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You,אַתָּהYHWH,יְהוָהwill keep them;תִּשְׁמְרֵםyou will guard himתִּצְּרֶנּוּfrom this generationמִן הַדּוֹר זוּforever.לְעוֹלָם
Psalms 12:7
Study it in the app“You, YHWH, will keep them; you will guard him from this generation forever.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 12:7, word by word
- 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- will keep themתִּשְׁמְרֵtishmre
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “tishmre” appears- you will guard himתִּצְּרֶtitsre
guard
To be watchful in looking after and protecting someone or something.
Where else “titsre” appears- from this generationדּוֹרdor
generation
The people of the same time.
Where else “dor” appears- from this generationזוּzu
this
Points to something near or already mentioned (in poetry).
Where else “zu” appears- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
Translation note
“You will guard him”: the Hebrew form can also be read “you will guard us.”
The context
6The sayings of YHWH are pure sayings, silver refined in a crucible of earth, purified seven times.
7 · This verse (above)
8All around the wicked walk about, when vileness is exalted among human beings.