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When the Soul Sinks and Soars: The Binyanim of Inner Dialogue

מַה־תִּשְׁתֹּ֬וחֲחִ֨י נַפְשִׁי֮ וַתֶּהֱמִ֪י עָ֫לָ֥י הֹוחִ֣ילִי לֵֽ֭אלֹהִים כִּי־עֹ֥וד אֹודֶ֗נּוּ יְשׁוּעֹ֥ות פָּנָֽיו׃ (Psalm 42:6) Why are you cast down my soul and why do you murmur within me hope in God for I shall yet praise Him the salvations of His face Introduction: Verbs in Conversation with the Self Psalm 42:6 captures a spiritual conversation—not with God, but within the self. The psalmist questions his soul, rebukes its despair, and rekindles hope. But this inward discourse is framed by carefully chosen binyanim that mirror the emotional swing from depression to praise.… Learn Hebrew
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