From Your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way. Psalm 119:104 NASB Get understanding – What does it mean to “get understanding.” In our word-intensive, dictionary-based culture, we would probably say that it means to gather useful information. For that we can (sometimes) just Google. What’s delivered is information, but that isn’t “understanding” in…
Give me understanding, so that I may comply with Your Law and keep it with all my heart. Psalm 119:34 NASB Understanding – Do you find this request a bit odd? The general pattern of God’s instructions in Torah do not require explanation. In fact, the methodology of Torah learning is not about figuring out why God asks what…
YHWH looked down from the heavens on the sons of Adam to see, “Is there someone discerning, someone seeking out God?” Psalm 14:2 (Hebrew text) Discerning – What do you think about when you read the word “discerning?” If you’re like most people of contemporary civilization, you think of a cognitive process. You think about…
