Watching my son at swimming lessons this morning I took the time to read Psalm 3 on my PDA using the New Living Translation. It has Matthew Henry's commentary on it as well.
So here I am, reading two texts, one from thousands of years ago, and one published in 1706.
It struck me, I wonder if David the Psalmist, and Matthew the Clergyman would ever have thought their work would be digested many years later, by someone with a mult-purpose electronic device, while relaxing by a pool?
Both texts spoke to me, about various things, and how blessed are we to have such insights available to us at the touch of a stylus!!
"Victory comes from you, O Lord. May you bless your people."
Blue Letter Bible
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I wonder what impact it has had on our way of thinking that in many Bibles
the words of Jesus are printed in red? The implication seems to be that
they are...
2 days ago
2 comments:
6:09 pm
By the surprised look on Matthew's face, I doubt it!
9:33 pm
And then add a tagged Greek or Hebrew text - it's amazing... and makes you look really smart (or a show off, I haven't figured out which yet).
;-)
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