Back to the Garden

My flesh trembles from the fear of You, and I am afraid of Your judgments.  Psalm 119:120  NASB I am afraid – Something is wrong here.  If we follow the NASB, we think that in his current condition the psalmist is terrified of God’s judgments.  That’s what the present tense of these two verbs sāmar (to tremble)…

Read It Like This

For His wrath lasts but a moment; life results from His favor; in the evening, weeping may tarry, but in the morning there is joyful singing.  Psalm 30:6  Hebrew Bible  Chabad A moment – No vowels.  Remember that.  The absence of vowels leads to some interesting, and important, alternatives.  Note the Hebrew (pointed) translation from…

Fear Not – Except (Once More)

Hear the word of the Lord, you who tremble at His word: “Your brothers who hate you, who exclude you for My name’s sake, . . .  Isaiah 66:5  NASB Tremble – Not very often, but when it happens—watch out!  That’s my advice about ḥārēdim, the Hebrew word translated “tremble.”  It’s only used five times, but…

Fear Not – Except

Hear the word of the Lord, you who tremble at His word: “Your brothers who hate you, who exclude you for My name’s sake, . . . Isaiah 66:5 NASB Tremble – Not very often, but when it happens—watch out! That’s my advice about hareid, the Hebrew word translated “tremble.” It’s only used five times,…