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Happy isאַשְׁרֵיthe nationהַגּוֹיwhose Elohimאֲשֶׁר אֱלֹהָיוis YHWH,יְהוָהthe peopleהָעָםhe has chosenבָּחַרas an inheritanceלְנַחֲלָהfor himself.לוֹ
Psalms 33:12
Study it in the app“Happy is the nation whose Elohim is YHWH, the people he has chosen as an inheritance for himself.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 33:12, word by word
- Happy isאַשְׁרֵיashre
happy, blessed
Happy, blessed: an exclamation for the good that someone has.
Where else “ashre” appears- the nationגּוֹיgoy
nation
A people with their land; also Israel.
Where else “goy” appears- whose Elohimאֱלֹהָיelohay
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohay” appears- is 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- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- he has chosenבָּחַרbachar
elect
God picks out his people, a place or a king.
Where else “bachar” appears- as an inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachala
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachala” appears
The context
11The counsel of YHWH stands firm forever, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.
12 · This verse (above)
13From the heavens YHWH looked; he saw all human beings.