The wicked have set a trap for me, yet I have not wandered from Your precepts. Psalm 119:110 NASB Trap – The Hebrew word translated “trap” is paḥ. It is literally a snare for birds. Its root is pāḥaḥ, to ensnare. Why would we want to be sure that we understand its use before we use “trap.” …
“These things I have spoken to you, that you may be kept from stumbling.” John 16:1 Kept From Stumbling – Yeshua does not want you to be scandalized. That’s the Greek word here – skandalizo – “to cause to offend or stumble.” In this context, Yeshua explains the process of faith so that we won’t…
Pull me out of the net that they have laid secretly for me; for you are my stronghold. Psalm 31:5 (Hebrew text) Net – If you read this too quickly, you will miss the crucial implication. The psalmist is already caught! “Pull me out” implies that he is already in. He has been trapped by…
