Tuesday, February 12, 2019

"the Lord takes thought for me"

"As for me, I am poor and needy; but the Lord takes thought for me."

וַאֲנִ֤י עָנִ֣י וְאֶבְיֹון֮ אֲדֹנָ֪י יַחֲשָׁ֫ב לִ֥י

     Ps 40:18, RSV.  In context, "the Lord devises [salvation, help, deliverance] for me."  (Interesting how close this is in form to Gen 15:6:  וְהֶאֱמִ֖ן בַּֽיהוָ֑ה וַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָ לֹּ֖ו צְדָקָֽה, "And [Abram] believed the Lord; and he reckoned it to him as righteousness.")

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