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Allכָּלthe kingsמַלְכֵיof the earthאָרֶץwill give you thanks,יוֹדוּךָYHWH,יְהוָהforכִּיthey have heardשָׁמְעוּthe sayingsאִמְרֵיof your mouth.פִיךָ
Psalms 138:4
Study it in the app“All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, YHWH, for they have heard the sayings of your mouth.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 138:4, word by word
- the kingsמַלְכֵיmalche
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “malche” appears- of the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- will give you thanksיוֹדוּyodu
give thanks
To thank YHWH and praise him aloud for what he did.
Where else “yodu” 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- they have heardשָׁמְעוּshamu
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shamu” appears- the sayingsאִמְרֵיimre
words, sayings
Words, sayings. In Genesis 49:21, some read "fawns".
Where else “imre” appears- of your mouthפִיfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears
The context
3On the day I called, you answered me; you emboldened me with strength in my soul.
4 · This verse (above)
5And they will sing in the ways of YHWH, for great is the glory of YHWH.