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The Final Plea: Imperative Rescue and National Solidarity in Psalm 25:22
פְּדֵ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מִ֝כֹּ֗ל צָֽרֹותָיו׃
(Psalm 25:22)
Redeem Israel, O God, from all his troubles.
Redemptive Imperative: פְּדֵה אֱלֹהִים
פְּדֵה — Qal imperative 2ms of פ־ד־ה, “to redeem, deliver, ransom.”
A direct and urgent petition: “Redeem!” — addressed to אֱלֹהִים (Elohim).
This imperative expresses intimate reliance on divine intervention. It is a shift from personal reflection (earlier in Psalm 25) to communal intercession.
National Object: אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל
אֶת — Direct object marker.
יִשְׂרָאֵל — “Yisra’el,” the nation as a whole.
The psalm, largely personal, closes with a national request, aligning individual righteousness with communal hope.… Learn Hebrew
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