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YHWHיְהוָהknowsיוֹדֵעַthe daysיְמֵיof the blameless,תְמִימִםand their inheritanceוְנַחֲלָתָםwill beתִּהְיֶהforever.לְעוֹלָם
Psalms 37:18
Study it in the app“YHWH knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will be forever.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 37:18, word by word
- 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- knowsיוֹדֵעַyodea
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yodea” appears- the daysיְמֵיyeme
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yeme” appears- of the blamelessתְמִימִםtemimim
blameless
Without reproach, whole, like Noah.
Where else “temimim” appears- and their inheritanceנַחֲלָתָnachalata
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachalata” appears- will beתִּהְיֶהtihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihye” appears- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
The context
17For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the one who sustains the righteous is YHWH.
18 · This verse (above)
19They will not be ashamed in the time of evil, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.