Psalms 12:5

With the Hebrew beneath

Psalms 12:5, word by word

“Because of the devastationשֹּׁדshod

destruction, violence

Devastation, ruin that comes with violence.

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of the afflictedעֲנִיִּיםaniyim

poor, afflicted

Poor, afflicted: one who suffers need and has no one to defend him; also humble.

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because of the groaningאַנְקַתankat

groaning

Groaning, lament: the moan of one who suffers.

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of the needyאֶבְיוֹנִיםevyonim

needy

Needy: one who depends on the help of others.

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I will ariseאָקוּםakum

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

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saysיֹאמַרyomar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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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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“I will setאָשִׁיתashit

put

To station something somewhere; sow enmity.

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in safetyיֵשַׁעyesha

salvation, deliverance

Salvation, deliverance; the safety and well-being of one who has been rescued. From the same root as "save."

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the one they snort atיָפִיחַyafiach

snort

To scorn someone.

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Translation note

The last sentence is obscure in Hebrew. Here the verb is read as in Psalm 10:5 (“snort at” someone, despise him). It can also be read: “the one who longs for it.”

The context