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YHWHיְהוָהopens the eyes ofפֹּקֵחַthe blind;עִוְרִיםYHWHיְהוָהmakes straightזֹקֵףthose who are bent down;כְּפוּפִיםYHWHיְהוָהlovesאֹהֵבthe righteous;צַדִּיקִים
Psalms 146:8
Study it in the app“YHWH opens the eyes of the blind; YHWH makes straight those who are bent down; YHWH loves the righteous;”
YHWH does justice for the oppressed and watches over foreigner, orphan and widowJustice and mercy
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 146:8, 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- opens the eyes ofפֹּקֵחַpokeach
open (the eyes)
Open (the eyes or the ears); from there, become aware.
Where else “pokeach” appears- the blindעִוְרִיםivrim
blind
Someone who cannot see.
Where else “ivrim” appears- makes straightזֹקֵףzokef
raise up
To raise up, to lift one who is bowed down or fallen.
Where else “zokef” appears- those who are bent downכְּפוּפִיםkefufim
bow down
To bow down, to bend; to be bent or brought low under a weight.
Where else “kefufim” appears- lovesאֹהֵבohev
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “ohev” appears- the righteousצַדִּיקִיםtsadikim
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadikim” appears
The context
7who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives bread to the hungry. YHWH sets free the prisoners;
8 · This verse (above)
9YHWH keeps the resident aliens; the orphan and the widow he sustains, but the way of the wicked he makes crooked.