World English Bible · The united kingdom
Psalms 145
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A psalm by . I will exalt you, my , the King. I will your name and ever. Every day I will you. I will extol your name and ever. Great is , and greatly to be praised! His greatness is unsearchable. One generation will commend your works to another, and will declare your mighty acts. I will on the majesty of your , on your wondrous works. Men will speak of the might of your awesome acts. I will declare your greatness. They will utter the memory of your great goodness, and will sing of your . is , merciful, , and of great . is good to all. His are over all his works. All your works will to you, . Your will extol you. They will speak of the of your kingdom, and talk about your , to make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, the of the majesty of . Your kingdom is an kingdom. Your endures throughout all generations. is in all his words, and loving in all his deeds. upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are . The eyes of all wait for you. You give them their food in due season. You open your hand, and satisfy the of every living thing. is in all his ways, and in all his works. is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He will fulfill the of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry, and will them. preserves all those who love him, but he will destroy all . My will speak the of . Let his name and ever.
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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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