Psalms 119:174

“I have longed for your salvation, YHWH, and your instruction is my delight.”

Psalms 119:174 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 119:174, word by word

I have longedתָּאַבְתִּיtaavti

long for

To long for, to desire strongly.

Where else “taavti” appears
for your salvationישׁוּעָתְyshuat

salvation

Salvation: the help with which God delivers from danger; also victory. The name "Jesus" (Yeshua) comes from the same root.

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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.

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and your instructionתוֹרָתְtorat

teaching of YHWH

What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.

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is my delightשַׁעֲשֻׁעָshaashua

delight

Delight, joy; that in which someone finds pleasure. It is used often in Psalm 119 for God's instruction.

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The context

173Let your hand be ready to help me, for your precepts I have chosen.

174 · This verse (above)

175Let my soul live and praise you, and let your rules help me.

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