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YHWH,יְהוָהdeliverהַצִּילָהmy soulנַפְשִׁיfrom the lipמִשְּׂפַתof lies,שֶׁקֶרfrom the deceitfulרְמִיָּהtongue.מִלָּשׁוֹן
Psalms 120:2
Study it in the app“YHWH, deliver my soul from the lip of lies, from the deceitful tongue.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 120:2, 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- deliverהַצִּילָhatsila
rescue
To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.
Where else “hatsila” appears- my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafshi” appears- from the lipשְּׂפַתsefat
lip
The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.
Where else “sefat” appears- of liesשֶׁקֶרsheker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “sheker” appears- from the deceitfulרְמִיָּהremiya
deceit
False words or acts that make someone believe what is not so.
Where else “remiya” appears- tongueלָּשׁוֹןlashon
tongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “lashon” appears
The context
1A song of the ascents. To YHWH in my distress I called, and he answered me.
2 · This verse (above)
3What will he give you, and what will he add to you, deceitful tongue?