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Taught by the Master

The LORD’s counsel is for those who fear Him, and His pact He makes known to them.  Psalm 25:14  Robert Alter translation Makes known – God keeps secrets.  He just doesn’t keep them from those He calls His own.  The counsel of YHWH is the Hebrew word sod.  You will recognize it as the last…
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Messianic Expansion

His life will repose in bounty, and his seed will inherit the earth.  Psalm 25:13  Robert Alter translation Will inherit – When the ESV, NIV, NLT and NASB choose to translate ‘erets as “land,” we miss the vital connection between David’s poetry and Yeshua’s beatitude.  Translators may sometimes be justified in choosing “land” rather than…
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The Answer

For the sake of Your name, O LORD, may You forgive my crime, which is great.  Psalm 25:11  Robert Alter translation For the sake of – Why does God forgive?  What benefit accrues to Him for this act?  He has nothing to gain by forgiving those who despise and resist Him.  There is no guarantee…
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Backtracking

All the LORD’s paths are kindness and truth for the keepers of His pact and His precepts.  Psalm 25:10  Robert Alter translation All – Do you really believe that all of YHWH’s ways are kindness and truth?  Are you just as likely to proclaim this with David when the plane crashes and everyone is killed,…
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Beneficiaries

All the LORD’s paths are kindness and truth for the keepers of His pact and His precepts.  Psalm 25:10  Robert Alter translation Keepers – Think of the covenant like a trust fund with conditions.  All of God’s kindness and truth is available as a result of the trust He established.  But the benefits aren’t for…
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