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Zionצִיּוֹןheardשָׁמְעָהand was glad,וַתִּשְׂמַחand the daughtersבְּנוֹתof Judahיְהוּדָהrejoiced,וַתָּגֵלְנָהbecauseלְמַעַןof your judgments,מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָYHWH.יְהוָה
Psalms 97:8
Study it in the app“Zion heard and was glad, and the daughters of Judah rejoiced, because of your judgments, YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 97:8, word by word
- Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears- heardשָׁמְעָהshama
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shama” appears- and was gladתִּשְׂמַחtismach
rejoice
To feel glad and show it, above all at the feast before YHWH.
Where else “tismach” appears- and the daughtersבְּנוֹתbenot
village
Literally "the daughters": small places that depend on a city.
Where else “benot” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- rejoicedתָּגֵלְנָהtagelna
rejoice
To rejoice: to be very glad, to leap for joy.
Where else “tagelna” appears- of your judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטֶיmishpate
judgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpate” 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
Places in this verse
Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
The context
7Let all who serve a carved image be put to shame, who boast in idols; bow down to him, all you gods!
8 · This verse (above)
9For you, YHWH, are Elyon over all the earth; you are greatly exalted above all the gods.