Psalm 46/Speech Act/SpeechTable

Verse	Text (Hebrew)	Text (CBC)	Sentence type	Illocution (general)	Illocution with context	Macro speech act 1	Macro speech act 2	Intended perlocution (Think)	Intended perlocution (Feel)	Intended perlocution (Do)	Speech Act Notes
1	לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ לִבְנֵי־קֹ֑רַח עַֽל־עֲלָמ֥וֹת שִֽׁיר׃	For the music director. By the Korahites. As young women. A psalm.	Superscription
2	אֱלֹהִ֣ים לָ֭נוּ מַחֲסֶ֣ה וָעֹ֑ז	God is a refuge and stronghold for us.	Declarative	Assertive	Establishing God as protector for the people.	Asserting grounds for the commitment not to fear in v. 3.	Professing confidence in order to celebrate God's ability to protect in crises.	Listeners will believe that God is a source of protection.	Listeners will be confident in God.	Listeners will be faithful to God.
	עֶזְרָ֥ה בְ֝צָר֗וֹת נִמְצָ֥א מְאֹֽד׃	He is readily available, as a help, in great trouble.	Declarative	Assertive	Establishing God as protector for the people.
3	עַל־כֵּ֣ן לֹא־נִ֭ירָא בְּהָמִ֣יר אָ֑רֶץ	Therefore, we will not fear though the earth change	Declarative	Commissive	Committing not to fear in light of various scenarios of danger.	Committing to act and feel according to the established grounds in v. 2.
	וּבְמ֥וֹט הָ֝רִ֗ים בְּלֵ֣ב יַמִּֽים׃	and the mountains topple into the heart of the deepest sea.
4	יֶהֱמ֣וּ יֶחְמְר֣וּ מֵימָ֑יו	Though its waters foam in rage.
	יִֽרְעֲשֽׁוּ־הָרִ֖ים בְּגַאֲוָת֣וֹ סֶֽלָה׃	Though mountains quake at its surging. Selah.
5	נָהָ֗ר פְּלָגָ֗יו יְשַׂמְּח֥וּ עִיר־אֱלֹהִ֑ים קְ֝דֹ֗שׁ מִשְׁכְּנֵ֥י עֶלְיֽוֹן׃	[There is] a river whose streams gladden the city of God—the holy dwelling of the Most High.	Declarative	Assertive	Describing the security of the city of God.	Offering evidence of God acting as protector.	Professing confidence in order to celebrate God's ability to protect in crises.
6	אֱלֹהִ֣ים בְּ֭קִרְבָּהּ	God is in its midst.	Declarative	Assertive	Stating the security of the city of God.
	בַּל־תִּמּ֑וֹט	It cannot be moved.	Declarative	Assertive	Stating the security of the city of God.
	יַעְזְרֶ֥הָ אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים לִפְנ֥וֹת בֹּֽקֶר׃	God helps it at the approach of morning.	Declarative	Assertive	Stating the security of the city of God.
7	הָמ֣וּ ג֭וֹיִם	[When] nations raged,	Declarative	Assertive	Describing God's response to scenarios of danger in the past.	Offering evidence of God acting as protector.
	מָ֣טוּ מַמְלָכ֑וֹת	[and] kingdoms fell down,
	נָתַ֥ן בְּ֝קוֹל֗וֹ	[then] he thundered with his voice,
	תָּמ֥וּג אָֽרֶץ׃	[then] the earth would melt!	Declarative	Assertive	Describing God's power.
8	יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֣וֹת עִמָּ֑נוּ	YHWH, [the God] of Hosts, is with us.	Declarative	Assertive	Stating God's role in people's lives.	Professing confidence in God as protector.	Professing confidence in order to celebrate God's ability to protect in crises.
	עִמָּ֑נוּ מִשְׂגָּֽב־לָ֝נוּ אֱלֹהֵ֖י יַעֲקֹ֣ב סֶֽלָה׃	The God of Jacob is a fortress for us. Selah.	Declarative	Assertive	Stating God's role in people's lives.
9	לְֽכוּ־	Come!	Imperative	Directive	Alerting listeners to the following command.	Exhorting listeners to inspect evidence of God's acts as a protector.	Exhorting listeners to inspect God's works.	Listeners will acknowledge God's works.	Listeners will be in reverent fear of God.	Listeners will surrender to God.
	חֲ֭זוּ מִפְעֲל֣וֹת יְהוָ֑ה	Perceive the works of YHWH	Imperative	Directive	Commanding listeners to inspect God's works.
	אֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֖ם שַׁמּ֣וֹת בָּאָֽרֶץ׃	who has wrought great devastation in the land.
10	מַשְׁבִּ֥ית מִלְחָמוֹת֮ עַד־קְצֵ֪ה הָ֫אָ֥רֶץ	The one who terminates wars to the end of the earth	Declarative	Assertive	Stating God's deeds in the land.	Offering evidence of God acting as protector.
	קֶ֣שֶׁת יְ֭שַׁבֵּר	breaks the bow
	יְ֭שַׁבֵּר וְקִצֵּ֣ץ חֲנִ֑ית	and snaps the spear.
	עֲ֝גָל֗וֹת יִשְׂרֹ֥ף בָּאֵֽשׁ׃	He burns transport wagons with fire.	Declarative	Assertive	Stating God's deeds in the land.
11	הַרְפּ֣וּ	"Be still	• "Imperative"	• "Directive"	• "Commanding listeners to acknowledge God."	"Exhorting listeners to surrender to God.""	Exhorting listeners to surrender and acknowledge God's supremacy.	"Listeners will acknowledge God's status.""
	וּ֭דְעוּ כִּי־אָנֹכִ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים	and acknowledge that I am God!	• "Imperative"	• "Directive"	• "Commanding listeners to acknowledge God."
	אֱלֹהִ֑ים אָר֥וּם בַּ֝גּוֹיִ֗ם	I will be exalted among the nations;	• "Declarative"	• "Assertive"	• "Promising God's exaltation."	"Professing confidence in God's own triumph as grounds for surrender.""
	אָר֥וּם בָּאָֽרֶץ׃	I will be exalted throughout the earth.”	• "Declarative"	• "Assertive"	• "Promising God's exaltation."
12	יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֣וֹת עִמָּ֑נוּ	YHWH, [the God] of Hosts, is with us.	Declarative	Assertive	Stating God's role in people's lives.	Professing confidence in God as protector.	Professing confidence in order to celebrate God's ability to protect in crises.	Listeners will believe that God is a source of protection.	Listeners will be confident in God.	Listeners will be faithful to God.
	מִשְׂגָּֽב־לָ֝נוּ אֱלֹהֵ֖י יַעֲקֹ֣ב סֶֽלָה׃	The God of Jacob is a fortress for us. Selah.	Declarative	Assertive	Stating God's role in people's lives.