Psalm 139:24 tn Many understand the Hebrew term עֹצֶב (ʿotsev) as a noun meaning “pain,” and translate the phrase דֶּרֶךְ עֹצֶב (derekh ʿotsev) as “of pain,” but this makes little sense here. (Some interpret it to refer to ac...
Psalm 139 says that God made all the delicate, inner parts of my body. He knit me together within my mother’s womb. I was made wonderfully complex...
This paper focuses on the meaning of shaḥar ( ) in Psalm 139:7-12. A comparison will be made between Psalm 139:7-12 in the Old Testament and mythological imagery in the ancient Near East to get a better understanding of the religious background of shaḥar in this text. The ...
II. There is the darkness of shame after relapse into sin. There is scarcely anything so paralysing to the energies of a young soul seeking after God as the sense of shame for sins renewed. But if we could believe the words in their spiritual meaning, "The darkness and light to Thee ar...
This phrase echoes the commandment found in Exodus 20:7, which warns against using the Lord's name in a disrespectful or irreverent manner. The Hebrew word for "vain" is "שָׁוְא" (shav), meaning emptiness, falsehood, or worthlessness. Taking God's name in vain involves ...
Meaning (1) the revelation of your words, (2) the interpretation (see... Ps 119:132 119:132 as you always do. Or “as is (your) custom” (the Hebrew for “custom” is mishpaṭ); hence... Ps 119:134 119:134,154 Redeem. Here, as often, a synonym for...
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....
You will find heartfelt, soulful songs of people who came before you.Nothing is truly new when it comes to life.Evil still exists.People continue to ask what the meaning of life is. It is simply expressed in different ways through the filter of time. The world still consists of people ...
33 Teach me, Lord, the meaningE of your statutes, and I will always keep them.F,am 34 Help me understand your instruction,an and I will obey it and follow it with all my heart.a 35 Help me stay on the path of your commands,b for I take pleasure in it.c 36 Turn my...
(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...