I am full of shame, and conscious of my misery. Job 10:15b NASB Shame – You might think that the Hebrew word here is the common word translated “shame,” i.e., bôš. That word is found in verses like Psalm 25:2 (“Let me not be ashamed”). Its primary meaning is public humiliation. “to fall into disgrace, normally through…
“Why is light given to one burdened with grief, and life to the bitter of soul, who [i]long for death, but there is none, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures; who are filled with jubilation, and rejoice when they find the grave? Job 3:20-22 NASB Burdened with grief – Job might have more in mind than…
If Your Law had not been my delight, then I would have perished in my misery. Psalm 119:92 NASB Misery – Carefully consider this statement. Could you say the same thing? Is the law of God so wonderful, so amazing, so encouraging to you—so shaashuim, delightful—that without it you would be destroyed in affliction? Can I be…
You who have shown me many troubles and distresses will revive me again, and will bring me up again from the depths of the earth. Psalm 71:20 NASB Revive – Don’t jump too quickly to those comforting thoughts about revival. Pay attention to the beginning of this verse. Who is the one who showed the poet’s many troubles…
