E111 - יהוה צבאות in Psalm 84

On The Phone With Josh

YHWH Sabaoth is featured prominently in Psalm 84, but its warrior image doesn’t seem to fit the overall tone of the Psalm. What’s going on here? In this week’s episode, we venture an alternative take on this and other images from Psalm 84. We invite your comments and feedback as we do! What do you make of this wonderful Psalm?

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Books Mentioned on the Podcast

McCaulley, Esau. Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope (https://a.co/d/54AfzXV)

Other Episodes of Our Podcast Referenced in this Episode

E109 – The Beatitudes (https://pod.fo/e/250673)

Other Podcasts Mentioned on the Podcast

The Dispatch Podcast (https://thedispatch.com/podcast/dispatch-podcast/)

The Holy Post Podcast (https://www.holypost.com/)

Psalm 1

JOT (Josh from Oregon Translation)

1. Happy is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
   and does not stand in the way of sinners
   and does not sit in the gathering place of scoffers.
2. But he delights in Yahweh’s instruction
   and on his instruction he meditates day and night.
3. He is like a tree planted beside streams of water
   that gives its fruit in its season
   and its leaf does not wither
   and all that he does prospers.
4. Not so the wicked.
   For they are like chaff that the wind blows.
5. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment
   nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6. For Yahweh considers the way of the righteous
   but the way of the wicked will die off.