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1 | IN PSALMS 37:4 | Psalm | charlotte | 20053 | ||
PSALM 37:4 HOW CAN I BEST DESCRIBE THE WORD WORD" DELIGHT"YOURSELF?THANKS |
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2 | IN PSALMS 37:4 | Psalm | stjones | 20054 | ||
Hi, Charlotte; I think I would say "holy happiness" - happiness that comes not from the world and its pleasures and wickedness but from the joy of God's grace. More specific to this context, Psalms 1 (1-3)and 119 (69-71, 76-78, 91-93, 173-175) talk about delighting in the law. Taken as a whole, these passages convey the idea that the law provides access to God's love, providence, protection, and salvation. So I think it would be safe to say that "delight" means to find satisfaction or joy in these things. Hope this helps. Peace and grace, Steve |
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3 | IN PSALMS 37:4 | Psalm | Searcher56 | 20135 | ||
Steve, It means to be soft, be delicate, be dainty ... read my post to Charlotte. Searcher | ||||||
4 | IN PSALMS 37:4 | Psalm | stjones | 20211 | ||
Hi, Searcher; Thanks for the info. I don't know if you read the ancient biblical languages but I don't read either ancient Hebrew or ancient Greek. So I run hot and cold on using a lexicon. Since I can't put the word into its original context anyway, I don't always find a lexicon helpful for interpreting specific words. I usually rely instead on different translations, trusting that their choice of a word - "delight", for example - is based on both an understanding of the ancient context and the usage of the modern word. Where I do find a lexicon helpful is in identifying different thoughts in seemingly similar passages. I suppose the classic example is discovering the Greek words rendered as "love" in Jesus' dialog with Peter in John 21. Peace and grace, Steve |
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5 | IN PSALMS 37:4 | Psalm | Searcher56 | 20289 | ||
Steve, I use http://www.biblestudytools.net. They have: Online Study Bible Interlinear Bible Commentaries Concordances Dictionaries Encyclopedias Lexicons For "love" I'd type John 21 and KJV or NASB and look up each word love. It is very helpful. Search |
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6 | IN PSALMS 37:4 | Psalm | stjones | 20308 | ||
Very cool. Many thanks. Peace and grace, Steve |
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