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Manyרַבִּיםare saying,אֹמְרִים“Whoמִיwill show usיַרְאֵנוּgood?”טוֹבLift upנְסָהupon usעָלֵינוּthe lightאוֹרof your face,פָּנֶיךָYHWH.יְהוָה
Psalms 4:6
Study it in the app“Many are saying, “Who will show us good?” Lift up upon us the light of your face, YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 4:6, word by word
- Manyרַבִּיםrabim
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabim” appears- are sayingאֹמְרִיםomrim
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “omrim” appears- will show usיַרְאֵyare
show
To make someone see something.
Where else “yare” appears- goodטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears- Lift upנְסָnesa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “nesa” appears- the lightאוֹרor
light
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “or” appears- of your faceפָּנֶיpane
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pane” 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
Translation note
“Lift up”: the Hebrew form of this verb is unusual here; it is understood as “lift, raise.” Compare the blessing of Numbers 6:25-26.
The context
5Offer sacrifices of righteousness, and trust in YHWH.
6 · This verse (above)
7You have put joy in my heart, more than when their grain and their new wine abound.