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I will notלֹאdie,אָמוּתbutכִּיI will live,אֶחְיֶהand recountוַאֲסַפֵּרthe worksמַעֲשֵׂיof Yah.יָהּ
Psalms 118:17
Study it in the app“I will not die, but I will live, and recount the works of Yah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 118:17, word by word
- dieאָמוּתamut
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “amut” appears- I will liveאֶחְיֶהechye
live
To have breath and remain in this world, not die.
Where else “echye” appears- and recountאֲסַפֵּרasaper
recount
To relate, declare: the heavens proclaim the glory of El.
Where else “asaper” appears- the worksמַעֲשֵׂיmaase
work
What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.
Where else “maase” appears- of 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
16the right hand of YHWH is exalted; the right hand of YHWH does valiantly.”
17 · This verse (above)
18Yah has disciplined me severely, but to death he has not given me over.