Translations here vary as “root” (NIV), “shoot” (NASB), “stock” (ASV, ESV, RSV), or the contextually driven “vineyard” (KJV). Psalm 80:15 tn Heb“and upon a son you strengthened for yourself.” In this context, where the extended metaphor of the vine dominates, בֵּ...
Less probable is the explanation that these Psalms were sung by the exiles when they “ascended” to Jerusalem from Babylonia (cf. Ezr 7:9). The idea, found in the Mishnah, that the fifteen steps on which the Levites sang corresponded to these fifteen Psalms (Middot 2:5) must underlie...
Translations here vary as “root” (NIV), “shoot” (NASB), “stock” (ASV, ESV, RSV), or the contextually driven “vineyard” (KJV). Psalm 80:15 tn Heb“and upon a son you strengthened for yourself.” In this context, where the extended metaphor of the vine dominates, בֵּ...
Translations here vary as “root” (NIV), “shoot” (NASB), “stock” (ASV, ESV, RSV), or the contextually driven “vineyard” (KJV). Psalm 80:15 tn Heb“and upon a son you strengthened for yourself.” In this context, where the extended metaphor of the vine dominates...