Study it in the app“Happy are you, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by YHWH, the shield of your help and who is the sword of your majesty? Your enemies will cringe before you, and you will tread on their high places.””
Happy are you,אַשְׁרֶיךָIsrael!יִשְׂרָאֵלWhoמִיis like you,כָמוֹךָa peopleעַםsavedנוֹשַׁעby YHWH,בַּיהוָהthe shieldמָגֵןof your helpעֶזְרֶךָandוַwhoאֲשֶׁרis the swordחֶרֶבof your majesty?גַּאֲוָתֶךָYour enemiesוְ אֹיְבֶיךָwill cringeיִכָּחֲשׁוּbefore you,לָךְand youוְאַתָּהwill treadתִדְרֹךְonעַלtheir high places.”בָּמוֹתֵימוֹ
happy, blessed
Happy, blessed: an exclamation for the good that someone has.
Where else “ashre” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearscrowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appearssave
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “nosha” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appearsprotector
One who protects: YHWH, "my shield".
Where else “magen” appearshelper, help
Help, aid; one who helps. It does not imply inferiority: the same word is often used for God as the helper of his people (Psalm 33:20; 121:1-2).
Where else “ezre” appearssword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appearsmajesty
The majesty with which God shows himself and acts for his people.
Where else “gaavate” appearsenemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyve” appearsfeign
To pretend to obey out of fear.
Where else “yikachashu” appearstread
To step on; crush grapes underfoot.
Where else “tidroch” appearsheights
The highest points of the earth or the clouds, trodden only by one who rules.
Where else “bamote” appears28And Israel dwells in security; alone the fountain of Jacob, toward a land of grain and new wine; also his heavens drip dew.
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