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He has notלֹאdoneעָשָׂהsoכֵןfor anyלְכָלnation,גּוֹיand his rulesוּמִשְׁפָּטִיםthey have notבַּלknown.יְדָעוּםPraiseהַלְלוּYah.יָהּ
Psalms 147:20
Study it in the app“He has not done so for any nation, and his rules they have not known. Praise Yah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 147:20, word by word
- doneעָשָׂהasa
carry out
To do what is commanded.
Where else “asa” appears- nationגּוֹיgoy
nation
A people with their land; also Israel.
Where else “goy” appears- and his rulesמִשְׁפָּטִיםmishpatim
rule
Each of the rules the law gives for concrete cases of life.
Where else “mishpatim” appears- they have notבַּלbal
not
Not: a negative proper to Hebrew poetry; it denies strongly ("it will not be moved").
Where else “bal” appears- knownיְדָעוּyedau
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yedau” appears- Praiseהַלְלוּhallu
praise
To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.
Where else “hallu” appears- Yahיָהּyah
Yah
Yah: the short form of the name YHWH. It is the form found in "Hallelujah" ("praise Yah").
Where else “yah” appears
The context
19He declares his words to Jacob, his statutes and his rules to Israel.
20 · This verse (above)