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YHWHיְהוָהsat enthronedיָשָׁבover the flood,לַמַּבּוּלand YHWHוַ יְהוָהsits enthronedיֵּשֶׁבas kingמֶלֶךְforever.לְעוֹלָם
Psalms 29:10
Study it in the app“YHWH sat enthroned over the flood, and YHWH sits enthroned as king forever.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 29:10, 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- sat enthronedיָשָׁבyashav
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yashav” appears- over the floodמַּבּוּלmabul
flood
Flood: the great flood in the days of Noah. The word is almost only used for that event.
Where else “mabul” appears- as kingמֶלֶךְmelech
supreme king
YHWH, king of Israel and the earth.
Where else “melech” appears- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
Translation note
“The flood”: the same word as in Genesis 6–9.
The context
9The voice of YHWH makes the does give birth and strips the forests; and in his temple all of it says, “Glory!”
10 · This verse (above)
11YHWH will give strength to his people; YHWH will bless his people with peace.