Psalms 27:6

“And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me, and I will sacrifice in his tent sacrifices of acclamation; I will sing and sing psalms to YHWH.”

Psalms 27:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 27:6, word by word

my headרֹאשִׁroshi

head

The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.

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will be lifted upיָרוּםyarum

be high

To be up above, raised in honor.

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above my enemiesאֹיְבַoyva

enemy

Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.

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around meסְבִיבוֹתַsevivota

around

In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.

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and I will sacrificeאֶזְבְּחָהezbcha

sacrifice

To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.

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in his tentאָהֳלahol

tabernacle

Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.

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sacrificesזִבְחֵיzivche

sacrifice

An animal offered to God and eaten together.

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of acclamationתְרוּעָהterua

acclamation

A glad outcry, or a festive trumpet blast.

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I will singאָשִׁירָהashira

sing

To give voice to a melody, to praise YHWH or to celebrate.

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and sing psalmsאֲזַמְּרָהazamra

sing praise, make music

Sing praise: sing or play a stringed instrument in praise. The word for "psalm" comes from it.

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to YHWHיהוָהyhva

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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The context

5For he will keep me in his shelter in the day of evil; he will hide me in the hiding place of his tent; on a rock he will lift me high.

6 · This verse (above)

7Hear, YHWH, my voice when I call, and show me favor and answer me.

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