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Forכִּיhis loyal loveחַסְדּוֹis strongגָבַרover us,עָלֵינוּand the truthוֶאֱמֶתof YHWH isיְהוָהforever.לְעוֹלָםPraiseהַלְלוּYah.יָהּ
Psalms 117:2
Study it in the app“For his loyal love is strong over us, and the truth of YHWH is forever. Praise Yah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 117:2, word by word
- his loyal loveחַסְדּchasd
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chasd” appears- is strongגָבַרgavar
prevail
To be more powerful, win out.
Where else “gavar” appears- and the truthאֱמֶתemet
truth
What corresponds to the facts, what is so and not otherwise.
Where else “emet” appears- of YHWH isיְהוָהyehva
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- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- Praiseהַלְלוּhallu
praise
To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.
Where else “hallu” appears- Yahיָהּyah
Yah
Yah: the short form of the name YHWH. It is the form found in "Hallelujah" ("praise Yah").
Where else “yah” appears
The context
1Praise YHWH, all nations; extol him, all peoples.
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