Evidence (2)

I certainly believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.  Wait for the Lord; be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord.  Psalm 27:13-14 NASB Living – Not tomorrow!  No, the psalmist is not hoping that somehow he will see something that points to God’s goodness in the…

Evidence (1)

I certainly believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.  Wait for the Lord; be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord.  Psalm 27:13-14 NASB Living – We looked at Psalm 27:13 before, some time ago.  CLICK here.    But it’s worth reconsidering because the claim seems so…

One Verse Too Many

How long will all of you attack a man to batter him, like a leaning wall, a tottering fence?  Psalm 62:3  ESV Attack – The Hebrew word tehotetu is a hapax legomenon, i.e., this is its only occurrence in the Tanakh.  What does it mean?  Take a guess.  NIV – assault.  NASB – assail.  ESV…

Merit Badges

You have said to YHWH, “You are my Lord, I have no good apart from You.”  Psalm 16:2 No Goodness – It helps if we see the literal rendering of this verse.  “My goodness is not apart from You.”  Why is this important?  Because the difference in the word order shows us what is emphasized…