Today’s Word
His Name Is
As is Your name, O God,
So is Your praise to the ends of the earth;
Your right hand is full of righteousness. Psalm 48:10 English NASB (Hebrew Bible 48:11) As is Your name – “The concept of personal names in the [Old Testament] often included existence, character, and reputation (I Sam 25:25). Often the…
My Name Is
As is Your name, O God,
So is Your praise to the ends of the earth;
Your right hand is full of righteousness. Psalm 48:10 English NASB (Hebrew Bible 48:11) As is Your name – What is your name? Ah, but I am not asking about the appellation you received at birth. I am asking about the…
A Stich in Time
May he be raised and uplifted, and lofty, he who is now debased; may he succeed through reproach; may he scatter the many (oppressor) nations. Bare your arm and proclaim the following: the voice of my Beloved; behold it (has come)! Passover Machzor, Piyut He – [The following commentary and study is from my friend…
Every Word My Story (2)
A psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. Shepherd – Back to Paleo-Hebrew, the text David used to write this psalm. Now that we know mizmor David is memorial and emotional instruction, we can look at the next key word in the Masoretic text, roi (shepherd). The first thing we…
Every Word My Story (1)
A psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm – We all know this most famous psalm. At least we thought we knew it. Here it is in re-translated Paleo-Hebrew. Of course, the 23rd psalm doesn’t start with “The Lord is . . .” It starts with mizmor David, “a…
The Joy of the Lord
God has spoken in His holiness:
“I will exult, I will portion out Shechem and measure out the valley of Succoth. Psalm 60:6 NASB Will exult – Do you feel it? God does. Yes, that’s right, God rejoices. Don’t for one minute think of the immutable, impassible God of Aquinas or Luther or Calvin. God is…
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