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And heוְהוּאwill judgeיִשְׁפֹּטthe worldתֵּבֵלin righteousness;בְּצֶדֶקhe will judgeיָדִיןthe peoplesלְאֻמִּיםwith uprightness.בְּמֵישָׁרִים
Psalms 9:8
Study it in the app“And he will judge the world in righteousness; he will judge the peoples with uprightness.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 9:8, word by word
- will judgeיִשְׁפֹּטyishpot
judge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “yishpot” appears- the worldתֵּבֵלtevel
world
The world: the inhabited earth.
Where else “tevel” appears- in righteousnessצֶדֶקtsedek
righteousness
Living uprightly before God.
Where else “tsedek” appears- he will judgeיָדִיןyadin
judge
To decide with authority who is in the right and to govern justly.
Where else “yadin” appears- the peoplesלְאֻמִּיםleumim
people, nation
People, nation.
Where else “leumim” appears- with uprightnessמֵישָׁרִיםmesharim
uprightness
What is upright and just, in what is spoken or judged.
Where else “mesharim” appears
The context
7But YHWH is seated forever; he has established his throne for judgment.
8 · This verse (above)
9And YHWH will be a high refuge for the oppressed, a high refuge in times of distress.