Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit. Psalm 51:12 NASB Willing – If I asked you, “What kind of spirit would you like to keep you going?” would you answer, “Oh, one that is under obligation, restricted, limited.” No, of course not. You’d want an animating force that was…
I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustains me. Psalm 3:5 NASB Awoke – There are times, perhaps too often, when I just can’t sleep. I lay down and the memories of past actions creep into my consciousness, reminding me of my failures, my guilt, my remorse. I can’t shove them aside. They pursue me…
The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, because he trusts in You. Isaiah 26:3 NASB Steadfast of – סָמַך (sāmak) lean upon, lay, put, uphold, support[1] “Steadfast.” The mind that leans upon God. But let’s be clear. That’s not quite the same as believing in God. In this verse, “steadfast of” is a…
I have leaned on you since my birth; You are He who took me from my mother’s womb; my praise is continually of You. Psalm 71:6 NASB Leaned on – The Hebrew word tāmak means “to grasp.” The word sāʿad means “to sustain.” Neither one is used in this verse, but it’s important to see the difference. Here the word…
The Lord sustains all who fall and raises up all who are bowed down. Psalm 145:14 NASB All – Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t see this happening in my world. I don’t see YHVH sustaining those who fall and raising up those who are bowed down. I see chaos, agony, oppression and abuse,…
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and sustain me with a willing spirit. Psalm 51:10-12 NASB Sustain me – Sacrifice me….
Sustain me according to Your word, that I may live; and do not let me be ashamed of my hope. Psalm 119:116 NASB Sustain – When Paul wrote to Timothy concerning rightly handling the word of truth, he could have footnoted David. Paul’s exhortation to Timothy almost perfectly reflects David’s plea to YHWH. Both are…
The steps of a man are established by the Lord; and He delights in his way. When he falls, he shall not be hurled headlong; because the Lord is the One who holds his hand; Psalm 37:23-24 NASB Holds – The primary meaning of the root word samak is to lean upon or to sustain. …
The steps of a man are ordered from YHWH, and He will delight in his way. Though he falls, he will not be cast down, for YHWH upholds his hand. Psalm 37:23-24 Falls – Are you a person who delights in the Lord? Do you seek Him and serve Him? Are the steps of your…
