King James Version · The united kingdom
Psalms 118
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O unto ; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever. Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. Let the house of now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. Let them now that say, that his mercy endureth for ever. I called upon in distress: answered me, and set me in a large place. is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me? taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my upon them that hate me. It is better to in than to put confidence in man. It is better to in than to put confidence in princes. All nations compassed me about: but in the name of will I destroy them. They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of I will destroy them. They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the of : for in the name of I will destroy them. Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but helped me. is my strength and song, and is become my . The voice of rejoicing and is in the tabernacles of : of doeth valiantly. of is exalted: of doeth valiantly. I shall not , but live, and declare the works of . hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto . Open to me the of : I will go into them, and I will : This of , into which shall enter. I will thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my . The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. This is ’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes. This is the day which hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. now, I beseech thee, O : O , I beseech thee, send now prosperity. be he that cometh in the name of : we have you out of the . is , which hath shewed us : bind the with cords, even unto the of the . Thou art my , and I will thee: thou art my , I will exalt thee. O unto ; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
The 1611 translation, public domain. Its original printing included the Apocrypha, which is why the deuterocanonical books can be read here. Notes and cards are EKLI’s own.
The world at this moment · The united kingdom, 1050 BC to 931 BC ›
Saul, David, and Solomon. A rare window when both Egypt and Mesopotamia are weak, which is how a small kingdom in the corridor between them could briefly become a regional power.
- The power vacuum
- This is the whole political explanation for the united kingdom. Egypt is fragmented, Assyria is recovering but still local, the Hittites are gone, and nobody is in a position to object to a strong state in the corridor. It lasts about a century, and Israel's golden age fits exactly inside it.
- Phoenicia
- Tyre under Hiram is the commercial power of the coast, and supplies the cedar, the craftsmen, and the shipping for Solomon's building programme. The alliance is trade, not charity: Israel had grain and a land route, Tyre had timber and ships.
- Egypt
- Weak enough that a pharaoh gives a daughter in marriage to an Israelite king, which is the opposite of Egyptian practice in stronger centuries. Late in the era it recovers under a new house, and Shishak will invade within five years of Solomon's death.
- Further afield
- Greece is still in its dark age but beginning to recover, and will adopt the Phoenician alphabet within a century or two. Carthage is founded by settlers from Tyre by tradition in 814 BC. In the Americas the Olmec centre shifts to La Venta.
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