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A psalmמִזְמוֹרof David.לְדָוִדFor bringing to remembrance.לְהַזְכִּירYHWH,יְהוָהdo notאַלrebuke meתוֹכִיחֵנִיin your wrath,בְּקֶצְפְּךָnorוּcorrect meתְיַסְּרֵנִיin your fury.בַחֲמָתְךָ
Psalms 38:1
Study it in the app“A psalm of David. For bringing to remembrance. YHWH, do not rebuke me in your wrath, nor correct me in your fury.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 38:1, word by word
- A psalmמִזְמוֹרmizmor
psalm
Psalm: a song sung with instruments. It is the title of many of the poems in the book of Psalms.
Where else “mizmor” appears- of Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- For bringing to remembranceהַזְכִּירhazkir
mention
To speak of something, bring it to others' minds.
Where else “hazkir” 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- rebuke meתוֹכִיחֵtochiche
rebuke
To point out someone's fault so that he corrects it.
Where else “tochiche” appears- in your wrathקֶצְפְּketsp
wrath
A violent anger poured out on someone, above all YHWH's.
Where else “ketsp” appears- correct meתְיַסְּרֵteyasre
discipline, correct
Correct, discipline, teach firmly, as a father his son; also punish.
Where else “teyasre” appears- in your furyחֲמָתְchamat
fury
Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.
Where else “chamat” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2For your arrows have come down into me, and your hand has come down upon me.