jpg","home_baner-width":630,"home_baner-height":420}},"post_main_content_embedded_video":"","post_main_content_video_duration":"","post_main_content_show_fb_comments":"1","post_main_content_credit_media":"","tile_top_caption":"929 Poetry Corner","tile_main_caption":"Psalmsongs 141","tile_main_caption_size":"1","tile_sub_caption":"in time all flesh returns to earth yet I still need to move to breathe and I still need to hope","tile_preview_embedded":"","tile_preview_image":{"id":80037,"alt":"","title":"psalmsongs4","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalmsongs4.jpg","width":2894,"height":1928,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalmsongs4-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalmsongs4-300x200.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":200,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalmsongs4-768x512.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":512,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalmsongs4-1024x682.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":682,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalmsongs4.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1023,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalmsongs4.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1364,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalmsongs4-1200x799.jpg","post_full_size-width":1200,"post_full_size-height":799,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalmsongs4-630x420.jpg","home_baner-width":630,"home_baner-height":420}},"tile_preview_video":"","tile_external_link":"","tile_link_for_pay":"0","tile_tile_gallery_items":"","tile_credits":"","alternate_tile_top_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption_size":"1","alternate_tile_sub_caption":"","alternate_tile_hide_media":"0","tile_group_preview_image_url":"","tile_group_main_caption":"","tile_group_sub_caption":"","tile_group_popup_package_extra_content":"","tile_group_read_time":"","home_color":"","home_gallery_top":"","home_gallery_middle":"","home_gallery_book":"","home_gallery_bottom":"","seo_seo_title":"","seo_seo_description":"","seo_seo_default_title":"","seo_seo_default_description":"","links":false,"chapter_info":{"books_group":"Writings","book":"Psalms","chapter":"141","chapter_main_number":"708","date":"20280516","wall_id":"708"},"link_for_pay":false,"tags":false},{"order":6,"id":"91258","color":"#f2e9df","size":"1","name":"Prayer As Offering\u00a0 ","post_title":"Prayer As Offering\u00a0","slug":"prayer-as-offering","old_id":"91258","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":{"id":78133,"post_title":"Josh Blechner","slug":"josh-blechner","old_id":"78133","first_name":"Josh ","last_name":"Blechner ","description":"Josh first finished the Tanach during Yeshiva in Mevaseret Zion. 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Tefilah, prayer, is a common theme in Psalms. While the Tabernacle was available to King David and the Temple would be built soon after his death, King David laid the groundwork for direct supplication to God. Nowadays, the prayer services have replaced the Temple services both with direct replacement as in the <\/span>musaf<\/em> <\/span>service and in additional services such as the morning prayers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

King David, though, did not invent the idea of praying. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob all prayed and were the inspiration for the three services during the day. Moses, Miriam and Devorah all sang songs of praise to God. Moses also prayed for his sister and on behalf of the Jewish people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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\"For my eyes are unto You, O God, the Lord; in You have I taken refuge, do not pour out my soul.\" (Psalm 141:8)<\/p>\r\n


\r\nAlthough I cannot see a thread nor weave
\r\nA vest to keep us warm, nor hold the key
\r\nThat would unlock the guarded mystery
\r\nOf why we suffer, God, and why we grieve \u2014
\r\nAlthough I cannot see, I can perceive
\r\nA beacon's light; although I cannot see
\r\nAt all, I sometimes hear a symphony
\r\nAnd when I hear its music, I believe.<\/p>\r\n

