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Psalm 140:2

Hebrew
חַלְּצֵ֣נִי 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
מֵאָדָ֣ם רָ֑ע מֵאִ֖ישׁ חֲמָסִ֣ים תִּנְצְרֵֽנִי
ESV
who plan evil things in their heart and stir up wars continually.
NIV
who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day.
NLT
those who plot evil in their hearts and stir up trouble all day long.
LXX
οἵτινες ἐλογίσαντο ἀδικίας ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
καρδίᾳ ὅλην τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἡμέραν παρετάσσοντο πολέμους
KJV
Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.

Psalm 140:1 ← Psalm 140:2 → Psalm 140:3

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