Biblical Hebrew Forum

[George Athas <gathas AT mail.usyd.edu.au>]

Andrew C Smith wrote:

> One question is whether the heading are "historical" or not (whatever
> that may mean).
>
> A second question is what do the headings mean? I.e., the common heading,
> e.g., Ps 69, L'DVD?
>
> L'DVD could mean "by David" or "to David" or "a la David (in the style of
> David)" or "after David" - prepositions are notoriously difficult to
> translate in any case, and in this terse, isolated heading, could mean
> almost anything.

How about "For the Beloved [Yahweh]" - yes, that famour deity we all love: 
DWD!

Best regards,
GEORGE ATHAS
Dept of Semitic Studies,
University of Sydney
- Email: gathas AT mail.usyd.edu.au
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