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SoכֵּןI will bless youאֲבָרֶכְךָin my life;בְחַיָּיin your nameבְּשִׁמְךָI will lift upאֶשָּׂאmy palms.כַפָּי
Psalms 63:4
Study it in the app“So I will bless you in my life; in your name I will lift up my palms.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 63:4, word by word
- I will bless youאֲבָרֶכְavarech
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “avarech” appears- in my lifeחַיָּchaya
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chaya” appears- in your nameשִׁמְshim
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shim” appears- I will lift upאֶשָּׂאesa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “esa” appears- my palmsכַפָּchapa
palm
The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.
Where else “chapa” appears
Translation note
“I will lift up my palms”: the gesture of one who prays.
The context
3For better is your loyal love than life; my lips will extol you.
4 · This verse (above)
5As with fat and richness my soul will be satisfied, and with lips of joyful shouts my mouth will praise you,