Author: william

  • Psalm 23

    Psalm 23

    The Lord shepherds me, and I will lack nothing. In a grassy place, there he made me encamp; By water of rest he nourished me; My soul he restored. He led me into paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. For even if I walk among the shadows of death, I will not fear evil,…

  • Psalm 22

    Psalm 22

    Until the end. Concerning help in the morning. A Psalm. Pertaining to Dauid. God, my God, attend to me; why did you forsake me? Far from my salvation are the words of my trespasses. O my God, I will cry by day, and you will not listen, and by night, and it is not madness…

  • Psalm 21

    Psalm 21

    At the end. A Psalm. Pertaining to Dauid. O Lord, in your power the king will be glad, and at your salvation he shall rejoice greatly! The desire of his heart you gave him, and of the will of his lips you did not deprive him. Interlude on strings Because you anticipated him with blessings…

  • Psalm 20

    At the end. A Psalm. Pertaining to Dauid. May the Lord hearken to you in the day of affliction! May the name of the God of Iakob protect you! May he send you help from a holy place and support you from Sion. May he remember your every sacrifice, and let your whole burnt offering…

  • Psalm 19

    Regarding completion. Pertaining to Dauid the servant of the Lord, what he said to the Lord, the words of this ode in the day in which the Lord rescued him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saoul. and he said: I will agape-love you, O Lord, my strength. The…

  • Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony

    This week’s theme is about Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” in his 9th symphony, and how it has come to be an anthem of overcoming adversity. There’s a film treatment of the “Ode to Joy” which I think is stupendous, and I’ve included a link to the clip below. (The movie is called “Immortal Beloved” —…

  • Psalm 18

    A Prayer. Pertaining to Dauid. Hearken, O Lord, to my righteousness; attend to my petition; give ear to my prayer on lips not deceitful. From before your countenance may my judgment come forth; let my eyes see straightforwardness. You tested my heart; you visited by night; in fire you tested me, and no injustice was…

  • Psalm 17

    A Prayer. Pertaining to Dauid. Listen, O Lord, to my righteousness; attend to my petition; give ear to my prayer on lips not deceitful. From your countenance may my judgment come forth; let my eyes see acts of straightforwardness. You tried my heart in fire; you visited by night; you grilled me, and no injustice…

  • Psalm 16

    A stele inscription. Pertaining to Dauid. Guard me, O Lord, because in you I hoped. I said to the Lord, “My Lord you are, because you have no need of my goodness.” To the holy ones in his land— he made marvelous all his will in them. Their infirmities were multiplied; after which they were…

  • Psalm 15

    A Psalm. Pertaining to Dauid. O Lord, who shall sojourn in your camp? And who shall encamp on your holy mountain? One walking blameless and doing righteousness, speaking truth in his heart; who has not beguiled with his tongue nor done evil to his neighbor and did not take up insult against those near him.…