One psalm puts strength and peace in the same short sentence, which only makes sense if peace is not what we usually think it is. The Hebrew word is shalom, and it does not mean the absence of trouble. It means wholeness — every part present and in working order, nothing missing, nothing broken. A wall can have shalom; so can a payment, when it has been made in full. That is why it sits comfortably beside strength rather than…
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