Psalm 144:5

Hebrew
יְ֭הוָהplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
הַט שָׁמֶ֣יךָplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigשָׁמַיִם

hebrew

Meanings:

* Heaven or heavens * Sky * Compass

Masculine noun. The word is dual in form (ending in -ַיִם) which normally indicates two things (like eyes and hands), however, however it functions as a plural. Deuteronomy 10:14 states that Genesis 1:20Psalm 115:3
וְתֵרֵ֑ד גַּ֖ע בֶּהָרִ֣ים וְֽיֶעֱשָֽׁנוּ
ESV
Bow your heavens, O LORD, and come down! Touch the mountains so that they smoke!
NIV
Part your heavens, O LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, so that they smoke.
NLT
Open the heavens, LORD, and come down. Touch the mountains so they billow smoke.
LXX
κύριε κλῖνον οὐρανούςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὐρανός

Meaning:

* The sky * Air * Heaven or heavens

278 occurrences in the New Testament.

Οὐρανός is used in Scripture to describe the sky and universe (that is, the visible expanse above the earth) as well as the transcendent realm where God is present. For example, in Matthew 6:26Matthew 24:29Matthew 6:9
σου καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
κατάβηθι ἅψαι τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ὀρέων καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
καπνισθήσονται
KJV
Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

Psalm 144:4 ← Psalm 144:5 → Psalm 144:6

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