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Psalms 115:13

“he will bless those who fear YHWH, the small with the great.”

Psalms 115:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Allusion · Revelation 19:5

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Both texts speak of “those who fear him, small and great.”

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • יִרְאֵיyireH3373φοβούμενοιphoboumenoiG5399“one who fears, fearful”
  • קְּטַנִּיםketanimH6996μικροὶmikroiG3398“small, lesser”
  • גְּדֹלִיםgedolimH1419μεγάλοιmegaloiG3173“great”

Psalms 115:13, word by word

he will blessיְבָרֵךְyevarech

bless

God gives good things: life, children, harvests.

Where else “yevarech” appears
those who fearיִרְאֵיyire

God-fearing

Who reveres God and so obeys him.

Where else “yire” 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 smallקְּטַנִּיםketanim

small

What is small in size or counts for little.

Where else “ketanim” appears
the greatגְּדֹלִיםgedolim

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

Where else “gedolim” appears

The context

12YHWH has remembered us; he will bless; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron;

13 · This verse (above)

14May YHWH add to you, to you and to your sons.

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