Psalms 77:15

“You redeemed with your arm your people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.”

Psalms 77:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 77:15, word by word

You redeemedגָּאַלְתָּgaalta

Redeemer

YHWH, who rescues his people.

Where else “gaalta” appears
with your armזְרוֹעַzeroa

arm

The limb between shoulder and hand; in an animal, the shoulder.

Where else “zeroa” appears
your peopleעַמֶּame

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

Where else “ame” appears
the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “bene” appears
of Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov

Jacob

Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.

Where else “yaakov” appears
and Josephיוֹסֵףyosef

Joseph

Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".

Where else “yosef” appears
Selahסֶלָהsela

Selah

Selah: a word found at the end of some stanzas of the psalms. It is probably a direction for the music or a pause; its exact sense is unknown, so it is left in Hebrew.

Where else “sela” appears

The context

14You are the El who works wonders; you have made known among the peoples your strength.

15 · This verse (above)

16The waters saw you, Elohim; the waters saw you and writhed; the deeps also shuddered.

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