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Let them praiseיְהַלְלוּthe nameאֶת שֵׁםof YHWH,יְהוָהforכִּיheהוּאcommanded,צִוָּהand they were created.וְנִבְרָאוּ
Psalms 148:5
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Psalms 148:5, word by word
- Let them praiseיְהַלְלוּyehallu
praise
To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.
Where else “yehallu” appears- the nameשֵׁםshem
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “shem” appears- of 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- commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- and they were createdנִבְרָאוּnivrau
create
To bring something new into being; only God does this.
Where else “nivrau” appears
The context
4Praise him, heavens of the heavens, and the waters that are above the heavens.
5 · This verse (above)
6And he established them forever and ever; he gave a statute, and it will not pass away.