But I am lowly and hurting. Your rescue, O LORD, will protect me. Psalm 69:30 [Hebrew Bible] Robert Alter Rescue – By far the most common English rendition of this word is “salvation.” Virtually all the popular English Bible use “May Your salvation” or something similar. Given that the Hebrew is yĕšûʿât, it’s easy to…
In You, O Lord, I have taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed. In Your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; Incline Your ear to me and save me. Psalm 71:1-2 NASB Righteousness – The Tanakh’s parallel to Yeshua’s parable. Yeshua tells a story about a common man and a religious authority. The religious authority…
And the salvation of the righteous is of YHWH; He is their strength in the time of trouble. Psalm 37:39 Salvation – What time is it in your life? Is it a time of trouble? If it is, then the psalmist has a perfect word for you: teshu’ah – deliverance! Let’s slow down for a…
“Let Your kingdom come, let Your will be done, as it is in heaven, also on earth.” Matthew 6:10 Earth – When we follow the pattern of prayer taught by our Lord, we endorse the Hebrew view of deliverance. Praying “Your kingdom come on earth” focuses our attention of the Hebrew verb yasa’. Of course,…
YHWH, in Your strength the king rejoices and in Your deliverance how he rejoices greatly! Psalm 21:2 (Hebrew text, my translation) Strength / Deliverance – It’s Oz, but there’s no wizard. It’s deliverance but there’s no background music. Of course, you have to be “old” to understand these allusions. I won’t apologize for that. Age…
