Oct 5
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java4jim added a text contribution "By your great mercy"The word that David uses here is perhaps my favorite word in the Old Testament. It is the word "Chesed" (kheh'·sed) and is used 253 times. The richness of this word is that it is not just "mercy" like a judge that is not giving you what you deserve, but rather it is a true desire or zeal for someone else. I see this as the image of God leaning towards me with an eager and ardent desire to show me... Read more »