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to him who ledלְמוֹלִיךְhis peopleעַמּוֹthrough the wilderness,בַּמִּדְבָּרforכִּיhis loyal loveחַסְדּוֹis forever.לְעוֹלָם
Psalms 136:16
Study it in the app“to him who led his people through the wilderness, for his loyal love is forever.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 136:16, word by word
- to him who ledמוֹלִיךְmolich
lead
To lead someone to another place, or to bring him along.
Where else “molich” appears- his peopleעַמּam
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “am” appears- through the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar
wilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appears- his loyal loveחַסְדּchasd
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chasd” appears- is foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
The context
15and shook off Pharaoh and his army in the Sea of Reeds, for his loyal love is forever.
16 · This verse (above)
17to him who struck great kings, for his loyal love is forever.