Let them shout for joyיָרֹנּוּand be glad,וְיִשְׂמְחוּthose who desireחֲפֵצֵיmy righteousness,צִדְקִיand let them sayוְיֹאמְרוּcontinually,תָמִיד“Magnified beיִגְדַּלYHWH,יְהוָהwho desiresהֶחָפֵץthe peaceשְׁלוֹםof his servant.”עַבְדּוֹ
Psalms 35:27
Study it in the app“Let them shout for joy and be glad, those who desire my righteousness, and let them say continually, “Magnified be YHWH, who desires the peace of his servant.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 35:27, word by word
- Let them shout for joyיָרֹנּוּyaronu
shout for joy
To raise a glad cry.
Where else “yaronu” appears- and be gladיִשְׂמְחוּyismchu
rejoice
To feel glad and show it, above all at the feast before YHWH.
Where else “yismchu” appears- those who desireחֲפֵצֵיchafetse
delighting in, desiring
Wanting, delighting in something; one who has pleasure in or desire for a thing.
Where else “chafetse” appears- my righteousnessצִדְקִtsidki
righteousness
Living uprightly before God.
Where else “tsidki” appears- and let them sayיֹאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears- continuallyתָמִידtamid
continually
Continually, always; what is done regularly and without interruption. As a noun, the regular daily offering.
Where else “tamid” appears- “Magnified beיִגְדַּלyigdal
magnify
To praise YHWH, acknowledge how vast he is.
Where else “yigdal” appears- 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 peaceשְׁלוֹםshelom
peace
Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.
Where else “shelom” appears- of his servantעַבְדּavd
your servant
"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".
Where else “avd” appears
The context
26Let them be ashamed and abashed together, those who are glad at my harm; let them be clothed with shame and humiliation, those who magnify themselves against me.
27 · This verse (above)
28And my tongue will meditate on your righteousness, all the day your praise.