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Look at me,הַבִּיטָהanswer me,עֲנֵנִיYHWHיְהוָהmy Elohim;אֱלֹהָיgive light toהָאִירָהmy eyes,עֵינַיlestפֶּןI sleepאִישַׁןthe sleep of death,הַמָּוֶת
Psalms 13:3
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With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 13:3, word by word
- Look at meהַבִּיטָhabita
look
Look intently, gaze; regard, pay attention to.
Where else “habita” appears- answer meעֲנֵane
hear prayer
God answers the one who calls on him: with a word, or with an act such as fire.
Where else “ane” 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- my Elohimאֱלֹהָeloha
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “eloha” appears- give light toהָאִירָhaira
give light
To fill with light and drive away darkness; also to light a lamp.
Where else “haira” appears- my eyesעֵינַena
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ena” appears- I sleepאִישַׁןishan
sleep
To fall asleep, or sleep the sleep of death.
Where else “ishan” appears- the sleep of deathמָּוֶתmavet
death
The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.
Where else “mavet” appears
The context
2How long will I put counsels in my soul, sorrow in my heart by day? How long will my enemy rise up over me?
3 · This verse (above)
4lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed over him”; my adversaries will be jubilant when I am moved.