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For the director.לַמְנַצֵּחַOf David.לְדָוִדIn YHWHבַּיהוָהI have taken refuge;חָסִיתִיhowאֵיךְdo you sayתֹּאמְרוּto my soul,לְנַפְשִׁי“Fleeנוּדִיto your mountain,הַרְכֶםbird”?צִפּוֹר
Psalms 11:1
Study it in the app“For the director. Of David. In YHWH I have taken refuge; how do you say to my soul, “Flee to your mountain, bird”?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 11:1, word by word
- For the directorמְנַצֵּחַmenatseach
direct
To take charge of directing a work or the singing and music of the psalms.
Where else “menatseach” appears- Of Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- In YHWHיהוָהyhva
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 “yhva” appears- I have taken refugeחָסִיתִיchasiti
take refuge
Take refuge: seek shelter in someone.
Where else “chasiti” appears- do you sayתֹּאמְרוּtomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomru” appears- to my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshi” appears- “Fleeנוּדִיnudi
wander
To roam, run off.
Where else “nudi” appears- to your mountainהַרְhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- birdצִפּוֹרtsipor
bird
Bird, small bird.
Where else “tsipor” appears
Translation note
The first two sentences are the title of the psalm. “Your mountain”: in Hebrew “your” is plural here.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2For look, the wicked bend the bow; they have made ready their arrow on the string to shoot in the darkness at the upright in heart.