Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord! For he has freed the soul of the poor from the hand of the wicked. (Jer 20:13)
שִׁ֚ירוּ לַֽיהוָ֔ה הַֽלְל֖וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֥י הִצִּ֛יל אֶת־נֶ֥פֶשׁ אֶבְיֹ֖ון מִיַּ֥ד מְרֵעִֽים׃
Cantate Domino, laudate Dominum: quia liberavit animam pauperis de manu malorum.
ᾄσατε τῷ κυρίῳ, αἰνέσατε αὐτῷ, ὅτι ἐξείλατο ψυχὴν πένητος ἐκ χειρὸς πονηρευομένων.
Also, the noun meaning song sounds identical. In the original, the book Song of Songs begins with the words שִׁ֥יר הַשִּׁירִ֖ים [shir hasshirim]. Today, the prophet Jeremiah is like a conductor who wants to animate the community to sing and worship. The singing of Alleluia will be heard soon, and today there is already a herald of this joyful song. Singing is an expression of the chords of the soul moved by grace. It is making contact with the Holy Spirit. So let the melody that the Word of God inspires resound in us.
