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Forכִּיhe rememberedזָכַרhis holyקָדְשׁוֹwordאֶת דְּבַרwithאֶתAbrahamאַבְרָהָםhis servant.עַבְדּוֹ
Psalms 105:42
Study it in the app“For he remembered his holy word with Abraham his servant.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 105:42, word by word
- he rememberedזָכַרzachar
remember favorably
God turns his mind to someone and helps them.
Where else “zachar” appears- his holyקָדְשׁkadsh
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kadsh” appears- wordדְּבַרdevar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appears- Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appears- his servantעַבְדּavd
servant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “avd” appears
The context
41He opened the rock, and waters gushed out; they flowed in the dry places like a river.
42 · This verse (above)
43And he brought out his people with rejoicing, with shouts of joy his chosen ones.