Shake, Rattle and Roll (again)

He only is my rock and my salvation,
My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken. Psalm 62:2 NASB Shaken – In Hebrew, the word for “shaken” is ‘emmots. It is from the same root as the word for yoke (motsa’). Both of these words carry the imagery of a pole used as a walking stick…

Shake, Rattle and Roll

He only is my rock and my salvation,
My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken. Psalm 62:2 NASB Shaken – In Hebrew, the word for “shaken” is ‘emmots. It is from the same root as the word for yoke (motsa’). Both of these words carry the imagery of a pole used as a walking stick…

Hebrew Rock and Roll

He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.  Psalm 62:2 ESV Greatly shaken – David would have liked Isaiah.  They often think the same way.  Isaiah 24:19-20 uses this same Hebrew word, mot, to describe the kingdoms of the earth as if they were drunken men, reeling…

The Hardness of God

He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.  Psalm 62:2 ESV My rock – Other human beings may idolize the Man of Steel, but David looks to the God of Rock.  The Hebrew text (as you must have guessed by now) does not contain the verb “is.” …