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Psalm 119:137

Hebrew
צַדִּ֣יק אַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֑הplugin-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
וְ֝יָשָׁ֗ר מִשְׁפָּטֶֽיךָ
ESV
Righteous are you, O LORD, and right are your rules.
NIV
Righteous are you, O LORD, and your laws are right.
NLT
O LORD, you are righteous, and your regulations are fair.
LXX
ιη σαδη δίκαιος εἶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
κύριε 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”
εὐθὴς plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
κρίσις σου
KJV
TZADDI. Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.

Psalm 119:136 ← Psalm 119:137 → Psalm 119:138

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