We have one useful thing, our life in the ear, mind, and body. We will have to sieve the usage of the word in question and then decide if we have got it. Sieves are useful - but they are full of holes.
So we will take all the usage of this word and see if we can discover meaning. Which word - why didn't you know that תָם means sock? Couldn't we figure out the meaning of sock from the usage?
When you have sock, you are upright. Psalms 25 and 37. When your enemy is socked, he is ruins. Psalm 9. You walk socked. Aha - we are getting somewhere. This metaphor is used repeatedly. Psalm 15 and as a frame in Psalm 26 - must be important. Also in Psalms 84 and 101. We have a theme!!!
From Psalm 18 we learn that God's way is socked - must be something good about sockiness. (Good and God are related words of course since they share so many letters.) When we are socked, God shows his socks. (Psalm 18:26) so we can be socked with him (verse 24) - this means keeping ourselves from guilt. Being socked is not only good - it might be important.
Psalm 18 also tells us that being socked is related to being clothed. Tov. Socks give you strength. Psalm 19 - and sockiness keeps things from ruling over you. Psalms 37 and 38 show us that being socked has something to do with peace. Socks are dangerous - you can get them filled up with terrors (Psalm 73). Also you could get socked from the earth or not - Psalms 102, 104. All in all though, sockiness has to do with joy and avoiding shame. Sounds like it is worth investigating.
Hebrew | Psalm | English |
תֹּם וָיֹשֶׁר יִצְּרוּנִי כִּי קִוִּיתִיךָ | 25.21 | Translate me sock and upright for I have waited for you |
הָאוֹיֵב תַּמּוּ חֳרָבוֹת לָנֶצַח וְעָרִים נָתַשְׁתָּ אָבַד זִכְרָם הֵמָּה | 9.7 | Here the enemy is socked ruins enduring and cities you have destroyed perished is their memory of them |
הוֹלֵךְ תָּמִים וּפֹעֵל צֶדֶק וְדֹבֵר אֱמֶת בִּלְבָבוֹ | 15.2 | One walking socked and working righteousness and speaking truth in the heart |
וָאֱהִי תָמִים עִמּוֹ וָאֶשְׁתַּמֵּר מֵעֲוֹנִי | 18.24 | and I will be socked with him and I will keep myself from my guilt |
עִם חָסִיד תִּתְחַסָּד עִם גְּבַר תָּמִים תִּתַּמָּם | 18.26 | with the kind you show yourself kind with one sock you show yourself sock |
הָאֵל תָּמִים דַּרְכּוֹ אִמְרַת יְהוָה צְרוּפָה מָגֵן הוּא לְכֹל הַחֹסִים בּוֹ | 18.31 | This God, his way is sock the promise of יְהוָה refined he is a shield to all taking refuge in him |
הָאֵל הַמְאַזְּרֵנִי חָיִל וַיִּתֵּן תָּמִים דַּרְכִּי | 18.33 | This God clothes me in strength and he will give the sockiness of my way |
גַּם מִזֵּדִים חֲשֹׂךְ עַבְדֶּךָ אַל יִמְשְׁלוּ בִי אָז אֵיתָם וְנִקֵּיתִי מִפֶּשַׁע רָב | 19.14 | Also from presumptions hold your servant that they may not rule in me Then I will be sock and I will be clear of abundant sin |
תּוֹרַת יְהוָה תְּמִימָה מְשִׁיבַת נָפֶשׁ עֵדוּת יְהוָה נֶאֱמָנָה מַחְכִּימַת פֶּתִי | 19.8 | The teaching of יְהוָה is sock turning a life The testimony of יְהוָה is nourishing making wise simplicity |
