Turn to me and be gracious to me, as is right for those who love Your name. Psalm 119:132 NASB As is right for – Now we discover just how broad Hebrew words can be. The phrase “as is right for,” in the the Chabad translation (“Turn to me and favor me as is Your…
I have chosen the faithful way; I have [l]placed Your judgments before me. Psalm 119:30 NASB Placed – What does “I have placed” really mean? TWOT notes the difficulty with this word in translation: “The use of šāwâ in Ps 119:30 is open to question. Is it, ‘Your judgments have I “placed” before me,’(šāwâ II); or, ‘Your…
I will meditate on Your precepts and [f]regard Your ways. Psalm 119:15 NASB Precepts – This Hebrew word is a derivative of the root pāqad. That means we may have some difficulties understanding what this means. “It has been said of this verb, which occurs more than three hundred times in the ot; ‘There is probably no other…
Do you indeed speak righteousness, O gods? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men? Psalm 58:1 [English] NASB O gods – So you’re a leader? You have authority over others. You guide them. They look to you for direction. Whether officially or unofficially, you have been thrust to the front. You might not even…
“Behold, My servant, whom I uphold; My chosen one in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the nations. Isaiah 42:1 NASB Justice – We have examined many times the wide range of meaning associated with the Hebrew word mishpat (just search the word mishpat…
