Psalm 53: The Repeated Psalm and the Two Names of God

from Poetry and Prayer · host Meir Soloveichik

Psalm 53 is almost exactly identical to Psalm 14. Why then are its words repeated? Supplemental Materials: Click here to listen to a recitation of Psalm 53 in English. Click here to listen to a recitation of Psalm 53 in Hebrew. Click here to read Psalm 53 in Hebrew and English. Click here to listen to the "Poetry and Prayer" podcast on Psalm 14. Click here to watch Rabbi Soloveichik's course on George Washington's letters to the Jews of America. — "Poetry & Prayer: A Daily Journey Through the Psalms" is generously sponsored by Ivan and Suzana Kaufman.

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