Word Study: Invincible עוז

WORD STUDY – INVINCIBLE  עוז Psalms 29:11: “The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.” For thousands of years every Jewish child would begin studying Biblical Hebrew at the age of three. The idea was not to prepare them...

WORD STUDY – O SPARE ME שׁעה

  Psalms 39:13: “O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.”   This is a very curious verse.  What is the Psalmist saying when he asks God to spare him so he can recover strength before he is no more.  All commentators agree...

HEBREW WORD STUDY – THE JOY OF THE LORD

Psalms 105:19: “Until the time that his word came, the word of the Lord tried him.” Nehemiah 8:10, “Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the LORD is your strength!” We assume that our strength comes for the joy God gives to us.  Ever stop to ask where...

WORD STUDY – REFUGE, STRENGTH, AND HELP

Psalm 46:1: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”   There are three things mentioned here that occur in time of trouble.  God is a refuge, strength, and a help.  This sounds good, but my question is, how does this refuge, strength, and...