24 See if there is any wicked[e] way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.[f] Footnotes 139.11 Q ms: MT and the light around me become night 139.16 Meaning of Heb uncertain 139.18 Or I awake 139.20 Cn: Meaning of Heb uncertain 139.24 Heb hurtful 139.24 Or the ancient way...
Construed with the accusative of the person, אמר here signifies to declare any one, profiteri, a meaning which, we confess, does not occur elsewhere. But למזמּה (cf. למרמה, Psalm 24:4; the Targum: who swear by Thy name for wantonness) and the ...
For the meaning “to avenge” for the verb גָּמַר (gamar), see HALOT 197-98 s.v. גמר. Psalm 138:8 tn Heb“the works of your hands.” Many medieval Hebrew mss read the singular, “work of your hands.” Psalm 139:1 sn Psalm 139. The psalmist acknowledges...
The text must be altered to produce this meaning. As it stands, it can only be rendered, "Thine enemies lift up [their scull to vanity" (comp. Psalm 24:4). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrewwhoאֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, wha...
(2) But here in Psalm 121, we certainly have the meaning of shadow/shade as something protective. I included in the first post an image of Robert Zund’s painting, “Road to Emmaus.” The painting is well known and perhaps too sentimental, but I enjoy it because of the protective and...
27Help me understand the meaning of your commandments, and I will meditate on your wonderful deeds. 28I weep with sorrow; encourage me by your word. 29Keep me from lying to myself; give me the privilege of knowing your instructions. ...
highs, and lows take on new meaning. And there is delight. The desires of my heart become His – the yearning to see the good in others, the joy of a soul securely saved from sin and death, and the deepening love for God and interest in His motives and agenda rather than my own....
I hung up the phone and thought about all the angels celebrating with joy as Christmas nears. Such a simple song made me realize then that I was already getting away from the promise I had made to myself. I had vowed to keep my mind and heart on the true meaning of Christmas, and ...
meaning, and purpose. Each person has been endowed with an interconnective “essence” that makes us human. The Psalmist says we are wonderfully designed by our Creator (Ps. 139), and He places us on earth for a certain purpose and plan. This is seen in Jeremiah who the Lord said He ...
The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 4 and 8. b Ge 15:1 c Ps 27:6 d Job 30:20 e Ps 2:6 f Le 26:6 g Ps 17:15 Ps 139:18 h Job 11:15 Ps 23:4 Ps 27:3 i Ps 118:11 j 2 Ch 6:41 k Ps 6:4 Ps 7:1...