Psalms 89:15

With the Hebrew beneath

Psalms 89:15, word by word

Happy isאַשְׁרֵיashre

happy, blessed

Happy, blessed: an exclamation for the good that someone has.

Where else “ashre” appears

the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears

who knowיוֹדְעֵיyode

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “yode” appears

the acclamationתְרוּעָהterua

acclamation

A glad outcry, or a festive trumpet blast.

Where else “terua” appears

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

in the lightאוֹרor

light

The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.

Where else “or” appears

of your faceפָּנֶיpane

face

The front of the head, of someone or of God.

Where else “pane” appears

they walkיְהַלֵּכוּyehalechu

walk

Literally "to go": to live a certain way, as Enoch with Elohim.

Where else “yehalechu” appears

Translation note

“The acclamation”: the Hebrew word designates the shout of joy or the trumpet blast (Numbers 10:5-6; 2 Samuel 6:15); it can be understood of the one given before YHWH at the feasts.

The context