Psalms 88:13

“But I, to you, YHWH, have cried for help, and in the morning my prayer comes to meet you.”

Psalms 88:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 88:13, 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.

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have cried for helpשִׁוַּעְתִּיshivati

cry for help

To cry out for help, to call aloud to be rescued.

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and in the morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

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my prayerתְּפִלָּתִtefilati

prayer

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

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comes to meet youתְקַדְּמֶtekadme

meet

To go toward someone who is coming: to help him or to confront him.

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The context

12Will your wonder be known in the darkness, and your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

13 · This verse (above)

14Why, YHWH, do you reject my soul? Why do you hide your face from me?

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