“Be Glad,” or Rejoice, Part II

As a follow-up to my previous blog entry, I felt as though I should do an analysis of the most common Hebrew word that is translated with English words in the "joy," "rejoice," "be glad" family. That is, the Hebrew verb שׂמח (samach). I am again focusing on occurrences of the term in the Psalms, … Continue reading “Be Glad,” or Rejoice, Part II →

Rejoice?

Ps 2:11—"Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling" (ESV). "Rejoice" is a fairly common word in the Bible. In the NRSV, the English word "rejoice" occurs 280 times. This number is reduced to 268 occurrences in the KJV. It is further reduced to 233 in the ESV. In the ESV, the word "rejoice" … Continue reading Rejoice? →