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Sunday, July 13. 2014

From today's Lectionary

Psalm 119:105-112



 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

 119:106 I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to observe your righteous ordinances.

 119:107 I am severely afflicted; give me life, O LORD, according to your word.

 119:108 Accept my offerings of praise, O LORD, and teach me your ordinances.

 119:109 I hold my life in my hand continually, but I do not forget your law.

 119:110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, but I do not stray from your precepts.

 119:111 Your decrees are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart.

 119:112 I incline my heart to perform your statutes forever, to the end.

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In v. 106 - the original is "I have sworn and I shall fulfill it (ie. my oath)".

in 108 "offerings of praise" are literally "the pledges of my lips". Idiomatically it would be "the devotions of my lips".

in 109: "My life in my hand always" - the more telegraphic Hebrew better conveys the sense of life's uncertainty.
#1 Ben David on 2014-07-14 04:47 (Reply)

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