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Give thanksהוֹדוּto the Elלְאֵלof the heavens,הַשָּׁמָיִםforכִּיhis loyal loveחַסְדּוֹis forever.לְעוֹלָם
Psalms 136:26
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With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 136:26, word by word
- Give thanksהוֹדוּhodu
give thanks
To thank YHWH and praise him aloud for what he did.
Where else “hodu” appears- to the Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- of the heavensשָּׁמָיִםshamayim
heaven
God's dwelling, from which he is called "the Elohim of the heavens".
Where else “shamayim” 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
25who gives bread to all flesh, for his loyal love is forever.
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