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A prayerתְּפִלָּהof Moses,לְמֹשֶׁהthe manאִישׁof Elohim.הָאֱלֹהִיםAdonai,אֲדֹנָיyouאַתָּהhave beenהָיִיתָa dwelling placeמָעוֹןfor usלָּנוּfrom generation to generation.בְּדֹר וָדֹר
Psalms 90:1
Study it in the app“A prayer of Moses, the man of Elohim. Adonai, you have been a dwelling place for us from generation to generation.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 90:1, word by word
- A prayerתְּפִלָּהtefila
prayer
Prayer: words addressed to God to ask, to intercede or to praise. Several psalms bear this name.
Where else “tefila” appears- of Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” 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- have beenהָיִיתָhayita
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “hayita” appears- a dwelling placeמָעוֹןmaon
dwelling, lair
Dwelling: the place where someone lives; often the heavens or the sanctuary where God dwells; also the lair of jackals.
Where else “maon” appears- from generation to generationדֹרdor
generation
The people of the same time.
Where else “dor” appears
Translation note
Here begins the fourth of the five books of the Psalms (Psalms 90–106).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Before the mountains were born, or you gave birth to the earth and the world, even from forever to forever you are El.