Psalms 99:8

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Psalms 99:8, 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.

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our Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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answered themעֲנִיתָanita

answer

To reply to what was said.

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an Elאֵלel

El, God, god

"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".

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who forgivesנֹשֵׂאnose

forgive

To take away someone's sin, forgive.

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you wereהָיִיתָhayita

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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and who takes vengeanceנֹקֵםnokem

avenge

Avenge: make someone pay for the wrong done; take vengeance.

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on their deedsעֲלִילוֹתָalilota

deed

What someone does, above all his deeds, good or bad, which others can see.

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Translation note

“Who takes vengeance on their deeds”: who does not leave unpunished what they did wrong (compare Exodus 34:7).

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