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I will walkאֶתְהַלֵּךְbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהin the landsבְּאַרְצוֹתof the living.הַחַיִּים
Psalms 116:9
Study it in the app“I will walk before YHWH in the lands of the living.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 116:9, word by word
- I will walkאֶתְהַלֵּךְethalech
walk
Literally "to go": to live a certain way, as Enoch with Elohim.
Where else “ethalech” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” 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- in the landsאַרְצוֹתartsot
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “artsot” appears- of the livingחַיִּיםchayim
alive
Having life, not dead.
Where else “chayim” appears
The context
8For you have rescued my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
9 · This verse (above)
10I believed, even when I said, “I am greatly afflicted.”