from men,מִמְתִיםby your hand,יָדְךָYHWH,יְהוָהfrom menמִמְתִיםof the world,מֵחֶלֶדwhose shareחֶלְקָםis in life;בַּחַיִּיםand with what you have stored upוּצְפוּנְךָyou fillתְּמַלֵּאtheir belly;בִטְנָםthe sonsבָנִיםare satisfiedיִשְׂבְּעוּand leaveוְהִנִּיחוּtheir remainderיִתְרָםto their little ones.לְעוֹלְלֵיהֶם
Psalms 17:14
Study it in the app“from men, by your hand, YHWH, from men of the world, whose share is in life; and with what you have stored up you fill their belly; the sons are satisfied and leave their remainder to their little ones.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 17:14, word by word
- from menמְתִיםmetim
men
Men. "Men of number" means few, easily counted.
Where else “metim” appears- by your handיָדְyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” 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- of the worldחֶלֶדcheled
world
The world of the living, with all that passes in it.
Where else “cheled” appears- whose shareחֶלְקָchelka
portion
What falls to one: "YHWH is what I receive".
Where else “chelka” appears- is in lifeחַיִּיםchayim
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chayim” appears- and with what you have stored upצְפוּנְtsefun
treasure up
To cherish and keep, like the word in the heart.
Where else “tsefun” appears- you fillתְּמַלֵּאtemale
fill
To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.
Where else “temale” appears- their bellyבִטְנָvitna
belly
The belly; also one's innermost part.
Where else “vitna” appears- the sonsבָנִיםvanim
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vanim” appears- are satisfiedיִשְׂבְּעוּyisbu
be satisfied
To eat until one wants no more.
Where else “yisbu” appears- and leaveהִנִּיחוּhinichu
leave
To leave something where it is and not take it away; not to hinder.
Where else “hinichu” appears- their remainderיִתְרָyitra
rest
What remains after what has been said or done, like a king's other deeds.
Where else “yitra” appears- to their little onesעוֹלְלֵיolle
young child
A small child, an infant. Said of young children, often together with "the nursing child."
Where else “olle” appears
Translation note
A difficult verse. It can be understood as describing those who have only what belongs to this life: God fills their belly, and they have some left over for their children; the psalmist hopes for something else (verse 15).
The context
13Rise up, YHWH; go out to meet him, make him bend the knee; bring to safety my soul from the wicked with your sword,
14 · This verse (above)
15As for me, in righteousness I will see your face; I will be satisfied, when I awake, with your form.