Over the Top

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

The arrogant have dug pits for me, people who are not in accord with Your Law.  Psalm 119:85  NASB Arrogant – Do you recognize arrogance when you encounter it?  You will probably answer, “Yes.”  But notice the connection that the psalmist makes in his poetic construction.  You know, of course, that Hebrew poetry does not rhyme sounds. …

That Pride Thing

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

You rebuke the arrogant, the cursed, who wander from Your commandment. Psalm 119:21  NASB Arrogant – We have a contemporary proverb, based on an ancient one (Proverbs 16:18-19).  It goes something like this: pride comes before a fall.  If we wanted to say it in Hebrew, we’d most likely use the word zēd.  Here it is plural encompassing…