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Tag: Delight

  • Proverbs 11:20

    Proverbs 11:20

    The Lord’s Delight

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    “They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the Lord: but such as are upright in their way are his delight” (Proverbs 11:20).

    The word ‘froward’ comes from the Hebrew word ‘ʿiqqēš, which means “twisted, distorted, crooked, perverse, perverted” (“H6141”). In Proverbs 11:20, the writer tells us that being the type of person who is perverted or crooked is disgusting to the Lord. In contrast an upright person, a straight person, delights the Lord.

    As Matthew Henry notes in is Commentary,

    “It concerns us to know what God hates and what he loves, that we may govern ourselves accordingly, may avoid his displeasure and recommend ourselves to his favour” (699).

    God makes his expectations clear to us, which is a kindness. There is no guessing needed. The only thing left to us is to choose wisely.

    Works Cited

    “H6141 – ʿiqqēš – Strong’s Hebrew Lexicon (KJV).” Blue Letter Bible. Web. 6 Mar, 2026. https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h6141/kjv/wlc/0-1/.

    Henry, Matthew. “Proverbs 11:20.” Matthew Henry’s Commentary On the Whole Bible: New Modern Edition. Volume 3 and Volume 6, Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., March 1996.

    Holy Bible: Giant Print with Study Aids. Dugan Publishers, Inc., 1984.

    © 2026 Angela Hormberg

  • Psalm 119:41-48

    Psalm 119:41-48

    Vav or Vau

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    “And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.

    My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes” (Psalm 119:47-48).

    The picture David paints here is one of worship: delight, hands lifted up. One can almost picture his face with eyes closed lifted upward toward heaven with a gentle smile on his lips, simply basking in the complete satisfaction of God. That’s a beautiful place to be: satisfied, content. It’s reminiscent of another scene of complete contentment, when on the sixth day God “saw every thing that He had made, and, behold, it was very good” (Genesis 1:31). It seems perfect that these two verses would be found under the sixth part, Vav: “As the number six, the VAV denotes physical completion. The world was created in six days, as explained in Genesis: The first word of Genesis, Bereishit, (‘in the beginning’), can be broken up to form ‘He created six’ (Barah Shit)” (“Vav”). Complete satisfaction.

    Matthew Henry points out the significance of David mentioning his hands raised and his thoughts meditating on God’s commandments.

    “By this it will appear that we truly love God’s commandments, if we apply both our minds and our hands to them” (Henry 569).

    Works Cited

    Henry, Matthew. “Psalm 119.” Matthew Henry’s Commentary On the Whole Bible: New Modern Edition. Volume 3, Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., March 1996.

    Holy Bible: Giant Print with Study Aids. Dugan Publishers, Inc., 1984.

    “Vav”. https://bje.org.au/knowledge-centre/jewish-languages/hebrew-alphabet/vav/, Accessed 31 May 2025.

    © 2025 Angela Hormberg