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Psalms 89
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A contemplation by , the Ezrahite. I will sing of the of . With my , I will make known your . I indeed declare, "Love stands firm . You established . Your is in them." "I have made a with my chosen one, I have to , my servant, 'I will establish , and build up your .'" . will your wonders, , your also in of the . For who in the skies can be compared to ? Who among the sons of the beings is like , a very awesome in of the , to be feared above all those who are around him? , of Armies, who is a mighty one, like you? , your is around you. You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them. You have broken in pieces, like one of the slain. You have scattered your with your mighty arm. are yours. The earth also is yours, the world and its fullness. You have founded them. You have created the north and the south. and Hermon rejoice in your name. You have a mighty arm. Your hand is strong, and your is exalted. and are the foundation of your . and truth go before your . are the people who learn to acclaim you. They walk in of your , . In your name they rejoice all day. In your , they are exalted. For you are the of their strength. In your , our will be exalted. For our shield belongs to , our king to the One of Israel. Then you spoke in to your , and said, "I have given strength to the warrior. I have exalted a young man from the people. I have found , my servant. I have him with my oil, with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen him. No enemy will tax him. No man will oppress him. I will beat down his before him, and strike those who hate him. But my and my will be with him. In my name, his will be exalted. I will set his hand also on the sea, and his on the rivers. He will call to me, 'You are , my , and of my !' I will also appoint him my , the highest of the kings of the earth. I will keep my for him more. My will stand firm with him. I will also make his , and his as the days of . If his children forsake , and don't walk in my ; if they break , and don't keep my ; then I will punish their with the , and their with stripes. But I will not completely take my from him, nor allow my to fail. I will not break my , nor alter what my have uttered. Once I have by my , I will not lie to . His will , his like the sun before me. It will be established like the moon, the in ." . But you have rejected and spurned. You have been angry with your . You have renounced of . You have defiled his in . You have broken down all his hedges. You have brought his strongholds to . All who pass by rob him. He has become a to his neighbors. You have exalted of his . You have made all of his rejoice. Yes, you the edge of his , and haven't supported him in battle. You have ended his splendor, and thrown his down to the ground. You have shortened the days of his youth. You have covered him with . . How long, ? Will you hide yourself ? Will your burn like ? Remember how short my time is, for what you have created all the children of men! What man is he who shall live and not see , who shall his from the of ? . , where are your former loving kindnesses, which you to in your ? Remember, , the of your servants, how I bear in the taunts of all the mighty peoples, With which your have mocked, , with which they have mocked the footsteps of your . be more. , and .
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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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