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WARNING: This post contains links to MOCs illustrating subject matter that may
be considered inappropriate for children.
The Brick Testament is celebrating
its 350th illustrated Bible story with the addition of an illustrated psalm that
brings a fitting final close to the
King David section of the site.
Click either preview image below to view the new story.
Enjoy,
-The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith
The Brick Testament - The world’s
largest, most comprehensive illustrated Bible
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Yay! I know, I’m way behind in commenting; I’ll get there. I just wanted to
celebrate that you’ve finally taken on a Psalm. I really like how you
illustrate some of the more abstract scenes (like the line about the snares of
Sheol) as opposed to straight narrative. I’m hoping you’ll continue to do more
of the poetic books, and also the prophetic books, to see how you’ll illustrate
them.
Bruce
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That is the best yet. Thanks a million for that.
“I grind them as fine as the dust of the ground.” Oh, mercy.
The coffee break is priceless.
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In lugnet.build.ancient, Bruce Hietbrink wrote:
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Yay! I know, I’m way behind in commenting; I’ll get there.
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Hey, just nice to hear from you as always, Bruce.
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I just wanted to
celebrate that you’ve finally taken on a Psalm. I really like how you
illustrate some of the more abstract scenes (like the line about the snares
of Sheol) as opposed to straight narrative. I’m hoping you’ll continue to do
more of the poetic books, and also the prophetic books, to see how you’ll
illustrate them.
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I couldn’t resist the imagery of this one, and it was certainly fun to visualize
it in LEGO. I’m sure I’ll illustrate more Psalms and also the parts of the
less-narrative writings of the prophets eventually, but my highest interest
level is still for the more dramatic parts of Biblical narrative. I think I’ll
move on to the chronologically-next stories of King Solomon before casting my
sites elsewhere.
-Brendan
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In lugnet.build.ancient, Kyle Beatty wrote:
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That is the best yet. Thanks a million for that.
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Hi, Kyle. Thanks! Glad there’s still reason to get excited about The Brick
Testament six years into the project. I mean, I’m always still excited about
it, but it’s nice to know some others are too.
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“I grind them as fine as the dust of the ground.” Oh, mercy.
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...or utter lack of mercy, I suppose.
“Grind” is not the word universally used for this verse in English translations
of the Bible, but it is used by a number of English translators (NLT, NET, MSG,
CEV) and certainly does lend itself to a vivid visual depiction like the one
I’ve crafted. But to be fair, an actual grinder may not be what the psalmist
had in mind here. Other English translations use “beat” or “pulverize” as the
action David takes causing his enemies to end up like dust:
“I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth” (NIV)
“Then I pulverized them as the dust of the earth” (NASB)
“Then I beat them small as the dust of the earth” (AMP)
“I beat them fine like the dust of the earth” (NRSV)
“And I beat them as dust of the earth” (YLT)
“And I did beat them small as the dust of the earth” (DARBY)
“Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth” (KJV)
“I pulverize them like dust of the earth” (HCSB)
My original idea was to show David beating an enemy into “dust” with a more
traditional striking or bludgeoning instrument. But seriously, how long would
it take to bludgeon a person into “dust”? I figured King David would have other
pressing matters to attend to, and would therefore opt for the more efficient
system of human pulverization that a large grinder would provide.
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The coffee break is priceless.
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Obviously, that one’s entirely my own artistic license. I have no actual idea
how the psalmist envisioned Yahweh keeping himself occupied while ignoring the
desperate pleas for help of people being tortured to death.
-Brendan
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