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You areאַתָּהmy El,אֵלִיand I will give you thanks;וְאוֹדֶךָּmy Elohim,אֱלֹהַיI will exalt you.אֲרוֹמְמֶךָּ
Psalms 118:28
Study it in the app“You are my El, and I will give you thanks; my Elohim, I will exalt you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 118:28, word by word
- my Elאֵלִeli
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “eli” appears- and I will give you thanksאוֹדֶode
give thanks
To thank YHWH and praise him aloud for what he did.
Where else “ode” appears- my Elohimאֱלֹהַeloha
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “eloha” appears- I will exalt youאֲרוֹמְמֶaromme
lift up
To put on high: to raise the voice, praise God, or be God lifting up the lowly.
Where else “aromme” appears
The context
27El is YHWH, and he has given us light; bind the victim of the festival with cords up to the horns of the altar.
28 · This verse (above)
29Give thanks to YHWH, for he is good, for his loyal love is forever.