Psalms 132:11

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Psalms 132:11, 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.

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sworeנִשְׁבַּעnishba

swear

To promise with God as witness.

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to Davidדָוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

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in truthאֱמֶתemet

truth

What corresponds to the facts, what is so and not otherwise.

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turn backיָשׁוּבyashuv

return

To go back to a place.

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“Of the fruitפְּרִיperi

fruit

What a tree or the land produces, which is eaten.

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of your wombבִטְנְvitn

womb

The belly where a mother carries her child.

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I will setאָשִׁיתashit

put

To station something somewhere; sow enmity.

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on your throneכִסֵּאchise

throne

Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.

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Translation note

The apostle Peter alludes to this oath in Acts 2:30.

The context