Middle English, from Old English psealm, from Late Latin psalmus, from Greek psalmos, literally, twanging of a harp, from psallein to pluck, play a stringed instrument First Known Use before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above Time Traveler The first known use of psalm was bef...
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(2017). The Structure, Genre, and Meaning of Psalm 129. Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament: Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 142-154. doi: 10.1080/09018328.2017.1301645doi:10.1080/09018328.2017.1301645AssisElieScandinavian Journal of the Old Testament...
(Psalm 40:2, 69:2) — and note that to the Hebrews, the "waters" signify the unknown and "dry land" the known, which makes Javan (and thus Greece and thus Rome and thus ultimately our modern world) a semi-brotherly tribe of half-witted Soggy-Bottom boys (as ifSethcalled out to...
The Bible makes it clear that we don’t really own our gifts. We are fearfully and wonderfully made by God (Psalm 139:13-14), according to plans he laid out before we were born (Jeremiah 1:5), to glorify him forever. The fact the master owns the money he gave the servants, and ...
Pax Romana was the pinnacle of nations being in uproar and the devisement of a vain thing against the Creator and his anointed (Psalm 2:1-2). But his prophets saw that the real desire of the nations would come (Haggai 2:7). It's not a matter of human intent or even sapience but...
Lord is our provider. Lets be thankful because He is our source of everything we need. Our Lord also cares about everything we care and there’s no small thing that He doesn’t know about us. The bible also says that He is our “Our shelter, refuge and hiding place (Psalm 91)”,...
The meaning of hupol~psis is fortunately fairly constant in Aristotle; it is usually translatable by "judgment" or "belief," and is used interchangeably with doxa.a In 427b16 it is substituted for dianoia. According to Bonitz, ...
The Psalmist wrote, “Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world” (Psalm 46:10). The context of this verse makes its message all the more fascinating and appropriate for our times. What
Meaning of Psalm 90 Grows with Age