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BlessבָּרֲכוּYHWH,יְהוָהallכָּלhis armies,צְבָאָיוhis ministersמְשָׁרְתָיוwho doעֹשֵׂיhis will.רְצוֹנוֹ
Psalms 103:21
Study it in the app“Bless YHWH, all his armies, his ministers who do his will.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 103:21, word by word
- Blessבָּרֲכוּbarachu
praise
To praise God: "blessed be YHWH".
Where else “barachu” appears- 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- his armiesצְבָאָיtsevaay
army
An army.
Where else “tsevaay” appears- his ministersמְשָׁרְתָיmeshartay
minister
To serve in worship before YHWH.
Where else “meshartay” appears- who doעֹשֵׂיose
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ose” appears- his willרְצוֹנretson
will
What one decides as one likes.
Where else “retson” appears
The context
20Bless YHWH, his angels, mighty ones in strength, who do his word, listening to the voice of his word.
21 · This verse (above)
22Bless YHWH, all his works, in all places of his dominion. Bless YHWH, my soul.