Tagged: knowing God

O LORD, you examine me and know me. You know when I sit down and when I get up; even from far away you understand my motives. You carefully observe me when I travel or when I lie down to rest; you are aware of everything I do. Certainly my tongue does not frame a word without you, O LORD, being thoroughly aware of it. You squeeze me in from behind and in front; you place your hand on me. Your knowledge is beyond my comprehension; it is so far beyond me, I am unable to fathom it. Psalm 139:6 (NET) We are journeying verse by verse through Psalm 139. To read last week’s reflection, click here. I am writing this from above the clouds… Read More

  To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. Psalm 25:1   Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. Psalm 86:4   Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. Psalm 143:8, all ESV Mysterious soul, how challenging it is to translate you into the languages of the earth. Each of these Psalms shares the small and mighty Hebrew word for soul, nephesh, but translators struggle to fully communicate its beautiful breadth. There is only one small phonetic difference between nephesh and the Arabic word nefs. Many years ago, rather than… Read More