WORD STUDY – WATERS, SEAS -Mayim, Yam  מי, ימ Psalms 93:4: “The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea than the mighty waves of the sea.” The sea was a place of terror to the landlocked Jewish people.  Fishermen were the ironworkers of their day....

HEBREW WORD STUDY – LACHRYMATORY -    RAMA’OTHI  BANO’DAK  עתי בנאדכ   Psalms 56:8: “Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: [are they] not in thy book?” The word for bottle is bn’dk from the root word no’od which was a leather skin that was...

HEBREW WORD STUDY – A SONG OF VICTORY – ZAMAR   זמר   Psalms 118:14: “The Lord is my strength and song and is become my salvation.” It is the word song that really captures my attention in this verse.  There are many words for song in Hebrew but the word used for song...

HEBREW WORD STUDY  -  FEATHERS AND WINGS -   ‘Ebar Kanaph אבר כנף Psalms 91:4: “He shall cover thee with his feathers and under his wings shalt thou trust.  His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.” The word here for feathers is ‘ebar which is often associated with...

HEBREW WORD STUDY – FAT AS GREASE – CHALAV  חלב  Psalms 119:70: “Their heart is as fat as grease, but I delight in thy law.” “A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is...