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But you,וְאַתָּהYHWH,יְהוָהdo notאַלbe far;תִּרְחָקmy strength,אֱיָלוּתִיhurryחוּשָׁהto my help.לְעֶזְרָתִי
Psalms 22:19
Study it in the app“But you, YHWH, do not be far; my strength, hurry to my help.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 22:19, word by word
- 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- be farתִּרְחָקtirchak
be far
To be distant: "do not stay away from me".
Where else “tirchak” appears- my strengthאֱיָלוּתִeyaluti
strength
Strength: the source from which vigor and help come to someone.
Where else “eyaluti” appears- hurryחוּשָׁchusha
hurry
To move or act quickly, losing no time.
Where else “chusha” appears- to my helpעֶזְרָתִezrati
help
Help, aid.
Where else “ezrati” appears
The context
18They divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.
19 · This verse (above)
20Deliver my soul from the sword, from the hand of the dog my only one.