YHWHיְהוָהis inבְּhis holyקָדְשׁוֹtemple;הֵיכַלYHWH,יְהוָהin the heavensבַּשָּׁמַיִםis his throne;כִּסְאוֹhis eyesעֵינָיוsee,יֶחֱזוּhis eyelidsעַפְעַפָּיוtestיִבְחֲנוּhuman beings.בְּנֵי אָדָם
Psalms 11:4
Study it in the app“YHWH is in his holy temple; YHWH, in the heavens is his throne; his eyes see, his eyelids test human beings.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “hechal” appears- in the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim
heaven
God's dwelling, from which he is called "the Elohim of the heavens".
Where else “shamayim” appears- is his throneכִּסְאkis
throne
Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.
Where else “kis” appears- his eyesעֵינָיenay
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enay” appears- seeיֶחֱזוּyechezu
gaze
To fix one's gaze on something or someone, behold it.
Where else “yechezu” appears- his eyelidsעַפְעַפָּיafapay
eyelid
An eyelid; also an eyelash. In poetry, "the eyelids of the dawn" are the first rays of morning.
Where else “afapay” appears- testיִבְחֲנוּyivchanu
test, examine
Test, examine to find out whether something is true or genuine, as metal is tested.
Where else “yivchanu” appears- 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.
Where else “adam” appears
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.