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SeekדִּרְשׁוּYHWHיְהוָהand his strength;וְעֻזּוֹseekבַּקְּשׁוּhis faceפָנָיוcontinually.תָּמִיד
Psalms 105:4
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Psalms 105:4, word by word
- Seekדִּרְשׁוּdirshu
consult
To turn to YHWH to ask him, pray to him.
Where else “dirshu” 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- and his strengthעֻזּuz
strength
Power to act or to withstand, attributed above all to God.
Where else “uz” appears- seekבַּקְּשׁוּbakshu
seek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “bakshu” appears- his faceפָנָיfanay
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “fanay” appears- continuallyתָּמִידtamid
continually
Continually, always; what is done regularly and without interruption. As a noun, the regular daily offering.
Where else “tamid” appears
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Thanksgiving psalm: Psalm 105
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Psalms 105:1-15
1Give thanks to YHWH; call on his name; make known among the peoples his deeds. 2Sing to him, sing psalms to him; speak of all his wonders. 3Glory in his holy name; let the heart of those who seek YHWH be glad. 4Seek YHWH and his strength; seek his face continually. 5Remember his wonders that he has done, his portents and the judgments of his mouth, 6offspring of Abraham his servant, sons of Jacob, his chosen ones. 7He is YHWH our Elohim; in all the earth are his judgments. 8He has remembered forever his covenant, the word he commanded for a thousand generations, 9which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac; 10and he established it for Jacob as a statute, for Israel as an eternal covenant, 11saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan, the allotment of your inheritance,” 12when they were few in number, very few, and resident aliens in it. 13And they went about from nation to nation, from a kingdom to another people. 14He did not allow anyone to oppress them, and he rebuked kings on their account: 15“Do not touch my anointed ones, and to my prophets do no harm.”
8“Give thanks to YHWH; call on his name; make known among the peoples his deeds. 9Sing to him, sing psalms to him; speak of all his wonders. 10Glory in his holy name; let the heart of those who seek YHWH be glad. 11Seek YHWH and his strength; seek his face continually. 12Remember his wonders that he has done, his portents and the judgments of his mouth, 13offspring of Israel his servant, sons of Jacob, his chosen ones. 14He is YHWH our Elohim; in all the earth are his judgments. 15Remember forever his covenant, the word he commanded for a thousand generations, 16which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac; 17and he established it for Jacob as a statute, for Israel as an eternal covenant, 18saying, ‘To you I will give the land of Canaan, the allotment of your inheritance,’ 19when you were few in number, very few, and resident aliens in it. 20And they went about from nation to nation, and from a kingdom to another people. 21He did not allow anyone to oppress them, and he rebuked kings on their account: 22‘Do not touch my anointed ones, and to my prophets do no harm.’
The context
3Glory in his holy name; let the heart of those who seek YHWH be glad.
4 · This verse (above)
5Remember his wonders that he has done, his portents and the judgments of his mouth,