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YHWH,יְהוָהin the morningבֹּקֶרyou hearתִּשְׁמַעmy voice;קוֹלִיin the morningבֹּקֶרI lay outאֶעֱרָךְmy prayerfor youלְךָand keep watch.וַאֲצַפֶּה
Psalms 5:3
Study it in the app“YHWH, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I lay out my prayer for you and keep watch.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 5:3, word by word
- 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- in the morningבֹּקֶרboker
morning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appears- you hearתִּשְׁמַעtishma
obey
To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.
Where else “tishma” appears- my voiceקוֹלִkoli
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “koli” appears- I lay outאֶעֱרָךְeerach
arrange
To set things in a row and in order, like bread on the table.
Where else “eerach” appears- and keep watchאֲצַפֶּהatsape
watch
To watch closely what is coming or what is happening.
Where else “atsape” appears
Translation note
“I lay out”: the Hebrew does not say what. The verb is used for arranging in order the wood and the sacrifice (Leviticus 1:7-8) and also for setting out a case (Job 13:18). “Keep watch”: like a watchman waiting for the answer.
The context
2Heed the voice of my cry, my King and my Elohim, for to you I pray.
3 · This verse (above)
4For you are not an El who delights in wickedness; evil does not reside with you.