Today’s Word
God of Slaughter
They will be delivered over to the power of the sword; they will be a prey for foxes. Psalm 63:10 NASB Delivered over – The Hebrew verb here is nāgar. It literally means “to pour down,” like spilling water on the ground. According to TWOT, it is a word of mourning and judgment, occurring only ten times in…
Even Stranger
But those who seek my [f]life to destroy it, will go into the [g]depths of the earth. Psalm 63:9 NASB Life/depths – Did you notice the two footnotes in this verse from the NASB? The tiny (f) and (g) indicate that the translators want the reader to notice something about the Hebrew words. But if you looked at…
Stuck on You
My soul clings [e]to You; Your right hand upholds me. Psalm 63:8 NASB Clings – You know this verb. It’s used in the famous marriage verse, Genesis 2:24. “For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.” Of course, the NASB translation changes…
The Playwright
For You have been my help, and in the shadow of Your wings I sing for joy. Psalm 63:7 NASB Help – Psalm 63 seems to be filled with emotional contradictions. It begins with an agonizing plea. God is absent. The psalmist is in deep distress. We expect the lines to continue with yearning for connection, perhaps…
Night Moves
When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches, Psalm 63:6 NASB Remember/meditate – “Now I lay me down to sleep,” but it rarely happens so easily. Nursery rhymes are wishful fables. Sleep is far more difficult. The room is dark. The noise of the day is finished, but there are…
Ashes to Ashes
My soul is satisfied as with [d]marrow and fatness, and my mouth offers praises with joyful lips. Psalm 63:5 NASB Marrow and fatness – What does David’s poetry have to do with the official English Burial Service? Well, “ashes to ashes, dust to dust” comes from the Burial Service, not the Bible. It is supposed to be derived…
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