My eyes fail with longing for Your word, while I say, “When will You comfort me?” Psalm 119:82 NASB Fail – Do you long for God’s Word? Well then, just pick up the Bible and read. Right? That’s what we might assume is the intent of the poet’s cry. After all, it his eyes that fail. Perhaps he’s just…
My soul is crushed with longing for Your ordinances at all times. Psalm 119:20 NASB Crushed – Put in the place of emphasis, gāraš is first in the sentence. Of course, that also continues the acrostic, but here we have a word used only once (maybe twice) in the Tanakh. It’s a good thing a derivative…
Having thus a fond affection for you, we were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us. 1 Thessalonians 2:8 (NASB) A Fond Affection – While most readers of the Bible don’t know it, there are often minor differences in…
