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Let Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלsayיֹאמַרnow,נָא“His loyal loveחַסְדּוֹis forever.”לְעוֹלָם
Psalms 118:2
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Psalms 118:2, word by word
- Let Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- sayיֹאמַרyomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appears- “His loyal loveחַסְדּchasd
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chasd” appears- is foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
The context
1Give thanks to YHWH, for he is good, for his loyal love is forever.
2 · This verse (above)
3Let the house of Aaron say now, “His loyal love is forever.”