Today’s Old Testament chronological reading is in Exodus 7 and 8.
The Psalms/ Proverbs reading is in Psalm 50.
The New Testament reading is in Mark 8.
Psa 50:1-23 Chiastic structure.
Download the Psa 50:1-23 {p} expanded Chiastic structure pdf.
Hebrew root words.
Psa 50:2 perfection Strong’s H4359 miklal, an abstract concept meaning, “perfection;” from Strong’s H3634 כלל kalal, a primitive root meaning, “to perfect or complete.” The 3-letter root is kaph + lamed + lamed.
kaph כ ,ך = the open palm, thus bend, open, allow, tame
lamed ל = the shepherd’s staff, thus teach, yoke, to, bind
lamed ל = the shepherd’s staff, thus teach, yoke, to, bind
The story: To tame the will (kaph) to the instruction (lamed) of the shepherd (lamed). Isn’t it fascinating that a cognate word is “bride,” as she completes the bridegroom!
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Psa 50:2 beauty Strong’s H3308 yophiy, an abstract concept meaning, “beauty;” from Strong’s H3302 יפה yaphah, a primitive root meaning, “to shine, to be bright, i.e., to be beautiful.” The 3-letter root is yud + pey + hey.
yud י = the closed hand, thus work, throw, worship
pey פ ,ף = the mouth, thus open, blow, scatter, edge
hey ה = man w/raised arms, thus look, reveal, wonder, worship, breath
The story: A work (yud) inspiring open-mouthed (pey) wonder (hey); thus something above the normal or natural.
Gesenius records, “splendor, brightness of a king; beauty, gracefulness of a woman.”
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Psa 50:2 to shine forth Strong’s H3313 יפע yapha, a primitive root meaning, “to shine brightly.” The 3-letter root is yud + pey + ayin.
yud י = the closed hand, thus work, throw, worship
pey פ ,ף = the mouth, thus open, blow, scatter, edge
ayin ע = the eye, thus watch, know, shade
The story: A work (yud) which opens (pey) the eye (ayin); as in the pupil opening wider so as to let in more light, increasing visibility.
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Psa 50:3 fire Strong’s H784 ash, a concrete noun meaning, “fire;” itself a primitive word with no verbal root. The ancient pictographs are aleph + shin.
aleph א = the ox head, thus strength, power, leader
shin ש = two front teeth, thus sharp, press, eat, two, again
The story from the Ancient Hebrew Lexicon:
The pictograph [ox head, aleph] represents strength. The [two front teeth, shin] is a picture of teeth and implies pressing as one does with the teeth to chew food. Combined these pictures mean “a strong pressing down.” A fire is made by firmly pressing a wooden rod down onto a wooden board and spinning the rod with a bow drill. Wood dust is generated from the two woods rubbing together and is heated by the friction creating a small ember in the dust. Small tinder is then placed on the ember and is blown to ignite the tinder. (English: ash – as the product of fire.)
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Psa 50:3 to devour Strong’s H398 אכל akal, a primitive root meaning, “to eat or devour.” The 3-letter root is aleph + kaph + lamed.
aleph א = the ox head, thus strength, power, leader
kaph כ ,ך = the open palm, thus bend, open, allow, tame
lamed ל = the shepherd’s staff, thus teach, yoke, to, bind
The story: The ox (aleph) tamed (kaph) to the yoke (lamed), as the agency which provides man his food.
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Psa 50:21 to set in order Strong’s H6086 ארך arak, a primitive root meaning, “to arrange in order.” The 3-letter root is ayin + resh + kaph.
aleph א = the ox head, thus strength, power, leader
resh ר = the head of man, thus head, first, top, beginning, man
kaph כ ,ך = the open palm, thus bend, open, allow, tame
The story: The strength (aleph) of a man (resh) tames (kaph) that which is in his purview. The r–k (or g) root can be seen in the Latin regulus, the diminutive of rex, a king.
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Psa 50:23 to put Strong’s H7760 שום shuwm, a primitive root meaning, “to appoint.” The 3-letter root is shin + vav + mem.
shin ש = two front teeth, thus sharp, press, eat, two, again
vav ו = the tent peg, thus add, secure, hook
mem מ ,ם = the water, thus chaos, mighty, blood
The story: The breath (shin, as that which passes through the teeth) which hooks (vav) water (mem, in the form of vapor) with it and is expelled from the body to the outside. In just this way a man’s character is outwardly expressed from that which is laid up within his heart.
There is so much in today’s Hebrew root words having to do with taming and setting in order that which is unruly. Even the fire which shall come devouring before YHVH tames to the yoke – it makes me think it is a prophetic reference to the fire of the Holy Spirit sweeping the earth before His return, prophesied by Yeshua’s transfiguration on the mount, appearing in glory with the Law (Moses) and the Spirit (Elijah)! (Mark 9:1-13 – that is tomorrow’s reading.)
Links to previous studies.
Exo 7:1-7, Pharaoh’s hard heart
Exo 7:8-13 Hebrew root words
Exo 7:8-25 Strong theme
Exo 7:14-25, The water becomes blood
Exo 7 and 8, Multiplying wonders
Exo 7:8-8:19 Chiastic structure
Exo 8:1-32 Strong theme
Exo 8:1-32 Chiastic structure
Exo 8:1-15, The plague of frogs
Exo 8:1-15 Chiastic structure
Exo 8:16-19, The plague of gnats
Exo 8:16-19 Chiastic structure
Exo 8:20-32, The plague of flies
Exo 8:20-32, Set apart and distinct
Exo 8:20-32 Chiastic structure
Psalm 50 Chiastic structure
Mark 8, Taking up the cross
Mark 6:34-8:10 Chiastic structure
Mark 8:1-21 Reverse parallelism
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