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Righteous isצַדִּיקYHWHיְהוָהin allבְּכָלhis ways,דְּרָכָיוand faithfulוְחָסִידin allבְּכָלhis works.מַעֲשָׂיו
Psalms 145:17
Study it in the app“Righteous is YHWH in all his ways, and faithful in all his works.”
David sums up: God is just in all his ways and faithful in all his worksHoliness
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 145:17, word by word
- Righteous isצַדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” 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- his waysדְּרָכָיderachay
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “derachay” appears- and faithfulחָסִידchasid
faithful one, godly
Faithful one: one who lives out loyal love toward God; also kind.
Where else “chasid” appears- his worksמַעֲשָׂיmaasay
work
What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.
Where else “maasay” appears
The context
16You open your hand and satisfy every living thing with favor.
17 · This verse (above)
18Near is YHWH to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.