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For the sake ofלְמַעַןyour name,שִׁמְךָYHWH,יְהוָהgive me life;תְּחַיֵּנִיin your righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתְךָbring outתוֹצִיאfrom distressמִצָּרָהmy soul.נַפְשִׁי
Psalms 143:11
Study it in the app“For the sake of your name, YHWH, give me life; in your righteousness bring out from distress my soul.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 143:11, word by word
- your nameשִׁמְshim
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “shim” 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- give me lifeתְּחַיֵּtechaye
keep alive
To make someone go on living, or rescue them from death.
Where else “techaye” appears- in your righteousnessצִדְקָתְtsidkat
righteous deeds
Doing what is just, upright deeds.
Where else “tsidkat” appears- bring outתוֹצִיאtotsi
bring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “totsi” appears- from distressצָּרָהtsara
distress
A time of hardship or danger.
Where else “tsara” appears- my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshi” appears
The context
10Teach me to do your will, for you are my Elohim; may your good spirit lead me in a land of level ground.
11 · This verse (above)
12And in your loyal love annihilate my enemies, and destroy all who attack my soul, for I am your servant.