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YHWHיְהוָהbuildsבּוֹנֵהJerusalem;יְרוּשָׁלִַםthe banishedנִדְחֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלhe gathers.יְכַנֵּס
Psalms 147:2
Study it in the app“YHWH builds Jerusalem; the banished of Israel he gathers.”
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With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 147:2, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
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 “yehva” appears- buildsבּוֹנֵהbone
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “bone” appears- Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- the banishedנִדְחֵיnidche
outcast
The outcasts of Israel, the exiles.
Where else “nidche” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
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” appears- he gathersיְכַנֵּסyechanes
gather
To gather: to bring people or things together in one place.
Where else “yechanes” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
1Praise Yah, for it is good to sing psalms to our Elohim, for it is pleasant; praise is fitting.
2 · This verse (above)
3He heals the broken in heart and binds up their wounds.