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The fearיִרְאַתof YHWHיְהוָהis pure,טְהוֹרָהenduringעוֹמֶדֶתforever;לָעַדthe rulesמִשְׁפְּטֵיof YHWHיְהוָהare truth;אֱמֶתthey are righteousצָדְקוּaltogether.יַחְדָּו
Psalms 19:9
Study it in the app“The fear of YHWH is pure, enduring forever; the rules of YHWH are truth; they are righteous altogether.”
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With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 19:9, word by word
- The fearיִרְאַתyirat
fear
Fear. "The fear of God" is deep reverence that leads one to obey him and avoid evil.
Where else “yirat” 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- is pureטְהוֹרָהtehora
clean
Fit under the law for worship, without stain.
Where else “tehora” appears- enduringעוֹמֶדֶתomedet
appoint
To put in place, name to a post.
Where else “omedet” appears- foreverעַדad
forever
Time that does not end, without limit of years.
Where else “ad” appears- the rulesמִשְׁפְּטֵיmishpte
rule
Each of the rules the law gives for concrete cases of life.
Where else “mishpte” appears- are truthאֱמֶתemet
truth
What corresponds to the facts, what is so and not otherwise.
Where else “emet” appears- they are righteousצָדְקוּtsadku
be righteous
To be in the clear before God.
Where else “tsadku” appears- altogetherיַחְדָּוyachdav
together
Together, at the same time.
Where else “yachdav” appears
The context
8The precepts of YHWH are upright, making glad the heart; the commandment of YHWH is clean, giving light to the eyes.
9 · This verse (above)
10More desirable than gold, and than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey and than the drippings of the honeycomb.