Psalm 119: A, B, C...
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ALEPH: Blessed are those whose ways are blameless,
who walk according to the law of the Lord...
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Remember the children's books that go through the alphabet?
A is for apple... B is for ball... C is for cat...
Well that's what this Psalm does.
There is a new paragraph for every letter of the aleph bet (the Hebrew alphabet).
When you aren't sure how to pray, the rabbis say, recite the alphabet.
All the words are there, and God puts them together for you.
Psalm 119 goes through the alphabet, finding reasons to praise God for every letter.
In this time of uncertainty if you don't know how to pray with your children, go through the alphabet with them.
Let them think of a blessing for every letter, and let God put together the meaning.
Who knows?
It might be a pretty good exercise for your soul too.
A... B... C...
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A is for alphabet
And B is for the Bible
C is for Christ
Who D died for me
E is for every sin
And F is for forgiveness
G is the gospel
God's great news