And you,וְאַתָּהYHWHיְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהִיםTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתElohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלrouse yourselfהָקִיצָהto call to accountלִפְקֹדallכָּלthe nations;הַגּוֹיִםdo notאַלshow favorתָּחֹןto anyכָּלwho act treacherouslyבֹּגְדֵיwith wickedness.אָוֶןSelah.סֶלָה
Psalms 59:5
Study it in the app“And you, YHWH Elohim Tsevaot, Elohim of Israel, rouse yourself to call to account all the nations; do not show favor to any who act treacherously with wickedness. Selah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 59:5, 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- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot
Tsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appears- of 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- rouse yourselfהָקִיצָhakitsa
awake
To awake, to wake up from sleep.
Where else “hakitsa” appears- to call to accountפְקֹדfekod
punish
To call to account, punish.
Where else “fekod” appears- the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- show favorתָּחֹןtachon
show favor
To treat someone with undeserved kindness.
Where else “tachon” appears- who act treacherouslyבֹּגְדֵיbogde
act treacherously
Be unfaithful: break one's word or someone's trust.
Where else “bogde” appears- with wickednessאָוֶןaven
wickedness
The evil one does.
Where else “aven” appears- Selahסֶלָהsela
Selah
Selah: a word found at the end of some stanzas of the psalms. It is probably a direction for the music or a pause; its exact sense is unknown, so it is left in Hebrew.
Where else “sela” appears
The context
4Without iniquity of mine they run and make ready; awake to meet me, and see.
5 · This verse (above)
6They return at evening, they howl like the dog, and go around the city.