I often wonder what happened to the craftsmen who spent their lives building things like this. Today we sacrifice art for efficiency. It is much the same with our spiritual condition. We are so focused on our needs that we forget that God is the greatest craftsman, and that all great works of art take…
Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, and in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom. Psalm 51:6 NASB Innermost being – It’s a good thing that the NASB and ESV put this English translation in italics. That indicates that the translators have altered in some way the original text. In this…
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me. Psalm 51:5 NASB Conceived – Have you ever felt as though everything in your life was just wrong? That somehow you got off track and life ended up just being one big mess? Have you ever felt as if you just…
Against You, You only, I have sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You are justified when You speak and blameless when You judge. Psalm 51:4 NASB You only – Suppose you are at last confronted by your worst sin. Suddenly it comes to the light. There is no more denial,…
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Psalm 51:3 NASB I know – There are very few things we know for certain. We don’t know what will happen tomorrow. We don’t know if our relationships will last. We don’t know the weather. We don’t know even the apparently unalterable “laws”…
Do you just have to know what’s on the other side of a door like this?
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. Psalm 51:2 NASB Wash – Clean clothes! Not clean body. Let’s be sure we appreciate the difference. Kabas is the Hebrew verb for “to wash, to be washed, to perform the work of the fuller,” that is, to launder clothing in cold water…
Our fellow reader, David, sent me this link from a well-known teacher in Israel. Seems that he and I share the same Hebrew view of ‘ezer kenegdo–and by the way, stand in opposition to virtually all the Christian interpretations in translated texts. Here is the link to Dr. Eli Lizorkin-Eyzenberg, in case your interested. http://lp.eteacherbiblical.com/lp_biblical_eli_marriage-en.html?cid=24127&adgroupid=-1&utm_source=eli_insights&utm_medium=email_marketing&utm_campaign=bib_en_eml_dr.eli-marriage_2015-09-09_#24127&fname=David&lname=Sloss&[email protected]%23_at=0.3.9315718,0.138520166.z3afxtzwjdau2shdc8
Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; according to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions. Psalm 51:1 NASB Blot out – When a scribe writes a Torah scroll, meticulousness is absolutely required. Not one extra mark or mistake is allowed. Today the sofer stam follows strict guidelines regarding the size…
