Biblical Hebrew Forum

[JBarach AT aol.com]

BHaverim --
 
In Ps. 55:23b, I see that most translations say something like "He will  
never let the righteous be shaken."  Whence comes the "never,"  though?
 
It appears that the translation never comes from "not" (lo') and "forever"  
(l'olam).  Is that the normal idiom for expressing the idea that  something 
will "never" happen?  Is the psalm saying that the righteous will  NEVER be 
shaken?  Or is it saying that the righteous will NOT be shaken  FOREVER?  The 
latter would imply that the righteous may certainly be shaken  for a time, 
but that 
that time of shaking will come to an end.
 
Help!
 
John
 



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