Although I cannot see a port, although
\r\nI cannot steer a vessel in the night,
\r\nAlthough the fog is very thick \u2014 I know
\r\nI saw a beacon from a light-house glow;
\r\nO Lord, I pray that memory of light
\r\nMay guide me to Your archipelago.<\/p>","post_main_content_image":{"id":91255,"alt":"","title":"ps141-lighthouse","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ps141-lighthouse.jpg","width":1920,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ps141-lighthouse-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ps141-lighthouse-300x169.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":169,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ps141-lighthouse-768x432.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ps141-lighthouse-1024x576.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":576,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ps141-lighthouse.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ps141-lighthouse.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1080,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ps141-lighthouse-1200x675.jpg","post_full_size-width":1200,"post_full_size-height":675,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ps141-lighthouse-747x420.jpg","home_baner-width":747,"home_baner-height":420}},"post_main_content_embedded_video":"","post_main_content_video_duration":"","post_main_content_show_fb_comments":"1","post_main_content_credit_media":"","tile_top_caption":"929 Poetry Corner","tile_main_caption":"The Beacon","tile_main_caption_size":"1","tile_sub_caption":"I saw a beacon from a light-house glow; \/ O Lord, I pray that memory of light \/ May guide me to Your archipelago","tile_preview_embedded":"","tile_preview_image":{"id":91255,"alt":"","title":"ps141-lighthouse","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ps141-lighthouse.jpg","width":1920,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ps141-lighthouse-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ps141-lighthouse-300x169.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":169,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ps141-lighthouse-768x432.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ps141-lighthouse-1024x576.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":576,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ps141-lighthouse.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ps141-lighthouse.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1080,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ps141-lighthouse-1200x675.jpg","post_full_size-width":1200,"post_full_size-height":675,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ps141-lighthouse-747x420.jpg","home_baner-width":747,"home_baner-height":420}},"tile_preview_video":"","tile_external_link":"","tile_link_for_pay":"0","tile_tile_gallery_items":"","tile_credits":"","alternate_tile_top_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption_size":"1","alternate_tile_sub_caption":"","alternate_tile_hide_media":"0","tile_group_preview_image_url":"","tile_group_main_caption":"","tile_group_sub_caption":"","tile_group_popup_package_extra_content":"","tile_group_read_time":"","home_color":"","home_gallery_top":"","home_gallery_middle":"","home_gallery_book":"","home_gallery_bottom":"","seo_seo_title":"","seo_seo_description":"","seo_seo_default_title":"","seo_seo_default_description":"","links":false,"chapter_info":{"books_group":"Writings","book":"Psalms","chapter":"141","chapter_main_number":"708","date":"20280516","wall_id":"708"},"link_for_pay":false,"tags":false},{"order":8,"id":"91246","color":"#e0e9ef","size":"1","name":"From Your Lips: Psalm 141 ","post_title":"From Your Lips: Psalm 141","slug":"from-your-lips-psalm-141","old_id":"91246","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":{"id":79754,"post_title":"Reuben Ebrahimoff","slug":"reuben-ebrahimoff","old_id":"79754","first_name":"Reuben ","last_name":"Ebrahimoff ","description":"Reuben Ebrahimoff is the author of a \"user's guide\" to the Book of Psalms, entitled \"From Your Lips to God\u2019s Ears, The 10 Things You Need To Know About the Book of Tehillim \u2013 Psalms.\" Affectionately known as \u201cThe Haftorahman,\u201d was the first Mashadi Jew from Persia to attend Yeshiva in the U.S.A. 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Psalm 141:<\/p>\r\n

Author:<\/em>
\r\nKing David--the second king of Israel and father of the Davidic royal and messianic dynasty. David composed over seventy of the 150 psalms of Sefer Tehillim.<\/p>\r\n

When and Why:<\/em>
\r\nDavid wrote this psalm when he went to Philistia to escape Saul. In it, he prays that he should not be tempted to adopt the beliefs and practices of the Philistines.<\/p>\r\n

Genre:<\/em>
\r\nPsalm of Individual Lament--This psalm was written from the perspective of the individual worshipper, who cries out to God in his time of need. It is characterized as an address to God involving a complaint, followed by a request and ending with an expression of trust.<\/p>\r\n

Chapter Summary:<\/em>
\r\nKing David asks of God to safeguard him from sinning with his tongue. Let him not be like the man of evil speech, of whom he spoke in the previous psalm, the Psalmist prays; nor let him sin in thought and by deed.<\/p>\r\n

This psalm consists of ten verses, subdivided into three parts.
\r\nIn verses 1 and 2, King David requests of God that his prayer be accepted.
\r\nIn verses 3-7, he asks God to protect him from the temptations to join the wicked and act accordingly.
\r\nIn verses 8-10, he further petitions the Almighty to save him from falling into the traps set by the wicked.<\/p>\r\n

Introductory Words:<\/em>
\r\n\u05dc\u05de\u05e0\u05e6\u05d7--Lemnatsei\u2019ach--To the Conductor
\r\n\u05de\u05d6\u05de\u05d5\u05e8--Mizmor--Musical Accompaniment<\/p>\r\n

