chiasm

For I am ready to fall, and my sorrow is continually before me.  For I admit my guilt; I am full of anxiety because of my sin.  Psalm 38:17-18  NASB Continually before – Pay attention!  The Hebrew words translated “continually before” are negdi tāmîd.  The root of negdi is neged.  Why is this important?  Because in the very next sentence,…