Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget none of His benefits; Psalm 103:2 NASB Forget none – David repeats the opening (and unusual) rhetorical phrase. We have explored its importance. Now David adds an additional, explanatory thought. Ve’al-tishkehi kol-gemoolav. When we explore this addition, we must remember that Hebrew poetry rhymes ideas, not phonemes….
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Psalm 103:1 NASB Within me – What is within? The immediate temptation is to answer with a Greek worldview. What is within in my spirit. But how would we answer this question as a Hebrew? First, we would look…
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Psalm 103:1 NASB O my soul – The first thing we notice about this poem of praise is that half of the English translations simply leave out of the opening word, l’david. The other half attempt translations like, “of…
And a man was there whose hand was withered. And they questioned Jesus, asking, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—so that they might accuse Him. Matthew 12:10 NASB Is it lawful – Sometimes you can’t understand the text of the gospels without first understanding the context of the rabbis. This is one of…
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I have led you forty years in the wilderness; your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandal has not worn out on your foot. Deuteronomy 29:5 NASB Forty years – The Hebrew word for “forty” is ‘arbaim. It is spelled Aleph-Resh-Bet-Ayin-Yod-Mem. It is pointed so that the syllables are AR-BA-IM. But the…
but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, “You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.” Genesis 3:3 NASB Or touch it – OK, so who told the woman that the fruit of the Tree could not be touched? God…
For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust. 2 Peter 1:4 NASB Promises – What’s your credit score? It’s a number that determines the risk banks are…
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