Lullaby
I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustains me. Psalm 3:5 [English] NASB Slept – Look at Robert Alter’s translation: “I lie down and I sleep. I awake, for the LORD has sustained me.” Notice anything different? Alter’s translation renders the verbs in the present tense. The action is happening now. The NASB renders the…
