Psalms 81:10

“I am YHWH your Elohim, who brought you up from the land of Egypt; open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.”

Psalms 81:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 81:10, word by word

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
your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohe” appears
who brought you upמַּעַלְmaal

bring up

To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".

Where else “maal” appears
from the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “erets” appears
of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears
open wideהַרְחֶבharchev

make room, enlarge

Make wide, give ample room; enlarge.

Where else “harchev” appears
your mouthפִּיpi

mouth

The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.

Where else “pi” appears
and I will fill itאֲמַלְאֵamale

fill

To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.

Where else “amale” appears

Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

9There shall not be among you a strange god, nor shall you bow down to a foreign god.

10 · This verse (above)

11But my people did not listen to my voice, and Israel did not want me.

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