A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choir director; according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. Psalm 88:1 (Hebrew text – NASB) Sons of Korah – Our story begins with the rebellion of Korah against Moses’ authority. The event is recorded in Numbers 16 and again in Numbers 26. But there…
Even before there is a word on my tongue, behold, O Lord, You know it all. Psalm 139:4 NASB Even before– We are fond of claiming that God created out of nothing. The theological term is creation ex nihilo. Although the first verse of Genesis is often read as a proof text for this doctrine[1], theologians also employ…
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Romans 3:23 NASB All – Because we have focused our religious attention on justification by faith, we tend to read this verse as a preamble to the next one, that is, “being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in…
The Lord sustains all who fall and raises up all who are bowed down. Psalm 145:14 NASB All – Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t see this happening in my world. I don’t see YHVH sustaining those who fall and raising up those who are bowed down. I see chaos, agony, oppression and abuse,…
I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a man and his neighbor. This too is vanity and striving after wind. Ecclesiastes 4:4 NASB Every – One of the claims of some religious systems is that only those actions taken “in the Spirit” and only…
All the LORD’s paths are kindness and truth for the keepers of His pact and His precepts. Psalm 25:10 Robert Alter translation All – Do you really believe that all of YHWH’s ways are kindness and truth? Are you just as likely to proclaim this with David when the plane crashes and everyone is killed,…
All Your works shall give thanks to You, O LORD, and Your godly ones shall bless You. Psalm 145:10 NASB All – How big is the universe? If you want to have some appreciation for the size of our environment, take a look at this. Then reflect on your significance in the vast expanse of…
And you shall love YHWH your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. Deuteronomy 6:5 All – “You’re so intense.” I’ve often heard this back-handed compliment. Maybe it’s true. When you get me wound up about Hebrew thought, it might take a long time for me…
“therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things, and do not do them.” Matthew 23:3 All – David called YHWH Lord. King David put himself under the rule of his God, proclaiming that he was the slave of his Master. Because…
