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Another expression is "im yirtzeh hashem," meaning "if it pleases God." This phrase is often said to recall that God's influence and directions are crucial to the outcome of one's plans:
In English, im yirtzeh hashem is often abbreviated:
IY"H
Regardless of how we say it, however, it is important to remember that our help comes from the God of Israel, the Maker of heaven and the earth, and that nothing is beyond His sovereign control and power. As it is also written, "A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps" (Proverbs 16:9).
Hebrew Lesson
Psalm 124:8 Hebrew reading (click):
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