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…
To the chief musician, a psalm of David Psalm 41:1 (Hebrew text) Musician – In most of our English Bibles, this address is not counted as a verse. That’s unfortunate because ignoring it sweeps aside a very important point about Hebrew thought. David’s praise is directed to the chief musician (natsah). We are confronted immediately…
Teach me Your way, O YHWH, and lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies. Psalm 27:11 Lead – When God leads, it’s all about fences. That doesn’t sound much like leading, does it? We think of leading as moving away from fences. “Don’t fence me in” and “Think outside the box” are…
