“Soul” in this context refers to his very being or mind, the actual essence or qualities that mark him as an individual human creation of God. This is supported by the second part of the verse that speaks of “those” who actually died and consequently went to Sheol, the Pit. Notice ...
Book 2 (Psalms 42-72) Psalm 42 - For the music director, a well-written song by the Korahites. As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for
6-19 could be readily explained if this is the psalmist’s enemies’ curse on him. However, it is much more natural to understand vv. 6-19 as the psalmist’s prayer against his enemies. There is no introductory quotation formula in v. 6 to indicate that the psalmist is quoting anyone,...
(Ezekiel 34:23) (37:24) (Zechariah 13:7) (John 10:11John 10:14) (1 Peter 2:25) (5:4) . This office he was called and appointed to by his Father, and which through his condescending grace he undertook to execute, and for which he is abundantly qualified; being omniscient, and ...
(1) Perhaps the altered word order and absence of the suffix can be explained by the text’s poetic character, for ellipsis is a feature of Hebrew poetic style. (2) Another option, supported by a few medieval Hebrew mss, is to emend “brother” to the similar sounding אַךְ ...
Preparing to preach on Psalm 127 (128), and having explained the spiritual interpretation of the Psalm and the unity of Christ and the church, Augustine reminds the flock that the love described by John banishes fear (En. 127, 7; Augustinus 2001, CSEL 95/3, pp. 213–14, Gori). The ...