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ForכִּיYHWHיְהוָהis a greatגָּדוֹלEl,אֵלandוּa greatגָּדוֹלkingמֶלֶךְaboveעַלallכָּלthe gods,אֱלֹהִים
Psalms 95:3
Study it in the app“For YHWH is a great El, and a great king above all the gods,”
Come, let us shout for joy and bow down: he is our God and we are his flockPraise and worship
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 95:3, word by word
- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- is a greatגָּדוֹלgadol
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appears- Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- kingמֶלֶךְmelech
supreme king
YHWH, king of Israel and the earth.
Where else “melech” appears- the godsאֱלֹהִיםelohim
gods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “elohim” appears
The context
2Let us come to meet his face with thanksgiving; with songs let us raise a shout to him.
3 · This verse (above)
4in whose hand are the depths of the earth, and the peaks of the mountains are his.