Psalm 121/Expanded Paraphrase

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/121/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

Open the Discourse Google sheet for this Psalm.
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:

Open the Discourse Google sheet for this Psalm.
Add a new tab named "Public-Text" (the name isn't actually critical)
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).
Drag the formula over to Column C and down as far as needed to get all the rows.
File > Share > Publish to Web
Instead of Entire Document, choose sheet Public-Text
Instead of Web Page, choose Tab-separated values.
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
Edit the base Psalm page, e.g. Psalm 19
Add the DiscourseSheet property like this:

{{ResourceSite
|DiscourseSheet=2PACX-1vTeE2dD9gc2v4rckm23VfBCDdpuLirI3DOxLQE10a2UHWl3puz8wPPCJ2wgBftP4VYqadCPb2pWOUwi/pub?gid=168152279
|Banner Image=Psalm 19 banner image.jpg

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.)
In E2, type "Expanded Paraphrase as JSON" as the new header.

Get the spreadsheet ID

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.)
From the URL, copy the link starting from after /d until before the /edit?, e.g. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/121Ni8QMdjRtxVFj_eAcSD121kgnWmoNTLMZy0zvykIT8ku0/edit?gid=7021214121086#gid=7021214121086

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.)

Edit the base Psalm page, e.g. Psalm 1219
Add the DiscourseSheetID property like this:

{{ResourceSite
|DiscourseSheetID=121Ni8QMdjRtxVFj_eAcSD121kgnWmoNTLMZy0zvykIT8ku0
|DiscourseSheet=2PACX-121vS309bCf4RkDjHEczGiDnZtOACqV94-DLwI_bYlzt5hugBM25ddPLVwaRETsZ9SyB46-7SpcGm3U8bX/pub?gid=7021214121086
}}

Populate the Public-Text sheet

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/1217TAMP121KpcaMTXBf5qS0C-mflnt-121srgJTWns6bLRD_l6eNSj9zy4Bxzc/edit.
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.
At the top of the page, ensure "extractBoldFromMultipleSpreadsheets" is in the menu bar.
Click Run.
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
שִׁ֗יר לַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת אֶשָּׂ֣א עֵ֭ינַי אֶל־הֶהָרִ֑ים מֵ֝אַ֗יִן יָבֹ֥א עֶזְרִֽי׃	1	Song of the Ascents, a song for pilgrims travelling up to Jerusalem to celebrate one of the annual festivals. I am setting out on my journey to Jerusalem. The journey is long, and I expect to encounter many dangers. I need divine help for the journey. Without such help, I will not make it there safely. So, I lift my eyes toward the mountains, the place where divine beings dwell and where people go to offer sacrifices to them. Where will my help come from? Who among the divine beings will help me?
עֶ֭זְרִי מֵעִ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃	2	My help is only from YHWH, the one true God, the one who made heaven and earth, the one who is greater than all other divine beings and who alone can protect me on my journey from earthly and heavenly dangers.
אַל־יִתֵּ֣ן לַמּ֣וֹט רַגְלֶ֑ךָ אַל־יָ֝נ֗וּם שֹֽׁמְרֶֽךָ׃	3	Here is what I would say to someone in my position – what I would say to anyone who looks to YHWH for help: May he, i.e., YHWH, not let your foot slip on your journey – whether your pilgrim journey to Jerusalem or your metaphorical journey through life, which is a kind of pilgrimage – so that you suffer hardship! May YHWH, the one who guards you, not doze off and fall asleep, leaving you vulnerable to harm!
הִנֵּ֣ה לֹֽא־יָ֭נוּם וְלֹ֣א יִישָׁ֑ן שׁ֝וֹמֵ֗ר יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	4	Indeed, you don't have to worry about that happening, because YHWH, the one who guards Israel, will not doze off and will not fall asleep.
יְהוָ֥ה שֹׁמְרֶ֑ךָ יְהוָ֥ה צִ֝לְּךָ֗ עַל־יַ֥ד יְמִינֶֽךָ׃	5	On your journey to Jerusalem (and your journey through all of life), YHWH is your guardian, the one who guards you. He watches over you like a city watchman watching over the well-being of a city, or like a shepherd watching over his flock. As you travel under the open sky, you need protection. YHWH is your protective shade over your right hand, over the south side of your body, where the sun shines the hottest.
יוֹמָ֗ם הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁ לֹֽא־יַכֶּ֗כָּה וְיָרֵ֥חַ בַּלָּֽיְלָה׃	6	Because YHWH is your shade, during the day, the sun will not strike you and harm you with its heat, nor will the moon strike you at night, causing you to have a skin disease or an epileptic fit. In other words, YHWH, the one who made heaven and earth, will protect you from the most threatening forces of heaven.
יְֽהוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָרְךָ֥ מִכָּל־רָ֑ע יִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר אֶת־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃	7	YHWH will guard you from all heavenly and earthly harm. He will guard your life.
יְֽהוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָר־צֵאתְךָ֥ וּבוֹאֶ֑ךָ מֵֽ֝עַתָּ֗ה וְעַד־עוֹלָֽם׃	8	YHWH will guard you in all that you do – in your going out and your coming in – from now until forever.

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From Text/Verses

Hebrew	Verse	English
שִׁ֗יר לַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת אֶשָּׂ֣א עֵ֭ינַי אֶל־הֶהָרִ֑ים מֵ֝אַ֗יִן יָבֹ֥א עֶזְרִֽי׃	1	Song of the Ascents I lift my eyes toward the mountains. Where will my help come from?
עֶ֭זְרִי מֵעִ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃	2	My help is from YHWH, the one who made heaven and earth.
אַל־יִתֵּ֣ן לַמּ֣וֹט רַגְלֶ֑ךָ אַל־יָ֝נ֗וּם שֹֽׁמְרֶֽךָ׃	3	May he not let your foot slip! May the one who guards you not doze off!
הִנֵּ֣ה לֹֽא־יָ֭נוּם וְלֹ֣א יִישָׁ֑ן שׁ֝וֹמֵ֗ר יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	4	Indeed, the one who guards Israel will not doze off and will not fall asleep.
יְהוָ֥ה שֹׁמְרֶ֑ךָ יְהוָ֥ה צִ֝לְּךָ֗ עַל־יַ֥ד יְמִינֶֽךָ׃	5	YHWH is the one who guards you. YHWH is your shade over your right hand.
יוֹמָ֗ם הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁ לֹֽא־יַכֶּ֗כָּה וְיָרֵ֥חַ בַּלָּֽיְלָה׃	6	During the day, the sun will not strike you, nor the moon at night.
יְֽהוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָרְךָ֥ מִכָּל־רָ֑ע יִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר אֶת־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃	7	YHWH will guard you from all harm. He will guard your life.
יְֽהוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָר־צֵאתְךָ֥ וּבוֹאֶ֑ךָ מֵֽ֝עַתָּ֗ה וְעַד־עוֹלָֽם׃	8	YHWH will guard your going out and your coming in from now until forever.

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