YHWHיְהוָהis strengthעֹזfor them,לָמוֹand the strongholdוּמָעוֹזof the salvationsיְשׁוּעוֹתof his anointedמְשִׁיחוֹis he.הוּא
Psalms 28:8
Study it in the app“YHWH is strength for them, and the stronghold of the salvations of his anointed is he.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 28:8, 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- is strengthעֹזoz
strength
Power to act or to withstand, attributed above all to God.
Where else “oz” appears- and the strongholdמָעוֹזmaoz
bulwark
YHWH, the safe place of his people.
Where else “maoz” appears- of the salvationsיְשׁוּעוֹתyeshuot
salvation
Salvation: the help with which God delivers from danger; also victory. The name "Jesus" (Yeshua) comes from the same root.
Where else “yeshuot” appears- of his anointedמְשִׁיחmeshich
anointed
Anointed: someone on whom oil has been poured to set him apart for a task from God (priest, king). In Hebrew it is "mashiach", from which "Messiah" comes; in Greek, "Christ".
Where else “meshich” appears
The context
7YHWH is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusted, and I was helped; and my heart leaped for joy, and with my song I will give him thanks.
8 · This verse (above)
9Save your people, and bless your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever.