Lamed
“When all
The prisoners
Of the land
Are crushed
Under foot,
Does Yahweh not see it?
When human rights
Are perverted
In the presence
Of the Most High,
Does Yahweh not see it?
When one’s case
Is subverted,
Does Yahweh not see it?”
In a strange way, this author seems to say that Yahweh sees bad things and lets them happen. Prisoners are being crushed. Human rights are perverted. Cases are subverted. The basic question is why doesn’t Yahweh do something, since he sees all this going on? These three verses start with the Hebrew consonant letter Lamed in this acrostic poem.
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