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The Book of Psalms is the Hebrew “Praise” Hymnal.  The Israelis would sing them in the Temple and to this day sing them in the Synagogue all over the World.  Some were antiphonal, like Psalm 136.  In the Synagogue the Cantor would start with the first half of the verse and the congregation would respond [...]

God judged Moab because she had grown accustomed to her ease and “settled on her lees“.  Jeremiah used an illustration from wine production to explain what would happen to Moab.  Over time, the lees (dregs) would settle and begin to change the smell of the wine.  So as part of the purification process, the vessels [...]