Poetic License?

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

I was mute and silent, I refrained even from good, and my sorrow grew worse;  Psalm 39:2  NASB Mute and silent– When YHVH uses more than one word to communicate a single idea, we pay very close attention.  For example, Genesis 1:26 uses two words to describe the image of God in Man.  They aren’t simply synonyms.  The differences…

Don’t Say a Word

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

I was mute—in silence. I kept still, deprived of good, and my pain was grievous. Psalm 39:2 (Robert Alter translation) Mute – You’re pummeled by the world. Your friends insult you. You are misunderstood. What do you do? Keep quiet, of course! No one likes a complainer! Don’t you know that it’s not nice to…