Psalms 135 (WEB)

God

Also called
LORD, Lord, Father, hosts, Almighty, Holy, GOD, Saviour, last, JEHOVAH, Judge, father, lawgiver, Fathers, dayspring, host, Ancient
Gender
Male
Appears in
Children AdamEve

Yahweh, the Personal Name of God

Word Study | Israel Loken • Hershel Wayne House
יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh ·Strong's H3068

Strictly speaking, the only personal name of God belonging to Him alone, and the most significant name of God found in the Old Testament (over 5000 times).  Yahweh is the approximate (and likely) pronunciation of the tetragrammaton, the four-letter word YHWH.  When Moses asked what His name was to take back to the Hebrews in Egypt, God replied, “I AM THAT I AM (אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶֽהְיֶ֑ה ehyeh esher ehyeh): and he said, Thus shall you say to the children of Israel, I AM (אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה, ehyeh, 1st person singular, giving God's declaration of His name) has sent me to you” (Exod 3:14).  Thus God revealed to Moses the very essential meaning of His name as Yahweh (יְהוָ֞ה, Yahweh, 3rd person singular, the response of the people of God, He is).  There is a strong indication that Jesus (or Yeshua, Yahweh is salvation) used this name and its divine implication to apply to himself when he said, “Before Abraham was, I AM” (ἐγὼ εἰμί, egō eimi) (John 8:58).  Thus, the very Person who spoke to Moses out of the burning bush was the very same Person who addressed the startled Jews in the Gospel of John.

For a more complete discussion of the personal name of God, see the passage in Exodus in which He reveals His name to Moses, Exodus 3:14, 15.

A Name of God (אֱלֹהִים; 'elohim)

Word Study | Hershel Wayne House
אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym ·Strong's H430

This is a generic name for the divine being. In the Hebrew Bible, the word is regularly used in the plural in reference to the God of Israel but in regard to His majesty or intensity. The plural has a third person singular with the God of Israel, but a third plural with foreign deities.

Abba, Father

Word Study | Hershel Wayne House • Steve Stanley
Ἀββᾶ Abbâ ·Strong's G5

This Aramaic term is used only three times in the NT and approximately 80 times in the writings of the early church fathers when quoting or paraphrasing Jesus’ words. It is translated by the very next word in this verse as ὁ πατήρ (ho pater) “the Father,” as it is in all three NT uses. Jesus spoke in Aramaic, and Hebrew, both languages being used in Israel. In Jesus’ day, abba was used for the father in the family, and was a customary title for God in prayer among the Jews. It was eventually taken over by Greek-speaking Christians as a liturgical formula. Some posit that abba is equivalent to “daddy,” an American English term for “father.” This assumes that the American informality expressed by children toward their father would have an analogy in Jesus’ culture, an assumption difficult to sustain. It is, therefore, not appropriate to refer to God as “daddy.” Linguistically, then, abba means "father" in Hebrew, Greek and English. It must be noted, however, that while “father” is a term of respect in biblical literature, it is also a term of affection, very deep and abiding affection. With His use of “Abba,” Jesus expresses His respectful and intimate relationship with His Heavenly Father in prayer, a wonderful example for all believers.

Person & place data: Theographic Bible Metadata by Robert Rouse (Viz.Bible), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Psalms 135 (WEB)

1Praise Yah!

Praise Yahweh’s name!

Praise him, you servants of Yahweh,

2you who stand in Yahweh’s house,

in the courts of our God’s house.

3Praise Yah, for Yahweh is good.

Sing praises to his name, for that is pleasant.

4For Yah has chosen Jacob for himself,

Israel for his own possession.

5For I know that Yahweh is great,

that our Lord is above all gods.

6Whatever Yahweh pleased, that he has done,

in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.

7He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth.

He makes lightnings with the rain.

He brings the wind out of his treasuries.

8He struck the firstborn of Egypt,

both of man and animal.

9He sent signs and wonders into the middle of you, Egypt,

on Pharaoh, and on all his servants.

10He struck many nations,

and killed mighty kings—

11Sihon king of the Amorites,

Og king of Bashan,

and all the kingdoms of Canaan—

12and gave their land for a heritage,

a heritage to Israel, his people.

13Your name, Yahweh, endures forever;

your renown, Yahweh, throughout all generations.

14For Yahweh will judge his people

and have compassion on his servants.

15The idols of the nations are silver and gold,

the work of men’s hands.

16They have mouths, but they can’t speak.

They have eyes, but they can’t see.

17They have ears, but they can’t hear,

neither is there any breath in their mouths.

18Those who make them will be like them,

yes, everyone who trusts in them.

19House of Israel, praise Yahweh!

House of Aaron, praise Yahweh!

20House of Levi, praise Yahweh!

You who fear Yahweh, praise Yahweh!

21Blessed be Yahweh from Zion,

who dwells in Jerusalem.

Praise Yah!

God