You have rejected all those who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is useless. Psalm 119:118 NASB Rejected – This is a verse we might want to erase, especially after a few centuries in the evangelical world. Is it true that God has rejected all those who do not follow His ḥōq? Remember what ḥōq means? …
I shall delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word. Psalm 119:16 NASB Statutes – The vocabulary of God’s torah wouldn’t be complete without one other word, ḥōq. Why? Because this word represents the ancient practice of permanence. It is the word that means to engrave something on stone. If you want to be sure…
I will keep Your statutes; do not utterly abandon me! Psalm 119:8 NASB Utterly abandon – The Hebrew text isn’t exactly like this English translation. The syntax in Hebrew is “not forsake me even with power.” “Utterly abandon” might capture the emotion but what’s interesting is the implication that God would deliberately, and with strength, leave…
