Psalms 19:7

With the Hebrew beneath

Psalms 19:7, word by word

The instructionתּוֹרַתtorat

teaching of YHWH

What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.

Where else “torat” 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.

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is blamelessתְּמִימָהtemima

blameless

Without reproach, whole, like Noah.

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bringing backמְשִׁיבַתmeshivat

bring back

To return something, restore.

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the soulנָפֶשׁnafesh

soul

A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.

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the testimonyעֵדוּתedut

testimony

Testimony: the tablets of the covenant, which bear witness to what God commanded; "the ark of the testimony" holds them.

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is faithfulנֶאֱמָנָהneemana

be firm

To be dependable, steady, never failing.

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making wiseמַחְכִּימַתmachkimat

be wise

Be wise, act wisely; in Exodus 1:10, act shrewdly.

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the naiveפֶּתִיpeti

simple, naive

Simple, naive: a person without experience, easily persuaded, who still has to learn.

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Translation note

“Bringing back the soul”: it gives back life and strength to one who was exhausted.

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