Be glad,שִׂמְחוּyou righteous,צַדִּיקִיםin YHWH,בַּיהוָהand give thanksוְהוֹדוּto the remembranceלְזֵכֶרof his holiness.קָדְשׁוֹ
Psalms 97:12
Study it in the app“Be glad, you righteous, in YHWH, and give thanks to the remembrance of his holiness.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 97:12, word by word
- Be gladשִׂמְחוּsimchu
rejoice
To feel glad and show it, above all at the feast before YHWH.
Where else “simchu” appears- you righteousצַדִּיקִיםtsadikim
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadikim” appears- in YHWHיהוָהyhva
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 “yhva” appears- and give thanksהוֹדוּhodu
give thanks
To thank YHWH and praise him aloud for what he did.
Where else “hodu” appears- to the remembranceזֵכֶרzecher
remembrance, name
Remembrance: the name by which someone is remembered and called upon.
Where else “zecher” appears- of his holinessקָדְשׁkadsh
holiness
What belongs to God; what makes him set apart and pure.
Where else “kadsh” appears
The context
11Light is sown for the righteous, and for the upright in heart joy.
12 · This verse (above)