Biblical Hebrew Forum

[George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>]

Barry, I think the way you are taking it is the same way many versions take 
it, so you’re in good company.

The NET has an interesting emendation, replacing שִׁמְךָ (‘your name’) with 
שָׁמֶיךָ (‘your heavens’), rendering the clause: ‘for you have exalted your 
promise above the entire sky.’

The LXX reflects a text that omits the 2ms pronominal suffix on שֵׁם, with 
the ensuing rendering: ὅτι ἐμεγάλυνας ἐπὶ πᾶν ὄνομα τὸ λόγιόν σου (‘for you 
have magnified above every name your word’).



GEORGE ATHAS
Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
www.moore.edu.au