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the right handיְמִיןof YHWHיְהוָהis exalted;רוֹמֵמָהthe right handיְמִיןof YHWHיְהוָהdoesעֹשָׂהvaliantly.”חָיִל
Psalms 118:16
Study it in the app“the right hand of YHWH is exalted; the right hand of YHWH does valiantly.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 118:16, word by word
- the right handיְמִיןyemin
right hand
The hand on the side of strength and honor.
Where else “yemin” appears- of 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- is exaltedרוֹמֵמָהromema
rise
Rise up, be exalted.
Where else “romema” appears- doesעֹשָׂהosa
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “osa” appears- valiantlyחָיִלchayil
valor
Strength and ability: the brave man in war, the capable and worthy person.
Where else “chayil” appears
The context
15The sound of shouts of joy and of salvation is in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of YHWH does valiantly;
16 · This verse (above)
17I will not die, but I will live, and recount the works of Yah.