Psalms 104:35

With the Hebrew beneath

Psalms 104:35, word by word

Let sinnersחַטָּאִיםchataim

sinner

Sinner: one who habitually fails God; also one counted guilty.

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vanishיִתַּמּוּyitamu

be consumed

To be completely destroyed.

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the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

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and the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim

wicked

One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.

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Blessבָּרֲכִיbarachi

praise

To praise God: "blessed be YHWH".

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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.

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my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi

soul

A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.

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Praiseהַלְלוּhallu

praise

To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.

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Yahיָהּyah

Yah

Yah: the short form of the name YHWH. It is the form found in "Hallelujah" ("praise Yah").

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Translation note

“Praise Yah”: in Hebrew, halelu-Yah, from which comes “hallelujah.” Yah is the short form of the name YHWH.

The context