Psalms 42:5, “Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and [why] art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him [for] the help of his countenance.” This meaning of this passage seems pretty clear, David is talking to his soul and demanding to know why it is
Psalms 103:1 “Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, [bless] his holy name.” “Man is not complete until he has a mate, then he is finished.” Translated from Jewish Literature I translated the above statement from Jewish literature which was written in the Aramaic. Actually, the word complete is used twice in the
Deuteronomy 6:5 “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy might.” “Love is a canvass furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.” – Voltaire Every day every orthodox Jew will recite this verse, in Hebrew. Why Hebrew and not their own native language,
Jeremiah 31:25: “For I satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.” When you look at this verse in the Hebrew you will find that a satiated weary soul and the replenished sorrowful soul mean the same thing. The word sorrowful is da’av which is a melting or to pine
Jeremiah 31:25: “For I have satiated the weary soul.” “Sometime exhausted with toil and endeavor, I wish I could sleep forever and ever. But then this reflection my longings allay, I shall be doing it one of these days.” Piet Hein Satiated the weary soul. I am not too sure what it
Genesis 2:7: “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” Remember the song from Fiddler on The Roof? LaChaim. (la – to, chaim – life). What were they celebrating? They were, of course, celebrating
Mark 12:30-31, “And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than
Song of Solomon 3:3, “The watchmen that go about the city found me: Saw ye him who my soul loveth?” “Ich bin ein Berliner” John F. Kennedy, June 26. 1963. Translation, “I am a jelly filled donut.” There is an urban legend that popped up a number of years ago that was published
Continuing in Psalm 119 with the letter “dalet” ד which is shaped like a door or a man bent over in humility. Dalet is spelled דלת and has two possible root words. Some of its meanings are: door, gate, doors to heaven such as a portal, and also to be delivered from prison. Other possible usages are:
Jeremiah 31:25: “I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.” Faint – Hebrew: da’avah – To flow away with anxiety and/or distress Jeremiah is speaking of the future restoration of Judah after going through captivity. The word “refresh” in the Hebrew is “ravah” which is very hard to define. You really need to experience
