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  • From: "Rob Matlack" <united_by_truth AT myrealbox.com>
  • To: "b-hebrew" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [b-hebrew] PL) in Psalm 131:1
  • Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 10:09:06 -0600

In Psalm 131:1 the niphal participle of PL) is translated by "things too
profound",
"things that are beyond", "things that are too wonderful", "things too
marvelous",
etc. HALOT lists the basic meaning as "to be different, conspicuous, curious
... PL)
denotes the moment when something initiated by, or linked with, the performer
of an
action becomes effective". They then list basic meaning a. "to be wonderful,
beautiful" and b. "to be separated, picked out, different". For the niphal
they list
among many others "to be inappropriate".

Question-- aware of the dangers of "root fallacy" could the usage in Psalm
131:1 carry
the idea of being out of one's jurisdiction, things beyond one's scope of
authority or
calling, outside one's purview. This idea would seem to fit nicely with the
words of a
king who obviously did occupy himself with important matters but realized the
limits
of his jurisdiction and calling. The same idea could fit in Genesis 18: 14 --
nothing
is outside God's purview.

Rob Matlack rmatlack AT kans.com
Minneapolis, KS
"I can only say that I am nothing but a poor sinner, trusting in Christ alone
for
salvation"--R. E. Lee
"It is not our task to secure the triumph of truth, but merely to fight on its
behalf."--Blaise Pascal
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  • [b-hebrew] PL) in Psalm 131:1, Rob Matlack, 03/07/2003

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