converting, reviving and refreshing the soul. Each of those is an apt translation of that Hebrew verb. “Soul” here is the Hebrew word nephesh, a Hebrew noun familiar to any Old Testament student. Nephesh is translated with at least twenty-one English words throughout the Old Testament: “life,” “person,” “self” and “heart” are some samples. It speaks of the inner person. Here, then, is the sense of this first statement: Scripture, which is divine instruction, is so comprehensive that it can totally