Bells and Whistles

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Shout joyfully to God, all the earth;  Psalm 66:1  NASB Shout joyfully – Did you know that this word (rūaʿ) is most typically used for a battle cry, an alarm in war?  Oh, it’s also about praise, the shofar, exultation, and making a lot of noise, but most of the time it’s about war cries. …

The Sound of One Hand Clapping

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

He subdues peoples under us and nations under our feet. Psalm 47:3  NASB Subdues – You wouldn’t notice it in English, but there are a lot of unusual things about this song of praise.  The first oddity is David’s choice of amim for “peoples.”  Since David describes the triumph of God’s chosen over the other…