Psalms 132:8

With the Hebrew beneath

Psalms 132:8, word by word

Ariseקוּמָkuma

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

Where else “kuma” 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

to your restמְנוּחָתֶmenuchate

rest, resting place

Rest, a place of rest.

Where else “menuchate” appears

and the arkאֲרוֹןaron

ark

The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.

Where else “aron” appears

of your strengthעֻזֶּuze

strength

Power to act or to withstand, attributed above all to God.

Where else “uze” appears

Translation note

Verses 8 to 10 also appear, with some differences, at the end of Solomon’s prayer in 2 Chronicles 6:41-42.

The context