luxuriant, anoint, Psalm 23. He Helped a Woman End Her Own Life. Was It Manslaughter, or Mercy?

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He Helped a Woman End Her Own Life. Was It Manslaughter, or Mercy?

They checked into a motel room in upstate New York, with a gas canister and a plan to end her decades of physical pain.

He also changed the wording in Psalm 23 — "thou anointest my head with oil," is what you'll find in the King James translation. "But the Hebrew verb does not mean 'to anoint,' " Alter says. "The word that's actually used by the psalmist means 'to make luxuriant' — something like that. It's a very physical word. So after wrestling with other alternatives ... I ended up saying 'you moisten my head with oil.' "

1達味詩歌。上主是我的牧者，我實在一無所缺。

2他使我臥在青綠的草場，又領我走近幽靜的水旁，

3還使我的心靈得到舒暢。他為了自己名號的原由，領我踏上了正義的坦途。

4縱使我應走過陰森的幽谷，我不怕凶險，因你與我同在。你的牧杖和短棒，是我的安慰舒暢。

5在我對頭面前，你為我擺設了筵席；在我的頭上傅油，使我的杯爵滿溢。

6在我一生歲月裡，幸福與慈愛常隨不離；我將住在上主的殿裡，直至悠遠的時日。

Psalm 23 King James Version (KJV)

23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

anoint

/əˈnɔɪnt/

verb

1. smear or rub with oil, typically as part of a religious ceremony.

   "high priests were anointed with oil"

   synonyms:

   smear with oil, rub with oil, apply oil to, spread oil over;  archaicanele "during the public baptism, the head of the infant was anointed"

   • smear or rub something with (any other substance).

     "Kuna Indians anoint the tips of their arrows with poison"
   • ceremonially confer divine or holy office upon (a priest or monarch) by smearing or rubbing with oil.

     "Samuel anointed him king"

anoint ：傅油；敷油；擦聖油；膏油：聖事中的敷抹（傅）油行動。同 unction 。

Anointing of the Sick, Sacrament of the ：病人傅油聖事；病人聖事；終傅聖事（舊稱）：七件聖事之一，司鐸用聖油敷抹病人，並誦念規定經文，藉以將病人託付給基督，求祂賜與安慰和拯救（法典 998 ）。因此教友病重時，應請神父傅（敷抹）聖油，使之增加恩寵，赦免罪過，並減輕其精神及肉體方面的苦痛，有時也會恢復病患之健康（雅五 14-15? ）。舊稱 Extreme Unction 

luxuriant

/lʌɡˈʒʊərɪənt,lʌɡˈzjʊərɪənt,lʌkˈsjʊərɪənt/

adjective

1. (of vegetation) rich and profuse in growth; lush.

   "forests of dark, luxuriant foliage"

   • (of hair) thick and healthy.

     "she tossed her luxuriant dark hair"