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Forכִּיheהוּאspoke,אָמַרand it came to be;וַיֶּהִיheהוּאcommanded,צִוָּהand it stood firm.וַיַּעֲמֹד
Psalms 33:9
Study it in the app“For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.”
The heavens were made by his word: he spoke, and it wasCreationBy YHWH's word the heavens were made; he spoke, and it wasThe Word of God
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 33:9, word by word
- spokeאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- and it came to beיֶּהִיyehi
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “yehi” appears- commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- and it stood firmיַּעֲמֹדyaamod
endure
To hold firm, without falling or coming to an end.
Where else “yaamod” appears
The context
8Let all the earth fear YHWH; of him let all the inhabitants of the world be afraid.
9 · This verse (above)
10YHWH has annulled the counsel of the nations; he has frustrated the thoughts of the peoples.