Similarly, in speaking of God's covenant people, of the city of God, and of the temple in which God dwells, the Psalms ultimately speak of Christ's church. The Psalter is not only the prayer book of the second temple; it is also the enduring prayer book of the people of God. Now,...
Psalm 21:7 Everlasting blessings: this phrase may refer to blessings of enduring value or an unending number of blessings. Your presence: God’s favor, which is the greatest cause of joy inasmuch as it is the supreme blessing, leading to all others. Psalm 21:8 Kindness: see note on Ps ...
Āsharisn't a bad word or an inferior blessing, it just has a different connotation thanbārak. This isn't an extraordinary, miraculous blessing of Yahweh -- though God is fully capable of miraculous blessing. It is the normal result of a life lived for God. Missionaries have observed a ...
9The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of the LORD are sure and altogether righteous." (19:7-9)Notice the obvious parallelism of verses 7-9. Each line uses a synonym for the law, adds "of Yahweh," follows with a descriptive adjective, and concludes with ...
69 He made his sanctuary as enduring as the heavens above,[jo]as secure as the earth, which he established permanently.[jp]70 He chose David, his servant,and took him from the sheepfolds.71 He took him away from following the mother sheep,[jq]and made him the shepherd of Jacob, his...
[kjv]The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. [bbe]The fear of the Lord is clean, and has no end; the decisions of the Lord are true and full of righteousness. ...
Thus, the psalmist asks for God’s loving help to his people, so that their work may be effective and enduring, even though the workers are apt to disappear quickly. Indeed, may the work of our hands prosper: this second occurrence of these words may be an accidental repetition. Psalm ...
Psalm 119:112 Or decrees / for their enduring reward Psalm 119 King James Version 119 Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. 2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. 3 They also do no iniquity: they wal...
Psalm 21:7 Everlasting blessings: this phrase may refer to blessings of enduring value or an unending number of blessings. Your presence: God’s favor, which is the greatest cause of joy inasmuch as it is the supreme blessing, leading to all others. Psalm 21:8 Kindness: see note on Ps ...
Psalm 21:7 Everlasting blessings: this phrase may refer to blessings of enduring value or an unending number of blessings. Your presence: God’s favor, which is the greatest cause of joy inasmuch as it is the supreme blessing, leading to all others. Psalm 21:8 Kindness: see note on Ps ...