Make me know Your ways, O Lord; Teach me Your paths. Psalm 25:4 NASB Teach – God wants you to be an apprentice, not a master craftsman. An apprentice is more than a student. A student learns the words, the principles, the ideas. An apprentice puts all these into practice. An apprentice copies the journeyman until…
Make me know Your ways, O Lord; Teach me Your paths. Psalm 25:4 NASB Make me – Robert Alter’s translation of this verse carries a decidedly different tone. Alter translates the verbs as petitions; the NASB translates them as imperatives. Our previous citation from TWOT establishes the biblical emphasis on choice.[1]You are responsible. Not even God…
Your ways, O LORD, inform me, your paths, instruct me. Psalm 25:4 Robert Alter translation Ways/paths – GPS is such a blessing. Just put in the address, press the NAV button, and both map and voice direct me to my destination. Now I only get lost when the guidance map is out of date. Amazingly,…
