Psalms 22:23

“You who fear YHWH, praise him; all the offspring of Jacob, honor him; and be afraid of him, all the offspring of Israel.”

Psalms 22:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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praise himהַלְלוּhallu

praise

To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.

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the offspringזֶרַעzera

offspring

The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.

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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.

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honor himכַּבְּדוּkabdu

honor

Literally "give weight": to hold someone in high regard.

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and be afraidגוּרוּguru

dread

Another word spelled the same: to dread.

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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.

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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.

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