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For the director.לַמְנַצֵּחַOf David.לְדָוִדA psalm.מִזְמוֹרYHWH,יְהוָהyou have examined meחֲקַרְתַּנִיand known me.וַתֵּדָע
Psalms 139:1
Study it in the app“For the director. Of David. A psalm. YHWH, you have examined me and known me.”
God searches and knows every step and every wordPurpose
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 139:1, word by word
- For the directorמְנַצֵּחַmenatseach
direct
To take charge of directing a work or the singing and music of the psalms.
Where else “menatseach” appears- Of Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- A psalmמִזְמוֹרmizmor
psalm
Psalm: a song sung with instruments. It is the title of many of the poems in the book of Psalms.
Where else “mizmor” 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- you have examined meחֲקַרְתַּchakarta
search out, examine
Search out: examine something thoroughly.
Where else “chakarta” appears- and known meתֵּדָעteda
know a person
To know someone.
Where else “teda” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2You know my sitting down and my rising up; you understand my thought from afar.