Psalms 93:5

“Your testimonies are very firm; holiness befits your house, YHWH, for length of days.”

Psalms 93:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 93:5, word by word

Your testimoniesעֵדֹתֶיedote

testimony, witness

Testimony, witness: something that serves as evidence, such as a heap of stones or a gift set up as proof.

Where else “edote” appears
are very firmנֶאֶמְנוּneemnu

be firm

To be dependable, steady, never failing.

Where else “neemnu” appears
are very firmמְאֹדmeod

very

To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.

Where else “meod” appears
holinessקֹדֶשׁkodesh

holiness

What belongs to God; what makes him set apart and pure.

Where else “kodesh” appears
befitsנַאֲוָהnaava

be lovely

To be lovely or fitting; to suit, to become someone.

Where else “naava” appears
your houseבֵיתְvet

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

Where else “vet” 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.

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for lengthאֹרֶךְorech

patience

A long time: long life; endurance.

Where else “orech” appears
of daysיָמִיםyamim

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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The context

4More than the voices of many waters, more than the magnificent breakers of the sea, magnificent on high is YHWH.

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