Psalm 10/Expanded Paraphrase

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Build Expanded Paraphrase

Click within the CBC to insert an expansion. A textbox will appear. Type in (or copy into) the textbox and push ESC to cancel or ENTER to save.

Alternatively, you may edit the CBC/insertions alternation directly at Data/10/expanded-paraphrase.json for a final draft. If you're viewing a paraphrase from the wiki, save it as a draft and then modify.

If there is an extra space between two parts...

, you'll need to modify the json file directly. For example, to enable plots: 

	{
		"verse": "1",
		"cbc": "plot",
		"Index": 6,
		"suppressFollowingSpace": true
	},
	{
		"verse": "1",
		"insertion": "s",
		"WordsBefore": 6,
		"Index": 7
	},

If a Google discourse sheet exists...

You may import the Expanded Paraphrase from the sheet by following these instructions.

Prepare the discourse sheet

  1. Open the Discourse Google sheet for this Psalm.
  2. Go to the tab named "Public-Text" (which is likely already made). If it doesn't exist, follow these instructions (you'll need it all by the end of this).

Prepare

To enable this, you must:

  1. Open the Discourse Google sheet for this Psalm.
  2. Add a new tab named "Public-Text" (the name isn't actually critical)
  3. Use as the formula in the top-left cell: ='Discourse Master Sheet'!A:A (or whatever the appropriate code is to select the first column of the master sheet).
  4. Drag the formula over to Column C and down as far as needed to get all the rows.
  5. File > Share > Publish to Web
  6. Instead of Entire Document, choose sheet Public-Text
  7. Instead of Web Page, choose Tab-separated values.
  8. Copy the link starting from after /d/e until before the &single, e.g. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTeE2dD9gc2v4rckm23VfBCDdpuLirI3DOxLQE10a2UHWl3puz8wPPCJ2wgBftP4VYqadCPb2pWOUwi/pub?gid=168152279&single=true&output=tsv
  9. Edit the base Psalm page, e.g. Psalm 19
  10. Add the DiscourseSheet property like this:
{{ResourceSite
|DiscourseSheet=2PACX-1vTeE2dD9gc2v4rckm23VfBCDdpuLirI3DOxLQE10a2UHWl3puz8wPPCJ2wgBftP4VYqadCPb2pWOUwi/pub?gid=168152279
|Banner Image=Psalm 19 banner image.jpg
  1. In D2, type "Expanded Paraphrase" as the new header. (This, like the one below, will be used by code to ensure this is what is intended.)
  2. In E2, type "Expanded Paraphrase as JSON" as the new header.

Get the spreadsheet ID

  1. Now you'll need to save the Google spreadsheet ID. This will be used to generate the JSON within the Google environment. (The Google sheet URL, which is likely already stored, will be used to extract the JSON into the Resource Site.)
  2. From the URL, copy the link starting from after /d until before the /edit?, e.g. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10Ni8QMdjRtxVFj_eAcSD10kgnWmoNTLMZy0zvykIT8ku0/edit?gid=70210410086#gid=70210410086

Save the spreadsheet ID

(This step can be skipped if you'll only ever manuallly populate this; this goal permits us to bulk populate all discourse spreadsheets.)

  1. Edit the base Psalm page, e.g. Psalm 109
  2. Add the DiscourseSheetID property like this:
{{ResourceSite
|DiscourseSheetID=10Ni8QMdjRtxVFj_eAcSD10kgnWmoNTLMZy0zvykIT8ku0
|DiscourseSheet=2PACX-10vS309bCf4RkDjHEczGiDnZtOACqV94-DLwI_bYlzt5hugBM25ddPLVwaRETsZ9SyB46-7SpcGm3U8bX/pub?gid=70210410086
}}

Populate the Public-Text sheet

  1. Actually extract the bold & italics from the main sheet into the Public-Text sheet. This involves running an Apps Script. First open this: https://script.google.com/u/0/home/projects/107TAMP10KpcaMTXBf5qS0C-mflnt-10srgJTWns6bLRD_l6eNSj9zy4Bxzc/edit.
  2. Now add your discourse sheet id to the end of the list of spreadsheetIDs at the top, remembering to enclose it in double quotation marks and ensuring everything is comma-delimited.
  3. At the top of the page, ensure "extractBoldFromMultipleSpreadsheets" is in the menu bar.
  4. Click Run.
  5. If the Execution Log at the bottom of the page doesn't show "Execution started" and then "Execution completed" then ask Elizabeth for help...

Extract the Public-Text sheet to the Resource Site

This Psalm has the requisite Discourse Sheet info stored.

