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But you,וְאַתָּהYHWH,יְהוָהforeverלְעוֹלָםsit enthroned,תֵּשֵׁבand your remembrance isוְזִכְרְךָto generation and generation.לְדֹר וָדֹר
Psalms 102:12
Study it in the app“But you, YHWH, forever sit enthroned, and your remembrance is to generation and generation.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 102:12, 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- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- sit enthronedתֵּשֵׁבteshev
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “teshev” appears- and your remembrance isזִכְרְzichr
remembrance, name
Remembrance: the name by which someone is remembered and called upon.
Where else “zichr” appears- to generation and generationדֹרdor
generation
The people of the same time.
Where else “dor” appears
The context
11My days are like a shadow stretched out, and I like grass wither.
12 · This verse (above)
13You will arise and have mercy on Zion, for it is the time to show her favor, for the appointed time has come.