Tag: God
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Qoph
HELP! Save me, O Lord! Habakkuk 1 English Standard Version (ESV) 1 The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw. Habakkuk’s Complaint 2 O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear? Or cry to you “Violence!” and you will not save? 3 Why do you make me see iniquity, and why do you idly look at…
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Ayin
Psalm 119 English Standard Version (ESV) Another brief review: Zayin: Remember your word to your servant Heth: The Lord is my portion Teth: You have dealt well with your servant Yodh: Your hands have made and fashioned me Kaph: My soul longs for your salvation Lamedh: Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens. Mem: Oh how I love your law! Nun: Your word is a lamp to…
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Samekh
Depart from me… Picture the stoic traditionalist teachers of the Bible venturing out from the mega-cathedral to a far from urban valley of the Jordan and encountering a crowd that should be in church. They are listening to an unkempt man with uncut hair and rags of animal skins and leather. As they descend the…
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