Thursday, April 5, 2018

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Nisan 20
Restore


He refreshes and restores my life (my self) …” (Ps 23:3 AMP) 

Among the definitions found in Mr. Webster’s Dictionary for the word “restore” is “to repair; to rebuild; to revive; to resuscitate; to bring back to life,”[1] and truthfully, this completes the picture of the first two verses of this Psalm.  Because our Creator is our Shepherd, He cares for us, leading us to nourishing pastures where we can eat our fill, and quenching our thirst with the life-giving water that only He provides.  When we are full and sated, our entire being is renewed, revived, refreshed, and restored.  Thank You, Father!

Most translations use the word “soul” in this verse; the Hebrew word is nephesh (Strong’s H5315), and is one of those all-inclusive words that means so much more than what has been translated.  Nephesh refers to the inner person inside, all that makes you You:  your character traits, your emotions, your intellect – even all of your past brilliant decisions that have brought you to where you are today.  This is what needs the refreshing, the renewing, and the restoration, that we might all grow into the image of the Son, Yeshua our Messiah.



Restore to me the joy of Your deliverance, And uphold me, Noble Spirit!  (Ps 51:12 ISR)


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[1] American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828

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