Psalms 11:4

“YHWH is in his holy temple; YHWH, in the heavens is his throne; his eyes see, his eyelids test human beings.”

Psalms 11:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 11:4, word by word

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
his holyקָדְשׁkadsh

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

Where else “kadsh” appears
templeהֵיכַלhechal

temple

Literally "palace": YHWH's great house.

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in the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim

heaven

God's dwelling, from which he is called "the Elohim of the heavens".

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is his throneכִּסְאkis

throne

Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.

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his eyesעֵינָיenay

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

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seeיֶחֱזוּyechezu

gaze

To fix one's gaze on something or someone, behold it.

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his eyelidsעַפְעַפָּיafapay

eyelid

An eyelid; also an eyelash. In poetry, "the eyelids of the dawn" are the first rays of morning.

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testיִבְחֲנוּyivchanu

test, examine

Test, examine to find out whether something is true or genuine, as metal is tested.

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human beingsבְּנֵיbene

human being

Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.

Where else “bene” appears
human beingsאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

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The context

3If the foundations are torn down, what has the righteous done?

4 · This verse (above)

5YHWH tests the righteous, but the wicked and the one who loves violence his soul hates.

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