Psalms 84:1

“For the director. On the Gitit. Of the sons of Korah. A psalm. How beloved are your dwellings, YHWH Tsevaot!”

Psalms 84:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 84:1, word by word

For the directorמְנַצֵּחַmenatseach

direct

To take charge of directing a work or the singing and music of the psalms.

Where else “menatseach” appears
On the Gititגִּתִּיתgitit

gittith

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” appears
Of the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

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

Where else “vene” appears
of Korahקֹרַחkorach

Korah

Korah, the name of a son of Esau and Oholibamah and of other Edomites and Israelites, among them the Levite who rebelled against Moses (Numbers 16).

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A psalmמִזְמוֹרmizmor

psalm

Psalm: a song sung with instruments. It is the title of many of the poems in the book of Psalms.

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beloved areיְּדִידוֹתyedidot

beloved

Beloved, dear.

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your dwellingsמִשְׁכְּנוֹתֶיmishknote

dwelling

The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.

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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.

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Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.

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The context

1 · This verse (above)

2My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of YHWH; my heart and my flesh shout for joy to the living El.

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