El Shaddai - God Almighty

[Myriel RAouine]

THANKS to ARLEEM, DUSTY and SARAH!!!

 

AMY GRANT - "El Shaddai" (lyrics)

El-Shaddai, El-Shaddai [means "God Almighty, God Almighty"]
El-Elyon na Adonai [means "God in the highest, Oh, Lord"]
Age to age, You're still the same
By the power of the name.
El-Shaddai, El-Shaddai
Erkamka na Adonai [means "We will love You, Oh, Lord"]
We will praise and lift You high
El-Shaddai

Through Your love
And through the ram,
You saved the son
Of Abraham.
Through the power
Of Your hand,
Turned the sea
Into dry land.
To the outcast
On her knees,
You were the God
Who really sees.
And by Your might,
You set Your children free.

[Chorus]

Through the years,
You made it clear,
That the time of Christ
Was near,
Though the people
Couldn't see
What Messiah ought to be.
Though Your Word
Contained the plan,
They just could not understand,
Your most awesome work was done
Though the frailty of Your son."

 

 

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El-Shaddai means God Almighty***. El points to the power of God Himself. Shaddai seems to be derived from another word meaning breast, which implies that Shaddai signifies one who nourishes, supplies, and satisfies. It is God as El who helps, but it is God as Shaddai who abundantly blesses with all manner of blessings. ...\"
http://www.parentcompany.com/awareness_of_god/nog6.htm

\"...***Adonai means LORD*** and was often used as a substitute for God\'s name \"Yahweh\" or \"Jehovah\" (these are interchangeable) in the Old Testament.

The Hebrews felt that God\'s name was too sacred to pronounce so they eliminated the vowels and used YHWH which was unpronounceable. Still, they had to be clear about whom they meant so they often spoke of Adonai - the LORD who is GOD. If this name was used to mean someone other than God, \"Adoni\" was used which was a common word for one who was a master and ruler.

Psalm 110:1 provides a good starting point to understand who \"Adonai\" is:

\"The Lord (YHWH) said to my Lord (Adonai) \'Sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool.\" ...\"
http://www.hannahscupboard.com/adoni.html



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Note added at 209 days (2006-08-20 21:53:43 GMT) Post-grading
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Another interesting link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Shaddai_(song)

 

 

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/hebrew_to_english/poetry_literature/12366...

[Myriel RAouine]