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Remember,זְכֹרAdonai,אֲדֹנָיthe reproachחֶרְפַּתof your servants,עֲבָדֶיךָhow I bearשְׂאֵתִיin my bosomבְחֵיקִיthat ofallכָּלthe manyרַבִּיםpeoples,עַמִּים
Psalms 89:50
Study it in the app“Remember, Adonai, the reproach of your servants, how I bear in my bosom that of all the many peoples,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 89:50, word by word
- Rememberזְכֹרzechor
remember favorably
God turns his mind to someone and helps them.
Where else “zechor” appears- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- the reproachחֶרְפַּתcherpat
disgrace, reproach
Disgrace, reproach, scorn from others. Being childless was then felt as a humiliation.
Where else “cherpat” appears- of your servantsעֲבָדֶיavade
servant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “avade” appears- how I bearשְׂאֵתִseeti
carry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “seeti” appears- in my bosomחֵיקִcheki
bosom
The chest and arms, where one holds someone close.
Where else “cheki” appears- the manyרַבִּיםrabim
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabim” appears- peoplesעַמִּיםamim
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “amim” appears
The context
49Where are your former loyal loves, Adonai, which you swore to David by your faithfulness?
50 · This verse (above)
51with which your enemies have reproached, YHWH, with which they have reproached the footprints of your anointed.