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Return,שׁוּבָהYHWH,יְהוָהdeliverחַלְּצָהmy soul;נַפְשִׁיsave meהוֹשִׁיעֵנִיfor the sake ofלְמַעַןyour loyal love.חַסְדֶּךָ
Psalms 6:4
Study it in the app“Return, YHWH, deliver my soul; save me for the sake of your loyal love.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 6:4, word by word
- Returnשׁוּבָshuva
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “shuva” 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- deliverחַלְּצָchaltsa
deliver
To get someone out of danger.
Where else “chaltsa” appears- my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafshi” appears- save meהוֹשִׁיעֵhoshie
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “hoshie” appears- your loyal loveחַסְדֶּchasde
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chasde” appears
The context
3And my soul is greatly dismayed; but you, YHWH, how long?
4 · This verse (above)
5For in death there is no remembrance of you; in Sheol who will give you thanks?