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The BSB uses "contrite," a word I was mostly finding in translations based on the KJV. I appreciate it as a succinct adaptation of what the Amplified seems to be saying; hearts broken over sin are answered with divine rescue.
It also led to a translation rabbit hole; who does the Lord draw close to? Who does God rescue? Those who are "crushed in spirit" (NIV/NASB/ESV/HCSB, NLT/WEB are similar), "discouraged and have given up hope" (CEV), "humbly sorry for their sins" (LB), "truly sorry for their sin" (AMP).
It’s instant and involuntary, like my fingers are autocompleting “outlier” every single time.
I’d also witnessed authors like Jackie Hill Perry driven off the platform with unending harassment. I can logically recognise it was a very bad place, I just wasn’t being targeted for attack personally and can remember it more fondly. 😕
Yeah, I signed up for Twitter in late January 2007. 😅 I’d watched it (and my use of it) go through so many evolutions; from group chat in the early days, to general microblogging, to following news and authors and pastors from around the world.
Hey, I’m trying! Happy to share all my invites with Black Christian Twitter if you know anyone interested. I think randomly offering them to people I haven’t really talked to (just follow) isn’t working out so well. 😆