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YHWHיְהוָהkeepsשׁוֹמֵרallאֶת כָּלwho love him,אֹהֲבָיוbut allוְאֵת כָּלthe wickedהָרְשָׁעִיםhe will destroy.יַשְׁמִיד
Psalms 145:20
Study it in the app“YHWH keeps all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 145:20, 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- keepsשׁוֹמֵרshomer
guard
To watch over, protect from all harm.
Where else “shomer” appears- who love himאֹהֲבָיohavay
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “ohavay” appears- the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- he will destroyיַשְׁמִידyashmid
destroy
Destroy completely, exterminate.
Where else “yashmid” appears
The context
19The will of those who fear him he will do, and their cry for help he will hear, and he will save them.
20 · This verse (above)
21The praise of YHWH my mouth will speak, and may all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.