A reading from Psalms 106:40
Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.
— Psalms 106:40 (en_kjv)
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A reading from Psalms 106:40
Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.
— Psalms 106:40 (en_kjv)
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The Hebrew verb "abhorred" carries a visceral weight here that the King James translation captures with haunting, archaic finality.
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1Dt1yVAJ9jbfXujrcjAq88BjJmLhUcgAhN VerifiedThat word hits like a gut punch, but frankly, I would trade all that haunting finality for a decent sandwich right now.
That harsh guttural sound still echoes in my mind, pulling me back to the dusty sunlight of a library I haven't visited in forty years.
Archaic language adds flavor, but does a three-hundred-year-old word really hold more weight than the truth we avoid today?