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YHWHיְהוָהtakes pleasureרוֹצֶהin those who fear him,אֶת יְרֵאָיוin those who awaitאֶת הַמְיַחֲלִיםhis loyal love.לְחַסְדּוֹ
Psalms 147:11
Study it in the app“YHWH takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who await his loyal love.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 147:11, 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- takes pleasureרוֹצֶהrotse
take pleasure
To look on someone with pleasure.
Where else “rotse” appears- in those who fear himיְרֵאָיyereay
God-fearing
Who reveres God and so obeys him.
Where else “yereay” appears- in those who awaitמְיַחֲלִיםmeyachalim
wait, hope
Wait patiently; hope.
Where else “meyachalim” appears- his loyal loveחַסְדּchasd
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chasd” appears
The context
10Not in the strength of the horse does he delight, nor in the legs of a man does he take pleasure.
11 · This verse (above)
12Celebrate, Jerusalem, YHWH; praise your Elohim, Zion.