I Samuel 23:7: “And it was told Saul that David come to Keilah, And Saul said God hath delivered him into my hand; for he is shut in by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.” “I am not at all concerned about that,” replied Mr. Lincoln, “for I know that the
I Samuel 22:3 “And David went thence from Mizpeh of Moab and he said unto the king of Moab. Let my father and mother, I pray thee, come forth and be with you until I know what God will do for me.” David was now a fugitive running for his life from Saul who
Psalms 16:8: “I have set the Lord always before me because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” David gives us a startling revelation about his relationship with God. He is telling us that he sets the Lord always before him. The word set is shavah which is used in
Psalms 28:1 “Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.” The word for pit is bore in Hebrew which could mean a well, a prison, or a crypt. A prison is
Psalms 13:1: “ How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? forever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?” Practically every modern English translation will render the word teshekacheni as forget me and the word netsach as forever. Yet, in my spirit I find this rendering troubling. Most commentators consider this hyperbolized,
Good Afternoon Yamon Ki Yesepar: Psalm 37:4: “Delight thyself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.” The word “delight” is very interesting. It comes from the word “aneg” which means to take pleasure in. But is also means to be delicate. This is really a romantic word. The word
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar; Psalm 143:7: “Hear me speedily, O’Lord: my spirit failed: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.” I picked up a “Look” magazine from 1957 the other day. I read about a group of teenage hacks. Believe it or not
WORD STUDY – PATH Psalms 25:4: “Show me your ways, O’Lord, teach me your paths.” Path – Hebrew: arach – A method of travel down a way, path or road. King David was living in a world of uncertainty, he was at an age where he knew disease could strike him down any minute, radicals
Psalm 51:10: “Create in me a clean heart, O’God and renew a right spirit within me.” Rabbi Cohen, an orthodox Jewish rabbi, showed me a special room in his house. It was filled with books, all books about God. Commentaries on the Torah, the Talmud, the Mishnah. I remember how he picked up one book
WORD STUDY – CUP Psalms 16:5 “The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and my cup, thou maintains my lot.” Psalms 23: 5b “Thou anoints my head with oil, my cup runneth over.” Cup – Hebrew: kavas – cup, pelican or stork The word “cup” in Hebrew is “kavas,” which has a double meaning,
