The Spirit of Hebrew Poetry (Volume 1-2); By J.G. Herder. Translated from the German (Paperback)

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1833. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Who hath withstood him, and prospered? He removeth mountains in a moment, He overturneth them in his wrath. He shaketh the earth from its foundation, And its pillars tremble. He commandeththe sun, and it risethnot; He sealeth up the stars in their dwellings; He spreadeth out the heavens alone, And walketh upon the summit of the waves. He hath made Libra and the polar star, The seven stars and the chambers of the South. .He doeth great things, that are unsearchable, And wonderful things, without number. Lo he passeth by me, and I see him not; Before me, and I am not aware of it. He taketh away, and who shall restore 1 Who shall say, what doest thou? Do you not believe, that this lofty feeling is the feeling of nature ? and that the more clear and comprehensively a people beholds in every thing the power ol God, the more stirring and forcible will be the expression of it? Even the wisdom of the God, whom they worship, by which he has formed not only the inanimate but the animate creation, is to them but a form of power, a vast ocean of intellectual energies, in whose deptl s they are lost. Do you not recollect an example of this in Hebrew poetry? A. You allude to my favorite psalm; it shall now be also my morning prayer. Jehovah, thou searchest and knowest me. Thou knowest when I sit down, and when I arise, Thou beholdest my thoughts from afar. Whether I am going, or lying down, thou seest me, And art acquainted with all my ways. Before a word is formed upon my tongue, Lo O Lord, thou knowest it all. Thou hast shapen me in every part, And placed thy forming hand upon me. Such knowledge is loo wonderful for me, It is high, I cannot attam to it. Whither shall I go from thy spirit? Whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend into heaven, thou art there If I m...