Use the Save current draft button at the bottom of the page to save.

Using stored expanded paraphrase

Text (Hebrew) Verse Expanded Paraphrase
לָמָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תַּעֲמֹ֣ד בְּרָח֑וֹק תַּ֝עְלִ֗ים לְעִתּ֥וֹת בַּצָּרָֽה׃ 1 O YHWH, why do You stand at a distance? Why do You hide (Your eyes) during your people's troubling times? You are a covenant God and should not be hiding Yourself when Your covenant people are in trouble!
בְּגַאֲוַ֣ת רָ֭שָׁע יִדְלַ֣ק עָנִ֑י יִתָּפְשׂ֓וּ ׀ בִּמְזִמּ֖וֹת ז֣וּ חָשָֽׁבוּ׃ 2 The wicked pursue the afflicted who are in need of Your intervention in pride. You repay those who 'practice arrogance' [Psa 31:24] and divine repayment often involves the wickeds' plots coming back 'on their own heads' [e.g., Ps. 7:16–17] May they be caught in the plans that they have devised!
כִּֽי־הִלֵּ֣ל רָ֭שָׁע עַל־תַּאֲוַ֣ת נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וּבֹצֵ֥עַ בֵּ֝רֵ֗ךְ נִ֘אֵ֥ץ ׀ יְהוָֽה׃ 3 For, the wicked has boasted about his soul's cravings for unjust gain; the wicked bless those who work for unjust gain, and whoever has blessed the one who works for unjust gain has treated YHWH with contempt. These wicked people therefore treat you, O Lord, with contempt [v. 13a].
רָשָׁ֗ע כְּגֹ֣בַהּ אַ֭פּוֹ בַּל־יִדְרֹ֑שׁ אֵ֥ין אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים כָּל־מְזִמּוֹתָֽיו׃ 4 In a way that suits his pride, the wicked does not seek God, as all Israelites should do [Deut 4:29]. All his plans are, “There is no God”. Instead, these wicked Israelites ignore your laws about the poor as if you did not exist.
יָ֘חִ֤ילוּ דְרָכָ֨יו ׀ בְּכָל־עֵ֗ת מָר֣וֹם מִ֭שְׁפָּטֶיךָ מִנֶּגְדּ֑וֹ כָּל־צ֝וֹרְרָ֗יו יָפִ֥יחַ בָּהֶֽם׃ 5 His ways persist every time because nothing stands in his way. Your rulings are far away from him—on high and therefore do not affect him. All his foes—he jeers at them because he does not fear them and overcomes them.
אָמַ֣ר בְּ֭לִבּוֹ בַּל־אֶמּ֑וֹט לְדֹ֥ר וָ֝דֹ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־בְרָֽע׃ 6 Since nothing stands in his way, He has said to himself, 'throughout all generations, in which there is no trouble, I will not be shaken.''Nothing will harm me physically or stop me from getting what I want.' You, O YHWH, are the source of stability for the righteous yet this type of wicked Israelite now relies on his prosperity for stability.
אָלָ֤ה פִּ֣יהוּ מָ֭לֵא וּמִרְמ֣וֹת וָתֹ֑ךְ תַּ֥חַת לְ֝שׁוֹנ֗וֹ עָמָ֥ל וָאָֽוֶן 7 His mouth is full of curses, deceit and oppression. Hardship and destruction are underneath his tongue. He speaks all of these things to anyone who would try to stand in his way.
יֵשֵׁ֤ב ׀ בְּמַאְרַ֬ב חֲצֵרִ֗ים בַּֽ֭מִּסְתָּרִים יַהֲרֹ֣ג נָקִ֑י עֵ֝ינָ֗יו לְֽחֵלְכָ֥ה יִצְפֹּֽנוּ׃ 8 Israelite children are taught to not ambush others for unjust gain, yet this sort of wicked Israelite oppresses the poor for profit. One way he oppresses the poor is as follows: He sits in villages' ambush places lying in wait for the innocent person. Then, He murders the innocent in the hiding places. As he lies in wait, His eyes spy for the wretch.
יֶאֱרֹ֬ב בַּמִּסְתָּ֨ר ׀ כְּאַרְיֵ֬ה בְסֻכֹּ֗ה יֶ֭אֱרֹב לַחֲט֣וֹף עָנִ֑י יַחְטֹ֥ף עָ֝נִ֗י בְּמָשְׁכ֥וֹ בְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ 9 Corrupt Israelites may be described as dangerous animals. As for this particular kind He lurks in the hiding place like a lion in its den. He lurks in order to seize the afflicted. He seizes the afflicted by drawing his net (across) like a hunter capturing a helpless animal.
