23Look deep into my heart, God, and find out everything I am thinking. 24Don't let me follow evil ways, but lead me in the way that time has proven true. Footnotes 139.20you:One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 20. ...
Psalm 139:23 tn The Hebrew noun שַׂרְעַפַּי (sarʿappay,“concerns”) is used of “worries” in Ps 94:19. Psalm 139:24 tn Many understand the Hebrew term עֹצֶב (ʿotsev) as a noun meaning “pain,” and translate the phrase דּ...
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 ...
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...
24Your laws please me; they give me wise advice. Daleth 25I lie in the dust; revive me by your word. 26I told you my plans, and you answered. Now teach me your decrees. 27Help me understand the meaning of your commandments,
9:2 and Psalm 23’s “valley of the shadow.”(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 ...
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 Amplified Version expands the meaning: “The steps of a [good and righteous] man are directed and established by the Lord, And He delights in his way [and blesses his path].” –Psalm 37:23, AMP Consider the import of these key words: Steps –Even spiritual achievement rarely happens...
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....