Regal Rules

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

I will delight in Your commandments, which I love.  Psalm 119:47  NASB Commandments – Before we look at the word bemiṣvotĕ’kā, we should note the unusual verb for “I will delight.”  That verb is šāʿaʿ.  It’s unusual because here and in verse 16 it is a Hithpalpel.  What does that mean?  It means that the subject of…

Set in Stone

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

I shall delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.  Psalm 119:16  NASB Statutes – The vocabulary of God’s torah wouldn’t be complete without one other word, ḥōq.   Why?  Because this word represents the ancient practice of permanence.  It is the word that means to engrave something on stone.  If you want to be sure…