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IfאִםI had regardedרָאִיתִיwickednessאָוֶןin my heart,בְלִבִּיAdonaiאֲדֹנָיwould notלֹאhave heard.יִשְׁמַע
Psalms 66:18
Study it in the app“If I had regarded wickedness in my heart, Adonai would not have heard.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 66:18, word by word
- I had regardedרָאִיתִיraiti
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “raiti” appears- wickednessאָוֶןaven
wickedness
The evil one does.
Where else “aven” appears- in my heartלִבִּlibi
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “libi” appears- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- have heardיִשְׁמַעyishma
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “yishma” appears
The context
17To him with my mouth I called, and exaltation was under my tongue.
18 · This verse (above)
19But surely Elohim has heard; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.