Today’s Word
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The arrogant [z]have forged a lie against me; with all my heart I will comply with Your precepts. Psalm 119:69 NASB Forged – I’m not sure why the NASB translators decided to use the English verb “forge.” The Hebrew is ṭāpal, “to smear, to plaster over.” It’s only used three times (the other two are in Job 13:4; 14:17). Those…
A = B
You are good and You do good; teach me Your statutes. Psalm 119:68 NASB Are/ do – In order to see what’s happening in this verse, we need to look at the Hebrew. טוֹב אַתָּ֥ה וּמֵטִ֗יב לַמְּדֵ֥נִי חֻקֶּֽיךָ Let’s transliterate and follow the Hebrew syntax: “Good You and doing (causing) good; teach me statutes Yours.” You will…
Before Before
Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep Your word. Psalm 119:67 NASB Before – Well, before we look at “before,” let’s review what we learned about this verse before. Here are the previous three investigations: April 25, 2005 the word “afflicted” April 26, 2005 the word “astray” April 27, 2005 the…
An Acquired Taste
Teach me good [y]discernment and knowledge, for I believe in Your commandments. Psalm 119:66 NASB Discernment – Do you like broccoli rabe? How about onion ice cream? Maybe something a bit more palatable like lambrusco? Everyone’s tastes differ. A lot of the time what we like is acquired through family recipes, traditions, cultural exposure, and just…
Name that Place
Then Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, the silver, the robe, the bar of gold, his sons, his daughters, his [a]oxen, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent, and all that belonged to him; and they brought them up to the Valley of [b]Achor. Joshua 7:24 NASB Achor – Perhaps you’ve noticed a…
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