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In YHWHבַּיהוָהmy soulנַפְשִׁיwill boast;תִּתְהַלֵּלthe humbleעֲנָוִיםwill hearיִשְׁמְעוּand be glad.וְיִשְׂמָחוּ
Psalms 34:2
Study it in the app“In YHWH my soul will boast; the humble will hear and be glad.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 34:2, word by word
- In YHWHיהוָהyhva
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 “yhva” appears- my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshi” appears- will boastתִּתְהַלֵּלtithalel
boast
To speak proudly of oneself or what one has, to make oneself important.
Where else “tithalel” appears- the humbleעֲנָוִיםanavim
humble, afflicted
Humble, afflicted: one who is low, by his condition or by his attitude; meek.
Where else “anavim” appears- will hearיִשְׁמְעוּyishmu
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “yishmu” appears- and be gladיִשְׂמָחוּyismachu
rejoice
To feel glad and show it, above all at the feast before YHWH.
Where else “yismachu” appears
The context
1Of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, and he drove him out, and he went away. I will bless YHWH at all times; continually his praise will be in my mouth.
2 · This verse (above)
3Magnify YHWH with me, and let us exalt his name together.