Psalms 138:8

With the Hebrew beneath

Psalms 138:8, word by word

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.

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will complete itיִגְמֹרyigmor

complete

Carry through to the finish.

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your loyal loveחַסְדְּchasd

loyal love

God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.

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is foreverעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

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let go ofתֶּרֶףteref

let go

To let go, leave: "let me go".

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the worksמַעֲשֵׂיmaase

work

What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.

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of your handsיָדֶיyade

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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