Now they say Irish Bog Book opened to Psalm 84, not 83
[ Bible Probe ]Posted by Bible Probe on August 22, 2006 at 12:21:49:
The ancient book was discovered in a bog by a construction worker who spotted it while driving the shovel of his backhoe into an area nearby. Probably scribed by Catholic Irish Monks, the approximately 20-page book has been dated to the years 800-1000. The book was discovered around the time of the beginning of the War in which Israel emerged victorious over Hizbollah (over 530 Hizbollah dead vs 118 IDF).
It was initially reported that this Latin Vulgate version (that was translated from an original Greek text) of the book was opened to Psalm 83, which in the Hebrew Bible exhorts God to “not hold Yourself silent” as the nations plot against Israel – explicitly mentioning Edom, Ishmael and the residents of Philistia and Tyre.
It turns out, however, that the Vulgate uses a different numbering of the chapters than the Hebrew Bible, and the chapter that was actually facing outwards was not Psalm 83.
It was then reported that the visible text on the bog book is from the seventh verse of Psalm 82, which reads: "But you will die like mere men; you will fall like every other ruler."
Finally, the the Director of Ireland's museum Patrick F. Wallace said in a statement July 28th, 2006 that it was actually Psalm 84 that was exposed. He said that the original announcement had “led to misconceptions about the revealed wording. It is hoped that this clarification will serve comfort to anyone worried by earlier reports of the content of the text.”
What was found was Psalm 83 of the Latin Vulgate Bible, not of the Protestant versions (such as the KJV or NIV), which number the Psalms differently. Psalm 83 of the Vulgate is Psalm 84 of the King James.
What do we make of verse 7 of Psalm 84 (of the Latin Vulgate) that reads "7. Transgressors in the valley of Baka (weeping) make it into a fountain; also with blessings they enwrap [their]" . In the King James Bible it reads: 6 Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.
The Bekaa valley (Bekáa Valley) , is a fertile valley in both Lebanon and Syria. Is this where Syria and Iraq hid Iraq's weapons of mass destructions that several Iraqi Generals already told us they saw them leaving in trucks in that direction? Or, was it a warning about Mecca? According to Wikipedia, some scholars believe that “Baca” is an alternate spelling for “Bakkah,” a place mentioned in the Koran as the site of the first mosque.
Arutz Sheva reports that "The Psalm is recited by many Jews at the beginning of the afternoon prayers on a daily basis. The Valley of Weeping can be read as the Bekaa Valley, a Hizbullah stronghold in eastern Lebanon thought to also host a Syrian military intelligence presence."
At around 4 a.m. Saturday (19 August 06), IDF Lt. Col. Emanuel Morano, a senior commander in the General Staff Reconnaissance Unit (Sayeret Matkal), was killed in a fierce battle with Hizbullah fighters near Baalbek in the Bekaa valley not far from the Lebanese-Syrian border.
From the details of the commando raid that have filtered into the media, we learned that Morano and his men were airdropped into the area by helicopter along with their two Hummer vehicles, with the mission of attacking a Hizbullah base in the nearby village of Bodei used by the Iranian-sponsored guerrilla fighters for weapons smuggling.
Iran is now working steadily to replenish Hizbullah's surface to surface and anti-tank missile stocks and augment them with anti-aircraft missiles.
Israel's continued sea and air blockade of Lebanon, which Kofi Annan is pushing the Olmert government to lift, forces Iran to resupply Hizbullah by land through Syria and into the Bekaa valley.
Read more about this at the Jerusalem Post: HERE
The words of Psalm 84 are as follows:
1. For the conductor, on the gittith, of the sons of Korah, a song.
2. How beloved are Your dwelling places, O L-rd of Hosts!
3. My soul yearns, yea, it pines for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh pray fervently to the living G-d.
4. Even a bird found a house and a swallow her nest, where she placed her chicks upon Your altars, O Lord of Hosts, my King and my G-d.
5. Fortunate are those who stay in Your house; they will continually praise You forever.
6. Fortunate is the man who has strength in You, in whose heart are the highways.
7. Transgressors in the valley of Baka (weeping) make it into a fountain; also with blessings they enwrap [their] Teacher.
8. They go from host to host; he will appear to G-d in Zion.
9. O L-rd, G-d of Hosts, hearken to my prayer; bend Your ear, O G-d of Jacob, forever.
10. See our shield, O G-d, and look at the face of Your anointed.
11. For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand; I chose to sit on the threshold of the house of My G-d rather than dwell in tents of wickedness.
12. For a sun and a shield is the L-rd G-d; the L-rd will give grace and glory; He will not withhold good from those who go with sincerity.
13. O L-rd of Hosts, fortunate is the man who trusts in You.
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