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YHVH'S BATTLE WITH THE SERPENT, by                    
First Line: Waken / waken / gird might of arm
Last Line: You made them
Subject(s): Jews;mysticism - Judaism; Judaism


1

Waken
Waken
Gird might of arm
YHVH
Waken as before endless generatings

Didn't you crush Rahab?
hole Tannin?
Didn't you dry up Yam?
mighty waters of Tehom?
set the YAM deeps a path for the saved to tread?
sea

2

In his might he stirred the sea
YAM
Then in his cunning crushed Rahab
By his wind set YAM in net
sea
His hand made holes in the twisty snake

3

You broke up YAM in your might
sea
You smashed Tanin-heads in the water
You crushed Leviatan heads
Made him food for desert folk
You split spring and creek
You dried up mighty rivers
The day is yours
yom
The night is yours
You set up light and sun
You determined earthbounds
Summer and winter
you made them


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98368-0271, www.cc.press.org




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