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I rememberedזָכַרְתִּיyour rulesמִשְׁפָּטֶיךָfrom of old,מֵעוֹלָםYHWH,יְהוָהand I took comfort.וָאֶתְנֶחָם
Psalms 119:52
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With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 119:52, word by word
- I rememberedזָכַרְתִּיzacharti
remember
To bring something to mind and keep it present so as to act on it.
Where else “zacharti” appears- your rulesמִשְׁפָּטֶיmishpate
rule
Each of the rules the law gives for concrete cases of life.
Where else “mishpate” appears- from of oldעוֹלָםolam
of old
The times of the forefathers, far back in the past.
Where else “olam” 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 I took comfortאֶתְנֶחָםetnecham
comfort
To ease someone in his pain with words and company.
Where else “etnecham” appears
The context
51The insolent have mocked me exceedingly; from your instruction I have not turned aside.
52 · This verse (above)
53Raging heat has seized me because of the wicked, who abandon your instruction.