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4 · Psalms
Article · Music
The Melodians sang the exile. The verse wrote it first — by the rivers of Babylon, we wept.
*By the rivers of Babylon, where we sat down, there we wept when we remembered Zion.* The Melodians and Boney M kept the verse almost whole — they only removed the verb that hurt most.
Article · Music
Madonna sang as if calling the name. The Psalter wrote it first — I have called upon thee.
*Just like a prayer*, Madonna sang — naming the form without insisting on the faith. The verse behind it is shorter and older — *I have called upon thee.*
Article · Music
Cohen sang the broken hallelujah. David wrote the verse — a broken heart God does not despise.
*The broken hallelujah*, Cohen sang. Psalm 51 names the same posture — a broken and contrite heart, the only sacrifice the verse says God will not despise.
Article · Places
The same name after 3,000 years — Jerusalem.
A city named 660 times in Scripture. Where David stepped in, where Jesus was crucified — and still at the center of today's headlines.