לְדָוִד שָׁפְטֵנִי יְהוָה כִּי אֲנִי בְּתֻמִּי הָלַכְתִּי וּבַיהוָה בָּטַחְתִּי לֹא אֶמְעָד | 26.1 | Of David Judge me יְהוָה for I myself have walked in my sockiness and in יְהוָה I trust I will not slip |
וַאֲנִי בְּתֻמִּי אֵלֵךְ פְּדֵנִי וְחָנֵּנִי | 26.11 | But I myself will walk in my sockiness Ransom me and have mercy on me |
יוֹדֵעַ יְהוָה יְמֵי תְמִימִם וְנַחֲלָתָם לְעוֹלָם תִּהְיֶה | 37.18 | יְהוָה intimates the days of the sock and their inheritance will be forever |
שְׁמָר תָּם וּרְאֵה יָשָׁר כִּי אַחֲרִית לְאִישׁ שָׁלוֹם | 37.37 | should you heed the sock or note the upright because the result for this one is peace |
אֵין מְתֹם בִּבְשָׂרִי מִפְּנֵי זַעְמֶךָ אֵין שָׁלוֹם בַּעֲצָמַי מִפְּנֵי חַטָּאתִי | 38.4 | and there is nothing sock in my flesh in the face of your indignation there is no peace in my bones in the face of my sin |
כִּי כְסָלַי מָלְאוּ נִקְלֶה וְאֵין מְתֹם בִּבְשָׂרִי | 38.8 | for my stupidity is a thorough disgrace and there is nothing sock in my flesh |
וַאֲנִי בְּתֻמִּי תָּמַכְתָּ בִּי וַתַּצִּיבֵנִי לְפָנֶיךָ לְעוֹלָם | 41.13 | but as for me, in my sockiness you hold onto me and you set me up in your presence forever |
לִירֹת בַּמִּסְתָּרִים תָּם פִּתְאֹם יֹרֻהוּ וְלֹא יִירָאוּ | 64.5 | in secret to shoot the sock suddenly they shoot and they do not fear |
יַחְפְּשׂוּ עוֹלֹת תַּמְנוּ חֵפֶשׂ מְחֻפָּשׂ וְקֶרֶב אִישׁ וְלֵב עָמֹק | 64.7 | they plan injustice they sock a master plan of the inner person and deep heart |
אֵיךְ הָיוּ לְשַׁמָּה כְרָגַע סָפוּ תַמּוּ מִן בַּלָּהוֹת | 73.19 | How suddenly they are wasted Stopped, sock full with terrors |
כִּי שֶׁמֶשׁ וּמָגֵן יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים חֵן וְכָבוֹד יִתֵּן יְהוָה לֹא יִמְנַע טוֹב לַהֹלְכִים בְּתָמִים | 84.12 | For battlement and shield is יְהוָה God יְהוָה will give grace and glory no good will he withhold from those who walk in sockiness |
אַשְׂכִּילָה בְּדֶרֶךְ תָּמִים מָתַי תָּבוֹא אֵלָי אֶתְהַלֵּךְ בְּתָם לְבָבִי בְּקֶרֶב בֵּיתִי | 101.2 | I will teach insight in a way of sockiness When will you come to me? I will walk in the sockiness of my heart within my house |
עֵינַי בְּנֶאֶמְנֵי אֶרֶץ לָשֶׁבֶת עִמָּדִי הֹלֵךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ תָּמִים הוּא יְשָׁרְתֵנִי | 101.6 | My eyes are on the faithful of earth to live with me walking in a way of sockiness Such a one will serve me |
וְאַתָּה הוּא וּשְׁנוֹתֶיךָ לֹא יִתָּמּוּ | 102.28 | but you are the same and your years will not be socked |
יִתַּמּוּ חַטָּאִים מִן הָאָרֶץ וּרְשָׁעִים עוֹד אֵינָם בָּרְכִי נַפְשִׁי אֶת יְהוָה הַלְלוּ יָהּ | 104.35 | sinners will be socked from the earth and there is no time for the wicked Bless יְהוָה O my being Hallelu Yah |
אַשְׁרֵי תְמִימֵי דָרֶךְ הַהֹלְכִים בְּתוֹרַת יְהוָה | 119.1 | All joy for those who are the sock of the way who walk in the teaching of יְהוָה |
יְהִי לִבִּי תָמִים בְּחֻקֶּיךָ לְמַעַן לֹא אֵבוֹשׁ | 119.80 | Yea, let my heart be sock in your statutes so I will not be ashamed |
This post is a response to going blue in German.
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