יִדְכֶּ֥ה יָשֹׁ֑חַ וְנָפַ֥ל בַּ֝עֲצוּמָ֗יו חלכאים׃ 10 Like a lion He stoops, crouches, and the wretches fall by his mighty (claws). The poor are completely helpless. These wicked people are as strong as lions and as smart as hunters and so the afflicted can neither outsmart them nor overpower them.
אָמַ֣ר בְּ֭לִבּוֹ שָׁ֣כַֽח אֵ֑ל הִסְתִּ֥יר פָּ֝נָ֗יו בַּל־רָאָ֥ה לָנֶֽצַח׃ 11 In the midst of all this, You appear to be absent, YHWH [cf.v. 1]. But it appears this way because you are patient with your people and, as King, you sovereignly rule as you see fit. But the wicked mistakes Your patience for apathy. He has said to himself, 'God has been ignoring the afflicted; He has been hiding his face; He has never noticed the afflicted.'
קוּמָ֤ה יְהוָ֗ה אֵ֭ל נְשָׂ֣א יָדֶ֑ךָ אַל־תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח עֲנָוִֽים׃ 12 Rise up and take action, YHWH! Lift up Your hand and act with hostility against [2 Sam 18:28; 20:21] the wicked , O God! Do not ignore the afflicted! Because You are a King, and it is the duty of a King to defend the poor.
עַל־מֶ֤ה ׀ נִאֵ֖ץ רָשָׁ֥ע ׀ אֱלֹהִ֑ים אָמַ֥ר בְּ֝לִבּ֗וֹ לֹ֣א תִּדְרֹֽשׁ׃ 13 Why has the wicked treated God with contempt by craving and pursuing unjust gain? He has said to himself, 'You will not require a reckoning,' because all of his ways persist [v. 5a].
רָאִ֡תָה כִּֽי־אַתָּ֤ה ׀ עָ֘מָ֤ל וָכַ֨עַס ׀ תַּבִּיט֮ לָתֵ֪ת בְּיָ֫דֶ֥ךָ עָ֭לֶיךָ יַעֲזֹ֣ב חֵלֶ֑כָה יָ֝ת֗וֹם אַתָּ֤ה ׀ הָיִ֬יתָ עוֹזֵֽר׃ 14 You have noticed the afflicted! For You promised to be a help to the fatherless and the oppressed are protected by Your law. You see hardship and grief in order to place (them) into Your care. The wretch leaves (them) with You, in Your care because they know that You have promised to help them. You have been one who helps the fatherless.
שְׁ֭בֹר זְר֣וֹעַ רָשָׁ֑ע וָ֝רָ֗ע תִּֽדְרוֹשׁ־רִשְׁע֥וֹ בַל־תִּמְצָֽא׃ 15 The arm represents power and ability. Break the arm of one who is wicked and evil! May it seek its wickedness, (but) not find (it). May his ability to oppress be completely incapacitated.
יְהוָ֣ה מֶ֭לֶךְ עוֹלָ֣ם וָעֶ֑ד אָבְד֥וּ ג֝וֹיִ֗ם מֵֽאַרְצֽוֹ׃ 16 YHWH is King forever. And as King, YHWH sovereignly orders what takes place in his land and he will perform his obligations to protect the poor. Nations perished from His land when YHWH allowed Israel to conquer it. The nations that inhabited the land were an abomination to it. But they were allowed to stay until YHWH decided it was enough. Likewise, these wicked Israelites are starting to resemble those godless nations and it is only a matter of time before Your patience runs out and You rise up in judgement. For this reason, the afflicted can be confident that...
תַּאֲוַ֬ת עֲנָוִ֣ים שָׁמַ֣עְתָּ יְהוָ֑ה תָּכִ֥ין לִ֝בָּ֗ם תַּקְשִׁ֥יב אָזְנֶֽךָ׃ 17 You have heard the desires of the afflicted, YHWH that the wicked stop oppressing them. You make their hearts confident that their desire will be fulfilled. You make Your ear attentive to their cries for help,
לִשְׁפֹּ֥ט יָת֗וֹם וָ֫דָ֥ךְ בַּל־יוֹסִ֥יף ע֑וֹד לַעֲרֹ֥ץ אֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ 18 in order to execute justice for the fatherless and the oppressed, so that an earthly mortal will never terrify the fatherless and oppressed again in defiance against God—who is in heaven. Only He is to be feared [Isa 8:13].




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