Divinity Tamed

God of vengeance, O LORD, God of vengeance, shine forth.  Psalm 94:1  Robert Alter Vengeance – Robert Alter’s translation comes with a footnote.  “This boldly aggressive characterization of God, ‘el naqamot, which occurs only here, is fudged by the modern translations that render it in mitigating language as ‘God of retribution.’  As in many psalms…