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Psalm 122:9

Hebrew
לְ֭מַעַן בֵּית יְהוָ֣הplugin-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
אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֱלֹהִים

hebrew

Meanings:

* God * god * goddess * divine ones * angels

Noun, masculine
אֲבַקְשָׁ֖ה ט֣וֹב לָֽךְ
ESV
For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good.
NIV
For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.
NLT
For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek what is best for you, O Jerusalem. A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.
LXX
ἕνεκα τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό

greek

Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
οἴκου κυρίου τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό

greek

Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
θεοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς

greek

Masculine noun meaning:

* A god or goddess * God
ἡμῶν ἐξεζήτησα ἀγαθά σοι
KJV
Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.

Psalm 122:8 ← Psalm 122:9 → Psalm 123:1

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