Psalms 97:10

“You who love YHWH, hate evil; he guards the souls of his faithful ones; from the hand of the wicked he delivers them.”

Psalms 97:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 97:10, word by word

You who loveאֹהֲבֵיohave

love

To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.

Where else “ohave” 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.

Where else “yehva” appears
hateשִׂנְאוּsinu

hate

To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.

Where else “sinu” appears
evilרָעra

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

Where else “ra” appears
he guardsשֹׁמֵרshomer

guard

To watch over, protect from all harm.

Where else “shomer” appears
the soulsנַפְשׁוֹתnafshot

life

Life, when it is at stake.

Where else “nafshot” appears
of his faithful onesחֲסִידָיchasiday

faithful one, godly

Faithful one: one who lives out loyal love toward God; also kind.

Where else “chasiday” appears
from the handיַּדyad

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

Where else “yad” appears
of the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim

wicked

One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.

Where else “reshaim” appears
he delivers themיַצִּילֵyatsile

rescue

To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.

Where else “yatsile” appears

The context

9For you, YHWH, are Elyon over all the earth; you are greatly exalted above all the gods.

10 · This verse (above)

11Light is sown for the righteous, and for the upright in heart joy.

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