Sunday, July 20, 2008

ג הַטֵּה אֵלַי, אָזְנְךָ-- מְהֵרָה הַצִּילֵנִי:הֱיֵה לִי, לְצוּר-מָעוֹז--לְבֵית מְצוּדוֹת לְהוֹשִׁיעֵנִי.

Incline Thine ear unto me, deliver me speedily; be Thou to me a rock of refuge, even a fortress of defence, to save me. (Psalm 31:2)

Listen to me. Save me. Tear me away. Strip me. Pluck me out. Choose me. Now.

Enclose me, shut me up, if necessary besiege me with your strength. Catch me in your net, build siege-works to tear down my walls. Hunt and capture me.

The English implies a rescue. I hear in the Hebrew more of an assault.

The pslamist is invoking God's help in breaking down the barriers in which the psalmist has imprisoned himself.

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