You who loveאֹהֲבֵיYHWH,יְהוָהhateשִׂנְאוּevil;רָעhe guardsשֹׁמֵרthe soulsנַפְשׁוֹתof his faithful ones;חֲסִידָיוfrom the handמִיַּדof the wickedרְשָׁעִיםhe delivers them.יַצִּילֵם
Psalms 97:10
Study it in the app“You who love YHWH, hate evil; he guards the souls of his faithful ones; from the hand of the wicked he delivers them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.