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The eyesעֵינֵיof YHWHיְהוָהare toward the righteous,אֶל צַדִּיקִיםand his earsוְאָזְנָיוtoward their cry for help.אֶל שַׁוְעָתָם
Psalms 34:15
Study it in the app“The eyes of YHWH are toward the righteous, and his ears toward their cry for help.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 34:15, word by word
- The eyesעֵינֵיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears- of 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- are toward the righteousצַדִּיקִיםtsadikim
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadikim” appears- and his earsאָזְנָיaznay
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “aznay” appears- toward their cry for helpשַׁוְעָתָshavata
cry for help
Cry for help.
Where else “shavata” appears
The context
14Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
15 · This verse (above)
16The face of YHWH is against those who do evil, to cut off from the earth their remembrance.