Remove the false way from me, and graciously grant me Your law. Psalm 119:29 NASB Remove– Okay, I admit it. I make lots of mistakes. I do know a few things, and sometimes I get them right, but most of the time these little adventures into the language and culture of ancient people is just the best…
“Remove Your plague from me; because of the opposition of Your hand I am perishing.” Psalm 39:10 NASB Am perishing– There’s a lot of important vocabulary here. There are also a lot of “connect-the-dots” clues. Let’s start with “remove.” The verb is sur, here in the imperative, ha-ser. In other words, David doesn’t ask. He demands. “YHVH,…
“Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight. Cease to do evil, Learn to do good; Seek justice, Reprove the ruthless, Defend the orphan, Plead for the widow.” Isaiah 1:16-17 NASB Remove – What worries you? Job security? Taxes? Politics? Terrorism? Your children? Perhaps those worries need to be removed by concentrating on what God…
Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes; cease to do evil, Isaiah 1:16 ESV Remove – How can I remove my evil deeds? Once done, aren’t they a permanent part of my own history? How is it possible to extract them from who I am? Isaiah offers…
