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Thoughכִּיin his lifeבְּחַיָּיוhe blessesיְבָרֵךְhis soul,נַפְשׁוֹand they praise youוְיוֹדֻךָbecauseכִּיyou do wellתֵיטִיבfor yourself,לָךְ
Psalms 49:18
Study it in the app“Though in his life he blesses his soul, and they praise you because you do well for yourself,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 49:18, word by word
- in his lifeחַיָּיchayay
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chayay” appears- he blessesיְבָרֵךְyevarech
greet
To wish someone God's good; to greet.
Where else “yevarech” appears- his soulנַפְשׁnafsh
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafsh” appears- and they praise youיוֹדֻyodu
give thanks
To thank YHWH and praise him aloud for what he did.
Where else “yodu” appears- you do wellתֵיטִיבtetiv
go well
For it to go well for someone: "that it may go well with you".
Where else “tetiv” appears
Translation note
“He blesses his soul”: he congratulates himself. The second phrase changes person (“they praise you”), as if speaking to the rich man.
The context
17for in his death he will not take away anything; his glory will not go down after him.
18 · This verse (above)
19he will go to the generation of his fathers; they will never see light.