Tehillim - Book of Psalms, Hebrew and English, NEW

Small pocket - size Psalms book, with colorful cover paintings of David's Tower in Jerusalem, and king David - as a young shepherd and a as King of Judah, Kingdom of Israel

This Psalms book (hymns, chants, Mizmorim) is written in English and Hebrew, page to page translation; small and easy to read and carry around in your pocket or bag.

 Size (HxW)  : 3.2 x 2.6  inch  /  8 x 6.5 cm

The cover picture shows the Tower of David and Jaffa gate in Jerusalem Old city,  and David, at two different periods of his life; one, as a young shepherd, David is carrying a sheep and holding the famous sling (from the biblical story of his victory over the giant Goliath,see below*). The second picture shows the grownup King David, eldest on the throne, with the sling replaced by a harp (psaltery)

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Shipping from Israel, arrival time 2-4 weeks

The book of Psalms is the longest book among the books of the bible, and is unique in its chants and praises for the lord, as well as its deep expression of emotion. It is customary to read the psalms in time of mercy (propitious hour), in times of danger, in times of illness or any time one wishes to get closer to G-d.

from Wikipedia : David Hebrew: דוד, Modern David Tiberian Dawēḏ (Dawîḏ), "beloved"  was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Bible. He is depicted as a righteous king, although not without fault, as well as an acclaimed warrior, musician and poet, traditionally credited for composing many of the psalms contained in the Book of Psalms.

Thiele dates his life to c.1040–970 BC, his reign over Judah c.1010–1003 BC, and his reign over the united Kingdom of Israel c.1003–970 BC.^{[citation needed]} The Books of Samuel are the only source of information on his life and reign, although the Tel Dan stele records the existence in the mid-9th century of a Judean royal dynasty called the "House of David".

David's life is particularly important to Jewish, Christian, and Islamic culture. In Islam, David (Dawood) is a prophet and the king of a nation, as well as the young warrior who slew Goliath before gaining power and ruling his kingdom. He is remembered for his eloquent speech and the beautiful recitation of God's word.

* The story of David and Goliath :

The Israelites are facing the Philistines in the Valley of Elah. David is bringing food to his older brothers who are with King Saul. David's father Jesse has given David instructions similar to those given by Jacob to Joseph calling for David to look into the welfare of his brothers. (See Genesis 37:12-17 compare 1 Sam. 17:17-19). giant Goliath challenging the Israelites to send their own champion to decide the outcome in single combat. Goliath is dressed in scale armor, the Hebrew word literally meaning "scales".(1 Sam. 17:5) Typologically this harkens back to the scales of the Serpent in the Garden of Eden. Goliath has been taunting the Israelites for forty days, which is analogous to Israel's wilderness experience during the Exodus of forty years prior to Joshua's conquest and deliverance, (see Numbers 14:33-34) making David a type of new Joshua who would deliver the Israelites. As in Numbers 13:25-33, during the time of the Conquest, the Israelites are afraid of a giant or giants in the land. Likewise Goliath is described as a "giant" whose hometown is Gath, a city where the Anakim giants, who were conquered by Joshua years earlier, had relocated, making Goliath a possible descendant.

So David goes to Saul and tells Saul he is prepared to face Goliath because he has killed a bear and a lion (1 Sam. 17:37). David insists that he can defeat Goliath. "Goliath had committed blasphemy, a capital crime, and David was going out to stone him to death."

Saul wants him to make the attempt. Saul attempts to dress David in his own armor but David will not take it. Instead David chooses a staff and a sling to confront Goliath. The sling is significant because Saul is of the tribe of Benjamin, and should be a good slinger, presumably capable of defeating Goliath with a sling (an earlier work called the Book of Judges, indicates that warriors in Saul's tribe, the Benjamites, were known as excellent slingers (Judges 20:16). David, however, is not a Benjamite but he chooses to fight Goliath using a weapon that the King's own tribe is indicated to have been proficient in, after the king has delayed action for forty days.(see Judges 20:15-16)

David is victorious, striking Goliath's head with a stone from his sling. "Goliath was dressed like a serpent with his scale armor, and he died like a serpent, with a head wound, just as the Philistine god Dagon had his head crushed. As the Psalm says, all those who worship idols will be like them (Ps. 155:1-8)". An earlier passage, 1 Samuel 5.2–7, relates how the ark of Yahweh was captured by the Philistines and taken to Dagon's temple in Ashdod. The following morning they found the image of Dagon lying prostrate before the ark. They set the image upright, but again on the morning of the following day they found it prostrate before the ark.

The Philistines flee in terror and the Israelites win a great victory. David cuts off the giant's head and takes it to Jerusalem, perhaps as a warning to the Jebusites who still rule there.