An image of the 7-branched menorah
that stood in the Temple
serves as the national symbol of Israel.
וְהָלְכ֥וּ גוֹיִ֖ם לְאוֹרֵ֑ךְ
וּמְלָכִ֖ים לְנֹ֥גַהּ זַרְחֵֽךְ
ישעיה ס:ג
And nations will walk by your light; and kings by your shining radiance.
Isaiah 60:3
Psalm 67
was chanted by Levites in the Temple and is often read or sung in Jewish prayer services. This musical psalm contains 49 words in 7 verses with a pattern of
7
6
6
11
6
6
7
words per verse
forming the branches and base of the menorah. The 4 word introduction is divided on top of the 7 branches
with the letter נ Nun, representing Messiah, at the center.
(more about נ Nun in blog Mystery of the missing Nun)
תהילים סז
Psalms 67
introduction/lamps
לַמְנַצֵּ֥ח בִּנְגִינֹ֗ת מִזְמ֥וֹר שִֽׁיר׃
For the conductor with instrumental music of a psalm song.
verse/branch 1
אֱלֹהִ֗ים יְחָנֵּ֥נוּ וִֽיבָרְכֵ֑נוּ יָ֤אֵ֥ר פָּנָ֖יו אִתָּ֣נוּ סֶֽלָה׃
God will be gracious to us and bless us; He will shine His face with us, selah.
verse/branch 2
לָדַ֣עַת בָּאָ֣רֶץ דַּרְכֶּ֑ךָ בְּכָל־גּ֝וֹיִ֗ם יְשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃
To know Your way on earth, Your salvation in all nations.
verse/branch 3
יוֹד֖וּךָ עַמִּ֥ים אֱלֹהִ֑ים י֝וֹד֗וּךָ עַמִּ֥ים כֻּלָּֽם׃
The peoples will praise You, God; all the peoples will praise You.
verse/branch 4 + base
יִֽשְׂמְח֥וּ וִֽירַנְּנ֗וּ לְאֻ֫מִּ֥ים כִּֽי־תִשְׁפֹּ֣ט עַמִּ֣ים מִישׁ֑וֹר וּלְאֻמִּ֓ים בָּאָ֖רֶץ תַּנְחֵ֣ם סֶֽלָה׃
The nations will rejoice and sing for joy, for You will judge the peoples with equity;
and You will guide the nations on the earth, selah.
verse/branch 5
יוֹד֖וּךָ עַמִּ֥ים אֱלֹהִ֑ים י֝וֹד֗וּךָ עַמִּ֥ים כֻּלָּֽם׃
The peoples will praise You, God; all the peoples will praise You.
verse/branch 6
אֶ֭רֶץ נָתְנָ֣ה יְבוּלָ֑הּ יְ֝בָרְכֵ֗נוּ אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃
The earth has given her produce; God, our God, will bless us.
verse/branch 7
יְבָרְכֵ֥נוּ אֱלֹהִ֑ים וְיִֽירְא֥וּ אֹ֝ת֗וֹ כָּל־אַפְסֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃
God will bless us; and all ends of the earth will revere Him.
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