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  • From: John Ronning <ronning AT nis.za>
  • To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Translation: Ps. 118:26a (MT)
  • Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 22:24:36 +0200


In addition to the grammatical/syntactical arguments that have been
mentioned, this
verse (like much else in the psalm) makes nice sense as an allusion to David.
David's
arrival on the public scene in Israel was accompanied by his words 45 "You
come to me
with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the
Lord of
hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have taunted." Seeing such
an
allusion supports the traditional translation.

Also Ps 118:22 "The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief
corner
stone" makes nice sense as David becoming king and receiving the oracle of 2
Samuel 7
after being rejected by Saul and his bureaucracy, and others who would not
support
David as long as he was an "outlaw."

Regards,

John Ronning







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