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Hearשִׁמְעָהmy voiceקוֹלִיaccording to your loyal love;כְחַסְדֶּךָYHWH,יְהוָהaccording to your justiceכְּמִשְׁפָּטֶךָgive me life.חַיֵּנִי
Psalms 119:149
Study it in the app“Hear my voice according to your loyal love; YHWH, according to your justice give me life.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 119:149, word by word
- Hearשִׁמְעָshima
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shima” appears- my voiceקוֹלִkoli
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “koli” appears- according to your loyal loveחַסְדֶּchasde
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chasde” 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- according to your justiceמִשְׁפָּטֶmishpate
justice
What is right and fair.
Where else “mishpate” appears- give me lifeחַיֵּchaye
keep alive
To make someone go on living, or rescue them from death.
Where else “chaye” appears
The context
148My eyes went ahead of the watches of the night, to reflect on your saying.
149 · This verse (above)
150Those who pursue infamy have drawn near; from your instruction they are far.