Psalms 84:8

“YHWH Elohim Tsevaot, hear my prayer; give ear, Elohim of Jacob. Selah.”

Psalms 84:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 84:8, 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
Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

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

Where else “elohim” appears
Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

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

Where else “tsevaot” appears
hearשִׁמְעָshima

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

Where else “shima” appears
my prayerתְפִלָּתִtefilati

prayer

Prayer: words addressed to God to ask, to intercede or to praise. Several psalms bear this name.

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give earהַאֲזִינָhaazina

listen, give ear

Give ear, listen carefully.

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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.

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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.

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The context

7They go from power to power; each will appear before Elohim in Zion.

8 · This verse (above)

9Our shield, see, Elohim, and look on the face of your anointed.

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