You who fearיִרְאֵיYHWH,יְהוָהpraise him;הַלְלוּהוּallכָּלthe offspringזֶרַעof Jacob,יַעֲקֹבhonor him;כַּבְּדוּהוּand be afraidוְגוּרוּof him,מִמֶּנּוּallכָּלthe offspringזֶרַעof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Psalms 22:23
Study it in the app“You who fear YHWH, praise him; all the offspring of Jacob, honor him; and be afraid of him, all the offspring of Israel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 22:23, word by word
- You who fearיִרְאֵיyire
God-fearing
Who reveres God and so obeys him.
Where else “yire” 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- praise himהַלְלוּhallu
praise
To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.
Where else “hallu” appears- the offspringזֶרַעzera
offspring
The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.
Where else “zera” appears- of Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov
Jacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appears- honor himכַּבְּדוּkabdu
honor
Literally "give weight": to hold someone in high regard.
Where else “kabdu” appears- and be afraidגוּרוּguru
dread
Another word spelled the same: to dread.
Where else “guru” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears
The context
22I will recount your name to my brothers; in the midst of the assembly I will praise you.
23 · This verse (above)
24For he has not despised nor detested the affliction of the afflicted, nor has he hidden his face from him; and when he cried for help to him, he heard.