Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back (Heb. Margin, “set them as a butt”),
When Thou shalt make ready Thine arrows upon Thy strings
[And shoot them] against the face of them.
Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength;
SO WILL WE SING AND PRAISE THY POWER.”
(Ps. xxi. 1, 8, 10-13.)
Beautifully, then, does the harp come in here, following upon the going forth of this victorious Horseman. This Song of the Lamb follows as naturally as does the Song of Moses in Ex. xv. 1: “I will sing unto the Lord, for He hath triumphed gloriously.”
Plate 13: LYRA (the Harp)
Its brightest star, α, is one of the most glorious in the heavens, and by it this constellation may be easily known. It shines with a splendid white lustre. It is called Vega, which means He shall be exalted. Its root occurs in the opening of the Song [pg 067] of Moses, quoted above. Is not this wonderfully expressive?