Shimush Tehillim--When to Say:<\/em>
\r\nTo heal one\u2019s heart--verse 4 states: \u201cLet my heart not turn to anything evil, to occupy itself in deeds of wickedness.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Excerpted from <\/span>From Your Lips To God\u2019s Ears<\/span><\/em>, by Reuben Ebrahimoff.<\/span><\/p>","post_main_content_image":{"id":79908,"alt":"","title":"psalms - rebrahimoff","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/png","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalms-rebrahimoff.png","width":1000,"height":1000,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalms-rebrahimoff-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalms-rebrahimoff-300x300.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalms-rebrahimoff-768x768.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":768,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalms-rebrahimoff.png","large-width":1000,"large-height":1000,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalms-rebrahimoff.png","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":1000,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalms-rebrahimoff.png","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":1000,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalms-rebrahimoff.png","post_full_size-width":1000,"post_full_size-height":1000,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalms-rebrahimoff-420x420.png","home_baner-width":420,"home_baner-height":420}},"post_main_content_embedded_video":"","post_main_content_video_duration":"","post_main_content_show_fb_comments":"1","post_main_content_credit_media":"","tile_top_caption":"Psalms: A Users Guide","tile_main_caption":"From Your Lips: Psalm 141","tile_main_caption_size":"1","tile_sub_caption":"A concise survey of the psalm's structure and content","tile_preview_embedded":"","tile_preview_image":{"id":79908,"alt":"","title":"psalms - rebrahimoff","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/png","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalms-rebrahimoff.png","width":1000,"height":1000,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalms-rebrahimoff-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalms-rebrahimoff-300x300.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalms-rebrahimoff-768x768.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":768,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalms-rebrahimoff.png","large-width":1000,"large-height":1000,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalms-rebrahimoff.png","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":1000,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalms-rebrahimoff.png","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":1000,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalms-rebrahimoff.png","post_full_size-width":1000,"post_full_size-height":1000,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalms-rebrahimoff-420x420.png","home_baner-width":420,"home_baner-height":420}},"tile_preview_video":"","tile_external_link":"","tile_link_for_pay":"0","tile_tile_gallery_items":"","tile_credits":"","alternate_tile_top_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption_size":"1","alternate_tile_sub_caption":"","alternate_tile_hide_media":"0","tile_group_preview_image_url":"","tile_group_main_caption":"","tile_group_sub_caption":"","tile_group_popup_package_extra_content":"","tile_group_read_time":"","home_color":"","home_gallery_top":"","home_gallery_middle":"","home_gallery_book":"","home_gallery_bottom":"","seo_seo_title":"","seo_seo_description":"","seo_seo_default_title":"","seo_seo_default_description":"","links":false,"chapter_info":{"books_group":"Writings","book":"Psalms","chapter":"141","chapter_main_number":"708","date":"20280516","wall_id":"708"},"link_for_pay":false,"tags":false},{"order":9,"id":"91244","color":"#faeed8","size":"1","name":"Better Rebuked By The Righteous ","post_title":"Better Rebuked By The Righteous","slug":"better-rebuked-by-the-righteous","old_id":"91244","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":{"id":54356,"post_title":"Robert Alter","slug":"robert-alter","old_id":"54356","first_name":"Robert ","last_name":"Alter","description":"Robert Alter is the Class of 1937 Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at the University of California at Berkeley, where he has taught since 1967. 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141:5 \u201cLet the righteous man strike me, the faithful rebuke me. Let no wicked man\u2019s oil adorn my head, for still my prayer is against their evils.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

This whole clause is problematic in the Hebrew, which seems to say \u201cLet not oil of the head negate [?] my head.\u201d The translation assumes that the first ro\u2019sh<\/em> (\u201chead\u201d) has been inadvertently duplicated from the second, and originally read rasha\u2019<\/em>, \u201cwicked man.\u201d The verb yani<\/em> here is anomalous, lacking the aleph<\/em> at the end that would make it mean \u201cnegate\u201d and not corresponding to any recognizable Hebrew verb formation. The translation guesses it may derive from the root n-w-h<\/em> (\u201cto be beautiful,\u201d yielding noy<\/em> \u201cbeauty\u201d in postbiblical Hebrew). Oil on the head was regarded as a pleasure and an enhancement. Whatever the obscurity, the line means to contrast the preferability of being rebuked by the righteous to the pleasures of the wicked.<\/p>\r\n

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  1. A sneak peek at the good life<\/em>. Food, dainties, and oil to anoint the head. In other words, a spa treatment (verses 4-5). The psalmist is beseeching not to be seduced by these pleasures of the flesh. Is that because in his reality, in order to be part of the society that enjoys such privileges he would have to leave the straight and narrow? Or that those this-worldly pleasures are problematic in and of themselves? What do you think?<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  2. More from the world of hunting<\/em>. Adding to the tools of the hunter <\/span>mentioned in the previous psalm<\/span><\/a> (several of which are mentioned in verse 9), we can add the \u201cnets\u201d (<\/span>michmorot)<\/span><\/i> used to catch fish (verse 10).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  3. Alone, but not lonely<\/em>. 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