Meditation or Perspiration

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Attend to me, and listen to me; I was vexed in my pondering and was troubled by the noise of an enemy and by the affliction of a sinner . . .  Psalm 54:3-4a  LXX Pondering – The Hebrew text of this verse uses the word śîaḥ, from a verb that means “meditate, muse, commune,…

The Umbrella

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Attend to me, and listen to me; I was vexed in my pondering and was troubled by the noise of an enemy and by the affliction of a sinner . . .  Psalm 54:3-4a  LXX Listen – Compare this version in the LXX with the MT (translated, of course): Give Your attention to me and answer me;…