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Ifאִםyou keepתִּשְׁמָרiniquities,עֲוֺנוֹתYah,יָהּAdonai,אֲדֹנָיwhoמִיcould stand?יַעֲמֹד
Psalms 130:3
Study it in the app“If you keep iniquities, Yah, Adonai, who could stand?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 130:3, word by word
- you keepתִּשְׁמָרtishmar
preserve
To keep something, or watch and wait.
Where else “tishmar” appears- iniquitiesעֲוֺנוֹתavonot
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avonot” appears- Yahיָהּyah
Yah
Yah: the short form of the name YHWH. It is the form found in "Hallelujah" ("praise Yah").
Where else “yah” appears- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- could standיַעֲמֹדyaamod
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “yaamod” appears
Translation note
“Keep iniquities”: keep an account of them.
The context
2Adonai, hear my voice; let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
3 · This verse (above)
4But with you is forgiveness, so that you may be feared.