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But you,וְאַתָּהYHWH,יְהוָהlaughתִּשְׂחַקat them;לָמוֹyou mockתִּלְעַגallלְכָלthe nations.גּוֹיִם
Psalms 59:8
Study it in the app“But you, YHWH, laugh at them; you mock all the nations.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 59:8, 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- laughתִּשְׂחַקtischak
mock
To mock someone.
Where else “tischak” appears- you mockתִּלְעַגtilag
mock
To laugh at someone with contempt, to make him look ridiculous.
Where else “tilag” appears- the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears
The context
7Look, they pour out with their mouth; swords are in their lips, for “Who hears?”
8 · This verse (above)
9Facing his strength, I will watch for you, for Elohim is my high refuge.