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May YHWHיְהוָהbless youיְבָרֶכְךָfrom Zion,מִצִּיּוֹןhe who madeעֹשֵׂהheavenשָׁמַיִםand earth.וָאָרֶץ
Psalms 134:3
Study it in the app“May YHWH bless you from Zion, he who made heaven and earth.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 134:3, word by word
- May 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- bless youיְבָרֶכְyevarech
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “yevarech” appears- from Zionצִּיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears- he who madeעֹשֵׂהose
make
To build or create something.
Where else “ose” appears- heavenשָׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- and earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears
Places in this verse
Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
The context
2Lift up your hands to the sanctuary and bless YHWH.
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