Why would you be beaten more, swerving from the way? Every head is sick and every heart in pain. Isaiah 1:5 Robert Alter Why – The Hebrew phrase ʿal me(h) is translated “where” by the NASB but “why” by Robert Alter. The meanings are not the same. Is God asking (metaphorically) the location of the…
A Prayer of the afflicted when he is weak and pours out his complaint before the Lord. Psalm 102 NASB Weak – Amazingly, our word “weak” isn’t found in the languages of Europe until the 12th Century. I guess before that people never knew what it meant to be physically exhausted (No, probably not. There are…
O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; my soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. Psalm 63:1 NASB Yearns – When was the last time you fainted for lack of God’s presence? Ever? That’s what David is describing….
A prayer for the lowly when he grows faint and pours out his plea before the LORD. Psalm 102:1 (Hebrew text translated by Robert Alter) Grows faint – I don’t know about you, but I am growing faint. Weary would be a close synonym. Oh, I’m busy, no doubt about that. I’m back from Africa…
And let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we shall reap if we do not grow weary. Galatians 6:9 Do not grow weary – Sometimes it’s just so hard to keep going. Sometimes it feels as if we have exhausted our will power. We are worn out from swimming against…
A prayer of the afflicted when he is faint and before Yahweh pours out his complaint. Psalm 102:1 (in the Hebrew text) Faint – Jacob knew about ‘ataph. Genesis 30:42 uses the word to describe lambs and goats born feeble, weak and unhealthy. Affliction does that to living creatures, especially to us. Affliction births defects….
