God is the Master of war, God is His name. Exodus 15:3 Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan (The Living Torah) God – Kaplan’s translation retains the Jewish practice of not speaking the letters Yod Hey Vav Hey as God’s personal name. But English translations fare no better, simply substituting “the LORD” for the Hebrew יְהוָה, out of respect…
Let them know that your name is Lord, you alone are the Most High over all the earth. Psalm 83:19 New American Bible Revised Edition Your name is Lord – Let’s start this Gregorian calendar year with the right name. For most of our lives we’ve followed the Jewish convention of using “Lord” for the Hebrew…
But You, Lord, remain forever, and Your name remains to all generations. Psalm 102:12 NASB Remain – God remains forever. In Hebrew, יְהֹוָה לְעוֹלָם. You’ll notice immediately that David uses the personal name of God, יְהֹוָה , not the word “Lord.” This matters, since he continues the thought with “Your name,” not “Your title.” There were plenty of other divine…
“O LORD, rebuke me not in Your wrath, and chasten me not in Your burning anger.” Psalm 38:1 NASB O LORD – The Hebrew text does not use the word “Lord,” but rather the personal name of God, a name that is never spoken among the Jews. Worshippers were careful to substitute the word “Lord”…
God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM”; and He said, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” Exodus 3:14 NASB I AM – Is this the biblical definition of God? Does He reveal His true essence in this conundrum of consonant/vowels? When you read…
“O LORD, rebuke me not in Your wrath, and chasten me not in Your burning anger.” Psalm 38:1 NASB O LORD – The Hebrew text does not use the word “Lord.” It uses the personal name of God, a name that is never spoken among the Jews today. Worshippers were careful to substitute the word “Lord” whenever…
if the anointed priest sins so as to bring guilt on the people, then let him offer to the LORD a bull without defect as a sin offering for the sin he has committed. Leviticus 4:3 NASB Lord – Of course, the Hebrew doesn’t say “to the Lord.” We all recognize the circumlocution in this…
The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness. Psalm 103:8 NASB Lord is – David read Moses. He must have since this verse is a direct quote from Exodus 34:6. In order to support his previous claim that the revelation of Moses disclosed the standards of God’s ways, David cites…
Let them praise the name of the Lord, for His name alone is exalted; His glory is above earth and heaven. Psalm 148:13 NASB His name – Names are quite important in Hebrew thought. They are rarely random choices. Names reveal essential aspects of the object named. That’s why we must pay close attention to…
Our faithful reader, Brett R., pointed out that I (yes, even I) missed the complete Paleo-Hebraic spelling of the name. Here is my correction (in case you’re keeping track). Thanks, Brett. And God said to Moses, “I AM THAT I AM;” and he said, “Thus shall you say to Israel, I AM has sent me…
