Psalms 48:8

With the Hebrew beneath

Psalms 48:8, word by word

we had heardשָׁמַעְנוּshamanu

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

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we have seenרָאִינוּrainu

see

To see with one's eyes.

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in the cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “ir” appears

of 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.

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Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.

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of our Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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will make it firmיְכוֹנְנֶyechonne

establish

To make something firm, establish it.

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foreverעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

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Selahסֶלָהsela

Selah

Selah: a word found at the end of some stanzas of the psalms. It is probably a direction for the music or a pause; its exact sense is unknown, so it is left in Hebrew.

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