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Let them give thanksיוֹדוּto your name,שִׁמְךָgreatגָּדוֹלand fearsome;וְנוֹרָאholyקָדוֹשׁis he.הוּא
Psalms 99:3
Study it in the app“Let them give thanks to your name, great and fearsome; holy is he.”
A psalm calls us to exalt YHWH, and twice repeats: he is holyHoliness
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 99:3, word by word
- Let them give thanksיוֹדוּyodu
give thanks
To thank YHWH and praise him aloud for what he did.
Where else “yodu” appears- to your nameשִׁמְshim
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shim” appears- greatגָּדוֹלgadol
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appears- and fearsomeנוֹרָאnora
be fearsome
To be so great or powerful that one inspires awe and respect.
Where else “nora” appears- holyקָדוֹשׁkadosh
Holy One
God, the one wholly set apart and pure, God of Israel.
Where else “kadosh” appears
The context
2YHWH in Zion is great, and exalted is he above all the peoples.
3 · This verse (above)
4And the strength of the king loves justice; you have established uprightness; justice and righteousness in Jacob you have done.