I have not turned aside from Your judgments, for You Yourself have taught me. Psalm 119:102 NASB You Yourself – Emphasis added. The actual Hebrew text just uses ʾattâ, the second person singular pronoun, “you.” “It is appended to verbs for emphasis. Its use in oblique cases (genitive and accusative) is to afford stress to a…
Even there Your hand will lead me, And Your right hand will lay hold of me. Psalm 139:10 NASB Lay hold– I could hide in the twilight. I could flee to end of the sea. But the result will be the same. YHVH is there. The only question is why He is there. Is He there as guide and…
For You aremy rock and my fortress; for Your name’s sake You will lead me and guide me. Psalm 31:3 NASB Lead/ Guide– nāḥâ and nāhal. Why does David use two different verbs (alliterative) to convey God’s direction? Perhaps it’s because the first “represents the conducting of one along the right path”[1]while the second “denotes a shepherd’s loving concerned leading of his flock,…
Who will bring me into the besieged city? Who will lead me to Edom? Psalm 60:9 NASB Lead me – If God is sovereign, why am I concerned? If He truly holds my enemies in His hand, why am I afraid? Ah, because I don’t know which way to go. It’s not that I doubt…
For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!” Romans 8:14-15 NASB Being led – You and I…
For such is God, our God forever and ever; He will guide us until death. Psalm 48:14 NASB Guide – Do you notice the paradox in this verse? First it proclaims that God is our God olam va’ed (forever and ever). Then it declares that He will guide us al-moot (to death). Did you notice…
