From: "Harold R. Holmyard III" <hholmyard AT ont.com>
To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Psalm 12:5-7
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 18:12:18 -0600
Dear Ted,
You wrote:
> Regarding Ps.12:5-7, I recently read the following statement in a
>locally generated theological journal. This was in reference to the
>providential preservation of the Bible issue:
>
>"... it is... probable that verse 7 ('Thou shall keep them... thou shalt
>preserve them') is not... referring to 'the words of the Lord' in verse 6.
> The Hebrew term for 'them' (twice in v. 7) is masculine, while the term
>for 'words' is feminine. Therefore, most interpreters and versions
>understand the promise of preservation in verse 7 to apply to the 'poor'
>and 'needy' of verse 5."
>
> I wonder if this is also the consensus among the list members.
I agree with the statement you quote. I do not have the NASB to compare
with my NIV.