When a sentence in Biblical Hebrew starts with “And” prefixed to a noun, that usually indicates a new paragraph and is usually translated “but” in Psalms. In addition to v4 (v3 English), the same structure is in v7 “But I am a worm” & v20 “But You be not far from me” Sincerely yours, Steve Miller Detroit Love the LORD all ye His saints. LORD preserves the faithful, and to those who deal proudly He will repay in full. (Ps 31:23) From: b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Peter Streitenberger Ok, I begin to understand ! Thank you, Lee and Karl ! My initial problem with this verse was that I couldn’t find a real oposition in the thoughts of David. Yours
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