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ForכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhas builtבָנָהZion;צִיּוֹןhe has appearedנִרְאָהin his glory.בִּכְבוֹדוֹ
Psalms 102:16
Study it in the app“For YHWH has built Zion; he has appeared in his glory.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 102:16, 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- has builtבָנָהvana
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “vana” appears- Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears- he has appearedנִרְאָהnira
appear
To let oneself be seen: YHWH let Abram see him.
Where else “nira” appears- in his gloryכְבוֹדchevod
glory
God's majesty and presence.
Where else “chevod” appears
Places in this verse
Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
The context
15And the nations will fear the name of YHWH, and all the kings of the earth your glory.
16 · This verse (above)
17He has turned to the prayer of the destitute, and has not despised their prayer.