Do Unto Others

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Take disgrace and contempt away from me, for I comply with Your testimonies.  Psalm 119:22  NASB Disgrace and contempt – How do you read this?  Is the poet asking God to remove something that is happening to him, or is he asking God to removing something that he too often does?  What is his situation?  Are…

Adding Some Emotion

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Give ear, O God, to my prayer, and do not disdain my petition.  Psalm 54:2  LXX Do not disdain – Unless you have a copy of the LXX, you’re version of this Hebrew psalm will be a bit different.  First, the English Bible registers this as Psalm 55, not 54.  Secondly, most English Bibles treat…