What I read today:
Psalm 30
I will exalt you, O LORD,
for you lifted me out of the depths
and did not let my enemies gloat over me. O LORD my God, I called to you for help
and you healed me. O LORD, you brought me up from the grave;
you spared me from going down into the pit. Sing to the LORD, you saints of his;
praise his holy name. For his anger lasts only a moment,
but his favor lasts a lifetime;
weeping may remain for a night,
but rejoicing comes in the morning. When I felt secure, I said,
“I will never be shaken.” O LORD, when you favored me,
you made my mountain stand firm;
but when you hid your face,
I was dismayed. To you, O LORD, I called;
to the Lord I cried for mercy: “What gain is there in my destruction, in my going down into the pit?
Will the dust praise you?
Will it proclaim your faithfulness? Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me;
O LORD, be my help.” You turned my wailing into dancing;
you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing to you and not be silent.
O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever.
Psalm 28
To you I call, O LORD my Rock;
do not turn a deaf ear to me.
For if you remain silent,
I will be like those who have gone down to the pit. Hear my cry for mercy
as I call to you for help,
as I lift up my hands
toward your Most Holy Place. Do not drag me away with the wicked,
with those who do evil,
who speak cordially with their neighbors
but harbor malice in their hearts. Repay them for their deeds
and for their evil work;
repay them for what their hands have done
and bring back upon them what they deserve. Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD
and what his hands have done,
he will tear them down
and never build them up again. Praise be to the LORD,
for he has heard my cry for mercy. The LORD is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.
My heart leaps for joy
and I will give thanks to him in song. The LORD is the strength of his people,
a fortress of salvation for his anointed one. Save your people and bless your inheritance;
be their shepherd and carry them forever.
As I studied deeper, I found that the NIV took a little liberties in their translation on Mercy on Psalm 28, although it appears to fit well in English... I think the best translation for Psalm 28 goes to the NCV. In fact, Psalm 30 in NCV is pretty solid, too. I think I will post in the future in the NCV, well, at least for now.
I then went to Bible Tools to study the meaning of chânan, which means to have mercy shown upon (evidently there is a particular context which can change the meaning of the word. I think it depends on the surrounding words, but I am a novice at best when it comes to this sort of stuff).
As I studied deeper, I found that the NIV took a little liberties in their translation on Mercy on Psalm 28, although it appears to fit well in English... I think the best translation for Psalm 28 goes to the NCV. In fact, Psalm 30 in NCV is pretty solid, too. I think I will post in the future in the NCV, well, at least for now.
I then went to Bible Tools to study the meaning of chânan, which means to have mercy shown upon (evidently there is a particular context which can change the meaning of the word. I think it depends on the surrounding words, but I am a novice at best when it comes to this sort of stuff).
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