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And he established themוַיַּעֲמִידֵםforeverלָעַדand ever;לְעוֹלָםhe gaveנָתַןa statute,חָקand it will notוְלֹאpass away.יַעֲבוֹר
Psalms 148:6
Study it in the app“And he established them forever and ever; he gave a statute, and it will not pass away.”
The whole cosmos, from angels to sun and moon, is invited to praiseCreation
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 148:6, word by word
- And he established themיַּעֲמִידֵyaamide
appoint
To put in place, name to a post.
Where else “yaamide” appears- foreverעַדad
forever
Time that does not end, without limit of years.
Where else “ad” appears- and everעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- he gaveנָתַןnatan
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natan” appears- a statuteחָקchak
statute
A rule that God or a king sets and that must be kept.
Where else “chak” appears- pass awayיַעֲבוֹרyaavor
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “yaavor” appears
The context
5Let them praise the name of YHWH, for he commanded, and they were created.
6 · This verse (above)
7Praise YHWH from the earth, sea monsters and all deeps,