and as long as the moon, generations
untold.
May
he come down like rain on new-mown grass,
like showers that moisten the earth.
May
the just man flourish in his days—
and abundant peace till the moon is no
more.
And
may he hold sway from sea to sea,
from the River to the ends of the earth.”—Psalms
72: 5-8, in The Book of Psalms: A Translation With Commentary, by Robert
Alter (2007)
(I took this photograph a few weeks ago at
Nyack Beach State Park, along the banks of the Hudson River, in Rockland
County, NY.)
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