Gimel

Need a shrink? (Psalm 119:24)

Your decrees are my delight, they are my counselors (Psalm 119:24 NRSV). Once again the psalmist "delights" in the commands of God.  The word "delight" appears ten times in…
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Prince plot protection (Psalm 119:23)

Even though princes sit plotting against me, your servant will meditate on your statutes (Psalm 119:23 NRSV). Enemies have gathered together against their common foe.  You.  They are…
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Insolent, accursed wanderers (Psalm 119:21)

You rebuke the insolent, accursed ones, who wander from your commandments (Psalm 119:21 NRSV). The psalmist is informing YHWH about something that he already knows.  Which is something…
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Got ordinance lust? (Psalm 119:20)

My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times (Psalm 119:20 NRSV). This is my favorite verse in Psalm 119, and one of my favorites…
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ET phone home (Psalm 119:19)

I live as an alien in the land; do not hide your commandments from me (Psalm 119:19 NRSV). The first half of this verse could be translated as "Alien…
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“Let’s make a deal” (Psalm 119:17)

Deal bountifully with your servant, so that I may live and observe your word (Psalm 119:17 NRSV). In this verse, Psalm 119 moves into the Gimel section, where each of the eight verses begins…
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