Today’s Word
James in the Psalms
You have said to YHWH, “You are my Lord, I have no goodness except in You.” Psalm 16:2 Said – The Hebrew verb amar is fairly common. It is used in all kinds of situations where the next phrase is a quotation. Since Hebrew has no punctuation, it’s a useful little verb, showing us…
Apply Sunscreen
Preserve me, O God, for I take refuge in You. Psalm 16:1 (English text) Take Refuge – Do you really want God to give you shelter? Guess what? Unless you are Jonah, you will have to do something in order for that to happen. David doesn’t cry out and then sit around waiting for God…
Chains
Preserve me, O God, for I take refuge in You. Psalm 16:1 (English text Preserve – The Hebrew verb shamar is used more than 300 times in the Scriptures. It covers the ground from Genesis to Malachi. It means “to keep, to obey, to observe, to preserve, to guard, to be careful, to watch” in…
What Is It?
A miktam of David Psalm 16:1 (Hebrew text) Miktam – Only six psalms contain this Hebrew word, miktam. No one is quite sure what it means, but all six of these psalms are psalms of lament. All six are linked to David and four of the six have references to David’s struggles with enemies. One…
Talmud Perspective
The word of the Lord is tried Psalm 18:30 Tried – Christians have suffered for lack of knowledge. Long ago, our faith was dislodged from its Hebraic roots and cut off from the history of interpretation that followed the Jewish path. By the end of the third century, Christianity trod the road of Greek metaphysics,…
You’re Invited
Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead) Galatians 1:1 Apostle – Who are the Apostles? Well, if you translate the word, the question reads a little differently. Now it becomes, “Who are those sent as emissaries of Yeshua the…
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