You destroy those who speak lies; the Lord loathes the person of bloodshed and deceit. Psalm 5:6 NASB Destroy/ loathe – Two verbs of consequence: ʾābad and tāʿab, “to destroy” and “to loathe.” The meanings are a bit tangled. The verb ʾābad is a common word for to die, or, in the case of things, reputation, etc., to pass…
I see the treacherous and loathe them, because they do not keep Your word. Psalm 119:158 NASB Loathe – “Loathe” is not a verb we use often. That might be because it came into the English language only a few hundred years ago, or it might be because it has such an overpowering meaning that we shy away…
Forty years I loathed a generation and I said, “A people of straying hearts are they and they did not know My ways”; so I swore in My anger, “They shall never come to My resting place!” Psalm 95:10-11 translation Jack Riemer Loathed – God is love, right? God loves everyone, right? God doesn’t want…
Do I not hate those who hate You, O Lord? And do I not loathe those who rise up against You? Psalm 139:21 NASB Hate– When is hate a virtue? You might reply, “When we hate sin.” But typically we add, “but love the sinner.” Ah, if it were only that simple. You see, the verb used here, śānēʾ, doesn’t make such…
