Taste and see that the Lord is good, happy the man who shelters in Him. Psalm 34:9 (R. Altar translation) The Man – What kind of man shelters in the Lord? What kind of man runs to God for rescue? Our first response might be “a man in trouble.” Behind that answer is the assumption…
Blessed is that man who has made YHWH his trust, and has not turned to the proud, and to those turning aside to falsehood. Psalm 40:4 Man – We don’t have to repeat the lesson about the difference between barak and ‘ashar to remember what “blessed” really means. We know it’s about something we do. …
You made him rule over the works of Your hands Psalm 8:6 Made Him Rule – David asks the question. “What is Man that You should be mindful of him?” David gives the answer. It’s a surprising answer; one that should make us uncomfortable. Man is defined in the same terms that define everything else…
