Psalm 146:2

Hebrew
אֲהַלְלָ֣ה יְהוָ֣הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

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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
בְּחַיָּ֑י אֲזַמְּרָ֖ה לֵֽאלֹהַ֣יplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֱלֹהִים

hebrew

Meanings:

* God * god * goddess * divine ones * angels

Noun, masculine
בְּעוֹדִֽי
ESV
I will praise the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
NIV
I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
NLT
I will praise the LORD as long as I live. I will sing praises to my God with my dying breath.
LXX
αἰνέσω κύριον ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
ζωῇ μου ψαλῶ τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
θεῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς

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Masculine noun meaning:

* A god or goddess * God
μου ἕως ὑπάρχω
KJV
While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

Psalm 146:1 ← Psalm 146:2 → Psalm 146:3

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