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Blessed beבָּרוּךְYHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלfrom eternityמִן הָעוֹלָםto eternity.וְעַד הָעוֹלָםAnd let allוְ כָּלthe peopleהָעָםsay,אָמַר“Amen.”אָמֵןPraiseהַלְלוּYah.יָהּ
Psalms 106:48
Study it in the app“Blessed be YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, from eternity to eternity. And let all the people say, “Amen.” Praise Yah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 106:48, word by word
- Blessed beבָּרוּךְbaruch
praise
To praise God: "blessed be YHWH".
Where else “baruch” 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- the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- from eternityעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- sayאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- “Amenאָמֵןamen
amen
Amen: "so it is," "so be it." Whoever says it accepts as firm and true what has just been said.
Where else “amen” appears- Praiseהַלְלוּhallu
praise
To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.
Where else “hallu” appears- Yahיָהּyah
Yah
Yah: the short form of the name YHWH. It is the form found in "Hallelujah" ("praise Yah").
Where else “yah” appears
Translation note
With this blessing the fourth book of the Psalms ends (Psalms 90 to 106). Verses 1, 47 and 48 also appear in 1 Chronicles 16:34-36.
Parallel passages
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
Thanksgiving psalm: Psalm 106
1 Chronicles 16:34-36Psalms 106:1
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Psalms 106:47-48
47Save us, YHWH our Elohim, and gather us from among the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to glory in your praise. 48Blessed be YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, from eternity to eternity. And let all the people say, “Amen.” Praise Yah.
34Give thanks to YHWH, for he is good, for his loyal love is forever. 35And say, ‘Save us, Elohim of our salvation; gather us and deliver us from the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to glory in your praise.’ 36Blessed be YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, from eternity to eternity.” And all the people said, “Amen,” and praised YHWH.
1Praise Yah. Give thanks to YHWH, for he is good, for his loyal love is forever.
The context
47Save us, YHWH our Elohim, and gather us from among the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to glory in your praise.
48 · This verse (above)