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A psalmמִזְמוֹרof Asaph.לְאָסָףEl,אֵלElohim,אֱלֹהִיםYHWH,יְהוָהhas spokenדִּבֶּרand calledוַיִּקְרָאthe earthאָרֶץfrom the risingמִמִּזְרַחof the sunשֶׁמֶשׁtoעַדits setting.מְבֹאוֹ
Psalms 50:1
Study it in the app“A psalm of Asaph. El, Elohim, YHWH, has spoken and called the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 50:1, word by word
- A psalmמִזְמוֹרmizmor
psalm
Psalm: a song sung with instruments. It is the title of many of the poems in the book of Psalms.
Where else “mizmor” appears- of Asaphאָסָףasaf
Asaph
Asaph: a name meaning "gatherer," borne by the father of Joah, Hezekiah's recorder (2 Kings 18:18); the Levite who led the singers in David's time, to whom several psalms are attributed (1 Chronicles 16:5; Psalms 50; 73-83); and a keeper of the Persian king's forest (Nehemiah 2:8).
Where else “asaf” appears- 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- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- 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- has spokenדִּבֶּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears- and calledיִּקְרָאyikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appears- the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- from the risingמִּזְרַחmizrach
east
Where the sun rises: the east.
Where else “mizrach” appears- of the sunשֶׁמֶשׁshemesh
sun
The star that gives light and heat by day and marks the day and the year; "under the sun" means in this world.
Where else “shemesh” appears- its settingמְבֹאmevo
sunset
The time and place where the sun sets, toward the west.
Where else “mevo” appears
Translation note
“El, Elohim, YHWH”: three names of God in a row, as in Joshua 22:22; it can also be read “the El of gods, YHWH.” “Asaph”: the head of the Levite singers in David’s time (1 Chronicles 16:4-5).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2From Zion, the perfection of beauty, Elohim has shone forth.