Psalms 5:1

With the Hebrew beneath

Psalms 5:1, word by word

For the directorמְנַצֵּחַmenatseach

direct

To take charge of directing a work or the singing and music of the psalms.

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For the flutesנְּחִילוֹתnechilot

flutes (?)

A word found only in the title of Psalm 5. Probably "flutes"; its sense is not certain.

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A psalmמִזְמוֹרmizmor

psalm

Psalm: a song sung with instruments. It is the title of many of the poems in the book of Psalms.

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of Davidדָוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

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Give earהַאֲזִינָhaazina

listen, give ear

Give ear, listen carefully.

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to my sayingsאֲמָרַamara

words, sayings

Words, sayings. In Genesis 49:21, some read "fawns".

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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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considerבִּינָbina

consider

To look carefully at something in order to tell it apart.

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my murmuringהֲגִיגִhagigi

murmuring, sighing

Murmuring: what someone says in a low voice, to himself; a sigh or a complaint barely spoken. From the same verb as "meditate" in Psalm 1.

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Translation note

The first three sentences are the title of the psalm. “For the flutes”: the Hebrew word appears only here and its sense is not certain; it probably indicates the instrument that accompanied the singing.

The context