watch over me o lord

17:45 Aug 18, 2010 

Many thanks indeed for a fascinating read (and for not arguing ;-) ...).
I have never understood why "Gentile" Bible translators insist on replacing the tetragrammaton with "LORD". I realise that many Jewish writers revere the name of G'd to the extent that they will write G'd rather than with an "o", change the "ה" of "אלהים" to a "ק" and even replace "Adonai" with a couple of apostrophes, but I have never been aware of Christians having any such qualms about using the name Jehovah or Yahweh. Indeed, it is commonly found in hymns. The name in the original text is so beautiful in the way it encompasses every tense of the verb "to be" (even the Hebrew spelling looks beautiful!), that it seems a shame to lose it with a rather poor substitute.
Besides, how often does the Bible tell us to "praise the NAME of the Lord". How can modern readers praise HIS name, when they do not even have the opportunity to read in the Bible what that name is?!

16:24 Aug 18, 2010 

I hear what you are saying, and am not arguing. Instead, I offer this link as an interesting read on this subject.
http://www.tetragrammaton.org/lord_and_jehovah.html

15:47 Aug 18, 2010 

Lingopro writes: "in Christianity, lord also refers to Jesus, and then אלהים (Elohim) is inappropriate here."
Chritians would argue here for "בן אלהים" (Ben Elohim = Son of God). Most non-Christian speakers of Hebrew would no doubt disagree!

15:31 Aug 18, 2010 

First I wish you light in your life.
I will post an answer in suggestion for an alternative to the word "sh'mor".

15:24 Aug 18, 2010 

Hi,

The reason for my quetion was purely personal. I am going through a time in my life wher I feel I need some help and guidance by God, I am not a practising Christian, but do beleive the bible and its teachings. Thanks

Leroy

15:09 Aug 18, 2010 

You received some prettey good answers, however, I would like to ask, what is the purpose of the sentence? Is it a citation from the Bible/other literature, or for a tattoo, or anything else?
The reason I am asking is that in Christianity, lord also refers to Jesus, and then אלהים (Elohim) is inappropriate here.
There is another translation for the term "watch over", so it really depends what you need this for. Can you clarify?