My life is continually in my hand, yet I do not forget Your Law. Psalm 119:109 NASB Continually in my hand – Do you find this verse rather odd? After all the deference to God’s sovereign governance, we would expect that psalmist to say that his life is entirely in God’s hand, not his own. So, what’s happening…
Concerning evil, both hands do it well. Micah 7:3 NASB Both hands – In Semitic nomadic cultures, you eat with the right hand. The left hand never picks up food. It is used for other purposes. Until the invention of eating utensils, a hard and fast distinction between the hands was absolutely necessary. When the…
Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the grasp of the wrongdoer and ruthless man, Psalm 71:4 NASB Rescue me – Rescue is a very practical experience. It isn’t to be found in the next world. There is little point in waiting to die so that you can…
