Psalm 46/Notes/Phrasal.v. 9.396949
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
V. 9 contains two construct phrases (for which also see the Grammatical Diagram above). The collocation the works of YHWH (מפעלות יהוה) represents the acts of God (cf. Ps 66:5: מפעלות אלהים), the deeds carried out by him in the land, making it desolate (שמות; cf. Isa 13:9).