Minor revelation from the Bible
05-23-2008, 08:02 AM
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The hebrew word translated "joy" in Ps 30:11 is simcha. The parallelism in this verse indicates that joy is synonymous with dancing.
The word translated "gladness" in Ps 100:2 is also simcha. So this verse is actually suggesting that we worship the Lord with dancing!
I don't know if anyone reading this has made the connection before - I certainly hadn't, so it was something new to me.
The reason I felt it was a minor revelation was as follows:
How many times have we read or recited Psalm 100, or sung a song or hymn based on it? Thousands, probably. And how many times did we realise it was telling us to dance. Not once, in my case, until I discovered this.
The bible is very positive about dance - but most of the time we miss it.
The hebrew word translated "joy" in Ps 30:11 is simcha. The parallelism in this verse indicates that joy is synonymous with dancing.
The word translated "gladness" in Ps 100:2 is also simcha. So this verse is actually suggesting that we worship the Lord with dancing!
I don't know if anyone reading this has made the connection before - I certainly hadn't, so it was something new to me.
The reason I felt it was a minor revelation was as follows:
How many times have we read or recited Psalm 100, or sung a song or hymn based on it? Thousands, probably. And how many times did we realise it was telling us to dance. Not once, in my case, until I discovered this.
The bible is very positive about dance - but most of the time we miss it.
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