Study it in the app“For the director. On the Gitit. A psalm of David. YHWH, our Lord, how magnificent is your name in all the earth, you who have set your splendor above the heavens.”
David is amazed at how magnificent the name of YHWH is across the earthWho God Is
For the director.לַמְנַצֵּחַOn the Gitit.עַל הַגִּתִּיתA psalmמִזְמוֹרof David.לְדָוִדYHWH,יְהוָהour Lord,אֲדֹנֵינוּhow magnificentמָה אַדִּירis your nameשִׁמְךָin all the earth,בְּכָל הָאָרֶץyou who have setאֲשֶׁר תְּנָהyour splendorהוֹדְךָabove the heavens.עַל הַשָּׁמָיִם
direct
To take charge of directing a work or the singing and music of the psalms.
Where else “menatseach” appearsgittith
Gittith: a word in the title of Psalms 8, 81 and 84. Probably an instrument or a tune "of Gath"; its sense is not certain.
Where else “gitit” appearspsalm
Psalm: a song sung with instruments. It is the title of many of the poems in the book of Psalms.
Where else “mizmor” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearsYHWH
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” appearsLord
The Lord, said of God.
Where else “adone” appearsmajestic
Great and strong, awe-inspiring.
Where else “adir” appearsname
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shim” appearsearth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appearsput
To place something somewhere.
Where else “tena” appearsmajesty, splendor
Majesty, splendor: the dignity and authority seen in someone.
Where else “hod” appearssky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appearsThe first sentences are the title of the psalm. “The Gitit”: a Hebrew word left as a name; perhaps an instrument or a melody (“of Gath”); its sense is not certain. “Our Lord” translates here the common word for “lord, master,” not a name of God.
1 · This verse (above)
2From the mouth of children and of nursing infants you have founded strength because of your adversaries, to put an end to the enemy and the one who takes vengeance.
