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NASB | Psalm 66:3 Say to God, "How awesome are Your works! Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will give feigned obedience to You. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 66:3 Say to God, "How awesome and fearfully glorious are Your works! Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will pretend to be obedient to You. |
Bible Question: I'm not sure I understand your answer. Doesn't the NASB's word "feigned" contrast sharply with other accurate translations (such as those mentioned)? Were the enemies feigning obedience or did they overtly submit as to "cower in fear", as in the NET? |
Bible Answer: Hi MrNasb, They are not obeying God as a believer would obey, but only in fear. This is the gist of this verse, the ESV has it as: "So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you." They do not obey Him out of love for Him but only fear of Him. This is not the sane thing as true obedience that we as believers experience. God judges the heart, and their heart is not in it, they only obey because they have to, not because they want to. That puts a bit different meaning to the word. I hope that helps. John p.s. You don't need to post your response as a question, if you post it as a note it keeps the thread from being interrupted for better flow and keeps the home page free from clutter. It's not a rule, but it is a convention that works well. Thanks. |
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