Why David Repeated 'If the LORD Had Not Been'
Psalm 124:2 employs a striking repetition: "If it had not been the LORD who was on our side." Martin Luther observed that this rhetorical device...
This is historical examples on gratitude and remembrance and god's protective power, drawing on Psalms 124:2.
Psalm 124:2 employs a striking repetition: "If it had not been the LORD who was on our side." Martin Luther observed that this rhetorical device serves a vital spiritual purpose. When danger surrounds us, our fear knows no bounds—we sense the full weight of our peril. Yet once deliverance arrives, a curious amnesia sets in. We minimize what we endured, imagining the threat smaller than it truly was.…
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