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psalm_33:12

Psalm 33:12

Hebrew
אַשְׁרֵ֣י הַ֭גּוֹי אֲשֶׁר 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
אֱלֹהָ֑יוplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֱלֹהִים

hebrew

Meanings:

* God * god * goddess * divine ones * angels

Noun, masculine
הָעָ֓ם בָּחַ֖ר לְנַחֲלָ֣ה לֽוֹ
ESV
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!
NIV
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance.
NLT
What joy for the nation whose God is the LORD, whose people he has chosen as his inheritance.
LXX
μακάριον τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἔθνος οὗ ἐστινplugin-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.
κύριος plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
θεὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς

greek

Masculine noun meaning:

* A god or goddess * God
αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
λαός ὃν ἐξελέξατο εἰς κληρονομίαν ἑαυτῷ
KJV
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

Psalm 33:11 ← Psalm 33:12 → Psalm 33:13

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