Psalm 34:18

  • Biblical PTSD (2)

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are [a]crushed in spirit.  Psalm 34:18 NASB Crushed – What does it mean to be “crushed in spirit”?  The word, and its similarly spelled parallel, is used in poetry and laments.  It emphasizes the “emotional and spiritual suffering”[1] of a person or people.  Here it is an adjective. …

  • Bite the Dust (1)

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18  NASB Crushed – One of the joys of teaching English to Italian businesspeople is explaining English idioms.  Every language and every culture has its own idioms.  Italian, for example, has a lovely idiom about keeping a secret: acqua en boca, which…