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Blessed beבָּרוּךְYHWHיְהוָהElohim,אֱלֹהִיםthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלwho doesעֹשֵׂהwonders,נִפְלָאוֹתhe alone.לְבַדּוֹ
Psalms 72:18
Study it in the app“Blessed be YHWH Elohim, the Elohim of Israel, who does wonders, he alone.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 72:18, word by word
- Blessed beבָּרוּךְbaruch
praise
To praise God: "blessed be YHWH".
Where else “baruch” 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- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- who doesעֹשֵׂהose
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ose” appears- wondersנִפְלָאוֹתniflaot
wonder
What YHWH does, beyond what a person can do or understand.
Where else “niflaot” appears- he aloneבַדּvad
alone
One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.
Where else “vad” appears
The context
17May his name endure forever; before the sun may his name continue; and may they bless themselves in him; may all nations call him happy.
18 · This verse (above)
19And blessed be his glorious name forever, and may all the earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen.