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Singעֱנוּto YHWHלַיהוָהwith thanksgiving;בְּתוֹדָהsing psalmsזַמְּרוּto our Elohimלֵאלֹהֵינוּwith the lyre,בְכִנּוֹר
Psalms 147:7
Study it in the app“Sing to YHWH with thanksgiving; sing psalms to our Elohim with the lyre,”
The psalmist sees God giving rain, grass, and food to the young ravensProvidence
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 147:7, word by word
- Singעֱנוּenu
sing in turns
To sing in turns, so that one choir answers the other.
Where else “enu” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
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 “yhva” appears- with thanksgivingתוֹדָהtoda
thanksgiving
Grateful praise aloud for what God has done.
Where else “toda” appears- sing psalmsזַמְּרוּzamru
sing praise, make music
Sing praise: sing or play a stringed instrument in praise. The word for "psalm" comes from it.
Where else “zamru” appears- to our Elohimאלֹהֵיlohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “lohe” appears- with the lyreכִנּוֹרchinor
lyre
Lyre: a small stringed instrument.
Where else “chinor” appears
The context
6YHWH sustains the humble; he brings down the wicked to the ground.
7 · This verse (above)
8who covers the heavens with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes sprout grass on the mountains,