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I knowיָדַעְתִּיthatכִּיYHWHיְהוָהwill executeיַעֲשֶׂהthe causeדִּיןof the afflicted,עָנִיand the rightמִשְׁפַּטof the needy.אֶבְיֹנִים
Psalms 140:12
Study it in the app“I know that YHWH will execute the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the needy.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 140:12, word by word
- I knowיָדַעְתִּיyadati
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yadati” 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- will executeיַעֲשֶׂהyaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yaase” appears- the causeדִּיןdin
case
A matter before the judge.
Where else “din” appears- of the afflictedעָנִיani
poor, afflicted
Poor, afflicted: one who suffers need and has no one to defend him; also humble.
Where else “ani” appears- and the rightמִשְׁפַּטmishpat
right
What is due someone: what the orphan should receive.
Where else “mishpat” appears- of the needyאֶבְיֹנִיםevyonim
needy
Needy: one who depends on the help of others.
Where else “evyonim” appears
The context
11A man of tongue will not be established on the earth; the man of violence, evil will hunt him with thrust upon thrust.
12 · This verse (above)
13Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name; the upright will dwell before your face.