Thinking About It

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Blessed is he who considers the poor; YHWH does deliver him in a day of evil.  Tehillim 41:1  ISR Considers – Let’s think about the poor.  First we have to know what word Hebrew uses to describe the “poor” since there are four different words with this same English translation.  Here the word is dal. …

The Art Of Hebrew Thinking

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

To the chief musician, a psalm of David Psalm 41:1 (Hebrew text) Musician – In most of our English Bibles, this address is not counted as a verse.  That’s unfortunate because ignoring it sweeps aside a very important point about Hebrew thought.  David’s praise is directed to the chief musician (natsah).   We are confronted immediately…