Psalms 90:13

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Psalms 90:13, word by word

Returnשׁוּבָshuva

return

To go back to a place.

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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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How longמָתָיmatay

when?

When? How long?

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And relentהִנָּחֵםhinachem

relent

God gives up the evil he announced and leaves it unfulfilled.

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concerning your servantsעֲבָדֶיavade

servant of YHWH

YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.

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Translation note

“Relent”: leave your anger and have compassion on them. It is the same verb as in Exodus 32:12, in another prayer of Moses.

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