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Why,לָמָהYHWH,יְהוָהdo you standתַּעֲמֹדfar off,בְּרָחוֹקwhy do you hide yourselfתַּעְלִיםin timesלְעִתּוֹתof distress?בַּצָּרָה
Psalms 10:1
Study it in the app“Why, YHWH, do you stand far off, why do you hide yourself in times of distress?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 10:1, 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- do you standתַּעֲמֹדtaamod
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “taamod” appears- far offרָחוֹקrachok
far
To be far, at a great distance from a place or someone.
Where else “rachok” appears- why do you hide yourselfתַּעְלִיםtalim
ignore
To turn the eyes away; to look the other way when something must be done.
Where else “talim” appears- in timesעִתּוֹתitot
times
What a person lives through in his time.
Where else “itot” appears- of distressבַּצָּרָהbatsara
distress
A time of hardship or danger.
Where else “batsara” appears
Translation note
This psalm has no title: it continues the alphabetic poem that began in Psalm 9.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2In his pride the wicked hotly pursues the afflicted; let them be caught in the plans that they have devised.