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Righteousצַדִּיקare you,אַתָּהYHWH,יְהוָהand uprightוְיָשָׁרare your rules.מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ
Psalms 119:137
Study it in the app“Righteous are you, YHWH, and upright are your rules.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 119:137, word by word
- Righteousצַדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- 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- and uprightיָשָׁרyashar
upright
Acting well before YHWH, without bending.
Where else “yashar” appears- are your rulesמִשְׁפָּטֶיmishpate
rule
Each of the rules the law gives for concrete cases of life.
Where else “mishpate” appears
The context
136My eyes run down with streams of water, because they do not keep your instruction.
137 · This verse (above)
138You have commanded your testimonies in righteousness and in great faithfulness.