Better Bull

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Let me praise God’s name in song, and let me extol Him in thanksgiving.  And let it be better to the LORD than oxen, than a horned bull with it hooves.  Psalm 69:31-32 [Hebrew Bible]  Robert Alter Than oxen – There’s no problem with the translation here, or in most English Bibles.  The Hebrew is…

The Sleeper

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Awake, my glory!  Awake, harp and lyre!  I will awaken the dawn.   Psalm 57:8  NASB Awake – So you’re hiding from your enemies.  You’ve found a nice hole in the ground and you’ve covered yourself in darkness.  You’re safe.  Then you realize, just as Elijah did, that all the threats that seeks to harm you…