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Forכִּיyouאָתָּהare notלֹאan Elאֵלwho delightsחָפֵץin wickedness;רֶשַׁעevilרָעdoes notלֹאreside with you.יְגֻרְךָ
Psalms 5:4
Study it in the app“For you are not an El who delights in wickedness; evil does not reside with you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 5:4, word by word
- an Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- who delightsחָפֵץchafets
delighting in, desiring
Wanting, delighting in something; one who has pleasure in or desire for a thing.
Where else “chafets” appears- in wickednessרֶשַׁעresha
wickedness
Wickedness: what is unjust and evil.
Where else “resha” appears- evilרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- reside with youיְגֻרְyegur
sojourn
To live in a place that is not your own.
Where else “yegur” appears
The context
3YHWH, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I lay out my prayer for you and keep watch.
4 · This verse (above)
5The boastful will not take their stand before your eyes; you hate all who work wickedness.