I will praiseאֲהַלְלָהYHWHיְהוָהas long as I live;בְּחַיָּיI will sing psalmsאֲזַמְּרָהto my Elohimלֵאלֹהַיwhile I still exist.בְּעוֹדִי
Psalms 146:2
Study it in the app“I will praise YHWH as long as I live; I will sing psalms to my Elohim while I still exist.”
I will praise YHWH while I live, and sing to my God as long as I existPraise and worship
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 146:2, word by word
- I will praiseאֲהַלְלָהahalla
praise
To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.
Where else “ahalla” 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- as long as I liveחַיָּchaya
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chaya” appears- I will sing psalmsאֲזַמְּרָהazamra
sing praise, make music
Sing praise: sing or play a stringed instrument in praise. The word for "psalm" comes from it.
Where else “azamra” appears- to my Elohimאלֹהַloha
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “loha” appears
The context
1Praise Yah. Praise YHWH, my soul.
2 · This verse (above)
3Do not trust in nobles, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.