Psalms 17:1

With the Hebrew beneath

Psalms 17:1, word by word

A prayerתְּפִלָּהtefila

prayer

Prayer: words addressed to God to ask, to intercede or to praise. Several psalms bear this name.

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of Davidדָוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

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Hearשִׁמְעָshima

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

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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.

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what is righteousצֶדֶקtsedek

righteousness

Living uprightly before God.

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heedהַקְשִׁיבָhakshiva

pay attention, listen

To pay attention, to listen carefully, to prick up the ears. It is more than hearing: it is heeding what is said.

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my cryרִנָּתִrinati

cry for help

A plea to God for help.

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give earהַאֲזִינָhaazina

listen, give ear

Give ear, listen carefully.

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from lipsשִׂפְתֵיsifte

lip

The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.

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of deceitמִרְמָהmirma

deceit

Deceit, fraud, treachery.

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The context