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Forכִּיyou,אַתָּהElohim,אֱלֹהִיםhave heardשָׁמַעְתָּmy vows;לִנְדָרָיyou have givenנָתַתָּthe possessionיְרֻשַּׁתof those who fearיִרְאֵיyour name.שְׁמֶךָ
Psalms 61:5
Study it in the app“For you, Elohim, have heard my vows; you have given the possession of those who fear your name.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 61:5, word by word
- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- have heardשָׁמַעְתָּshamata
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shamata” appears- my vowsנְדָרָnedara
vow
Vow: a solemn promise made to God; also the thing promised.
Where else “nedara” appears- you have givenנָתַתָּnatata
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natata” appears- the possessionיְרֻשַּׁתyerushat
possession
Possession: land that is taken and becomes one's own; also what is received from one's fathers.
Where else “yerushat” appears- of those who fearיִרְאֵיyire
God-fearing
Who reveres God and so obeys him.
Where else “yire” appears- your nameשְׁמֶsheme
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “sheme” appears
The context
4I will reside in your tent forever; I will take refuge in the hiding place of your wings. Selah.
5 · This verse (above)
6Days upon the days of the king you will add; his years will be like generation and generation.