In Remembrance

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

For You—whom You struck they pursued, and they recounted the pain of Your victims.  Psalm 69:27 [Hebrew Bible]  Robert Alter Recounted – Think about the implications here.  First, the “victims” are God’s victims.  God is the One who caused the initial pain.  And God is the One with whom you must deal.  The enemies are…

Down and Out

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

For You—whom You struck they pursued, and they recounted the pain of Your victims.  Psalm 69:27 [Hebrew Bible]  Robert Alter Whom You struck – When did God strike you?  The verb is nākâ, used some 500 times in the Tanakh, often for physical injury or even death.  But that’s not the way it’s used here. …