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“Hear,שִׁמְעָהmy people,עַמִּיand I will speak;וַאֲדַבֵּרָהIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלand I will testifyוְאָעִידָהagainst you;בָּךְIאָנֹכִיam Elohim,אֱלֹהִיםyour Elohim.אֱלֹהֶיךָ
Psalms 50:7
Study it in the app““Hear, my people, and I will speak; Israel, and I will testify against you; I am Elohim, your Elohim.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 50:7, word by word
- “Hearשִׁמְעָshima
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shima” appears- my peopleעַמִּami
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “ami” appears- and I will speakאֲדַבֵּרָהadabera
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “adabera” appears- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- and I will testifyאָעִידָהaida
testify
To declare what one knows, or summon others to vouch for one's words.
Where else “aida” appears- am Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears
The context
6And the heavens declare his righteousness, for Elohim himself is judge. Selah.
7 · This verse (above)
8Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you, and your burnt offerings are before me continually.