Psalms 27:10

With the Hebrew beneath

Psalms 27:10, word by word

my fatherאָבִavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

Where else “avi” appears

and my motherאִמִּimi

mother

The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.

Where else “imi” appears

have abandoned meעֲזָבוּazavu

forsake

To turn one's back on YHWH, someone or a place.

Where else “azavu” appears

but YHWHיהוָהyhva

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 “yhva” appears

will gather me inיַאַסְפֵyaasfe

assemble

To bring people together in one place.

Where else “yaasfe” appears

Translation note

It can also be understood as a supposition: “Though my father and my mother abandon me.”

The context