beauty before theology. She even enlivens the traditional address: "My Lord" becomes "God, Our Upholder." Greenberg explains that "the word Adonai comes from a root meaning support for a pole of the tabernacle, so I often translate it as Foundation or Upholder." Here's her version of Psalm 8:For the Conductor of the Eternal Symphony
from Mary Karr: The Washington Post: Poet's Choice
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