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Forכִּיyou,אַתָּהYHWH,יְהוָהare Elyonעֶלְיוֹןoverעַלallכָּלthe earth;הָאָרֶץyou are greatlyמְאֹדexaltedנַעֲלֵיתָaboveעַלallכָּלthe gods.אֱלֹהִים
Psalms 97:9
Study it in the app“For you, YHWH, are Elyon over all the earth; you are greatly exalted above all the gods.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 97:9, 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- are Elyonעֶלְיוֹןelyon
Most High, Elyon
"Elyon": the highest, the Most High. It is a title of God: there is no one above him. As an adjective, upper, high.
Where else “elyon” appears- the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- you are greatlyמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- exaltedנַעֲלֵיתָnaaleta
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “naaleta” appears- the godsאֱלֹהִיםelohim
gods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “elohim” appears
The context
8Zion heard and was glad, and the daughters of Judah rejoiced, because of your judgments, YHWH.
9 · This verse (above)
10You who love YHWH, hate evil; he guards the souls of his faithful ones; from the hand of the wicked he delivers them.