For the director.לַמְנַצֵּחַA psalmמִזְמוֹרof David.לְדָוִדYHWH,יְהוָהin your strengthבְּעָזְּךָthe kingמֶלֶךְis glad,יִשְׂמַחand in your salvationוּבִישׁוּעָתְךָhowמַהgreatlyמְאֹדhe is jubilant.יָּגֶל
Psalms 21:1
Study it in the app“For the director. A psalm of David. YHWH, in your strength the king is glad, and in your salvation how greatly he is jubilant.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 21:1, word by word
- For the directorמְנַצֵּחַmenatseach
direct
To take charge of directing a work or the singing and music of the psalms.
Where else “menatseach” appears- A psalmמִזְמוֹרmizmor
psalm
Psalm: a song sung with instruments. It is the title of many of the poems in the book of Psalms.
Where else “mizmor” appears- of Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” 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- in your strengthעָזְּaz
strength
Power to act or to withstand, attributed above all to God.
Where else “az” appears- the kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- is gladיִשְׂמַחyismach
rejoice
To feel glad and show it, above all at the feast before YHWH.
Where else “yismach” appears- and in your salvationישׁוּעָתְyshuat
salvation
Salvation: the help with which God delivers from danger; also victory. The name "Jesus" (Yeshua) comes from the same root.
Where else “yshuat” appears- greatlyמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- he is jubilantיָּגֶלyagel
rejoice
To rejoice: to be very glad, to leap for joy.
Where else “yagel” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2The desire of his heart you have given him, and the entreaty of his lips you have not withheld. Selah.