Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Psalm 51:11 NASB And – Oh, the extent of this mighty little letter. Attach a vav to a Hebrew word, and all kinds of things can happen. Here, in particular, we are faced with some significant translation choices. You see, vav can mean, “so, then, and, with, together, so that,…
Do not cast me away at the time of my old age; Do not abandon me when my strength fails. Psalm 71:9 Cast me away – Retire sooner—die sooner. Oh, oops! I thought that should have read, “Retire sooner—live longer,” but in fact the research seems to point in the other direction. A study reported in the Harvard…
Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Psalm 51:11 NASB Cast me away – What does it mean to say that you have been cast away? Is it like the Tom Hanks’ movie? Shipwrecked? Deserted? Or is there perhaps a biblical connection to a much…
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and sustain me with a willing spirit. Psalm 51:10-12 NASB Cast me away – Broken…
casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 NASB Casting – Here is the Greek word epirripsantes. It means “to throw upon.” This is not a casual action. It is a deliberate forceful throwing like throwing an enemy down to the ground. Peter actually quotes Psalm 55:22 which uses…
