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in whose eyesבְּעֵינָיוthe rejected oneנִמְאָסis despised,נִבְזֶהbut those who fearוְאֶת יִרְאֵיYHWHיְהוָהhe honors;יְכַבֵּדhe swearsנִשְׁבַּעto his own hurtלְהָרַעand does notוְלֹאchange;יָמִר
Psalms 15:4
Study it in the app“in whose eyes the rejected one is despised, but those who fear YHWH he honors; he swears to his own hurt and does not change;”
Who dwells in YHWH's tent: the one who “speaks truth in his heart” and does not slanderThe Tongue
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 15:4, word by word
- in whose eyesעֵינָיenay
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “enay” appears- the rejected oneנִמְאָסnimas
reject
To regard something or someone as worthless and put it away.
Where else “nimas” appears- is despisedנִבְזֶהnivze
despise
Despise, think little of.
Where else “nivze” appears- but those who fearיִרְאֵיyire
God-fearing
Who reveres God and so obeys him.
Where else “yire” appears- 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- he honorsיְכַבֵּדyechabed
honor
Literally "give weight": to hold someone in high regard.
Where else “yechabed” appears- he swearsנִשְׁבַּעnishba
swear
To promise with God as witness.
Where else “nishba” appears- to his own hurtהָרַעhara
do evil
To harm someone; evildoers.
Where else “hara” appears- changeיָמִרyamir
change
To make something different from what it was, or become other.
Where else “yamir” appears
Translation note
“The rejected one”: it can be understood as the one who is rejected for his conduct. “He swears to his own hurt and does not change”: he keeps what he swore even though it harms him.
The context
3who does not slander with his tongue, does not do evil to his neighbor, nor lift up reproach against the one near him;
4 · This verse (above)
5his silver he does not give at interest, and a bribe against the innocent he does not take. He who does these things will not be moved ever.