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And the strengthוְעֹזof the kingמֶלֶךְlovesאָהֵבjustice;מִשְׁפָּטyouאַתָּהhave establishedכּוֹנַנְתָּuprightness;מֵישָׁרִיםjusticeמִשְׁפָּטand righteousnessוּצְדָקָהin Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹבyouאַתָּהhave done.עָשִׂיתָ
Psalms 99:4
Study it in the app“And the strength of the king loves justice; you have established uprightness; justice and righteousness in Jacob you have done.”
A psalm calls us to exalt YHWH, and twice repeats: he is holyHoliness
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 99:4, word by word
- And the strengthעֹזoz
strength
Power to act or to withstand, attributed above all to God.
Where else “oz” appears- of the kingמֶלֶךְmelech
supreme king
YHWH, king of Israel and the earth.
Where else “melech” appears- lovesאָהֵבahev
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “ahev” appears- justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
justice
What is right and fair.
Where else “mishpat” appears- have establishedכּוֹנַנְתָּkonanta
establish
To make something firm, establish it.
Where else “konanta” appears- uprightnessמֵישָׁרִיםmesharim
uprightness
What is upright and just, in what is spoken or judged.
Where else “mesharim” appears- and righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedaka
righteous deeds
Doing what is just, upright deeds.
Where else “tsedaka” appears- in Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov
Jacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appears- have doneעָשִׂיתָasita
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asita” appears
The context
3Let them give thanks to your name, great and fearsome; holy is he.
4 · This verse (above)
5Exalt YHWH our Elohim, and bow down at the footstool of his feet; holy is he.