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Psalm for Wednesday: Psalm 94, vs. 12

 Note:  I apologize for not being consistent with my psalm commentaries, I will try to improve on this.  In the meantime, we are still looking at the traditional Psalm for Wednesday.  I hope you find this meaningful.  spn   לְהַשְׁקִ֣יט   לֹ֖ו   מִ֣ימֵי   רָ֑ע   עַ֤ד   יִכָּרֶ֖ה   לָרָשָׁ֣ע   שָֽׁחַת [verse 12 - Happy is the one who is chastened by God, and those whom You teach from Your Torah,...] ... may you grant them quiet from the days of adversity [or bad days] until a pit is dug for the wicked. I have included verse 12 in this translation because in English it really forms the first half of the verse.  In my blog commentary on verse 12 (Dec.21, 2011) I write about the connecting the concept of  chastisement with learning a life lesson. I also related it to how mindfulness practice can teach us as well. However,  I can't help but notice that, read as one long verse, it expresses the ...