Psalm 46/Text/Clauses
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
| Hebrew | Verse | English |
|---|---|---|
| לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ לִבְנֵי־קֹ֑רַח עַֽל־עֲלָמ֥וֹת שִֽׁיר׃ | 1.1 | For the music director. By the Korahites. As young women. A psalm. |
| אֱלֹהִ֣ים לָ֭נוּ מַחֲסֶ֣ה וָעֹ֑ז | 2.1 | God is a refuge and stronghold for us. |
| עֶזְרָ֥ה בְ֝צָר֗וֹת נִמְצָ֥א מְאֹֽד׃ | 2.2 | He is readily available, as a help, in great trouble. |
| עַל־כֵּ֣ן לֹא־נִ֭ירָא בְּהָמִ֣יר אָ֑רֶץ | 3.1 | Therefore, we will not fear though the earth change |
| וּבְמ֥וֹט הָ֝רִ֗ים בְּלֵ֣ב יַמִּֽים׃ | 3.2 | and the mountains topple into the heart of the deepest sea. |
| יֶהֱמ֣וּ יֶחְמְר֣וּ מֵימָ֑יו | 4.1 | Though its waters foam in rage. |
| יִֽרְעֲשֽׁוּ־הָרִ֖ים בְּגַאֲוָת֣וֹ סֶֽלָה׃ | 4.2 | Though mountains quake at its surging. Selah. |
| נָהָ֗ר פְּלָגָ֗יו יְשַׂמְּח֥וּ עִיר־אֱלֹהִ֑ים קְ֝דֹ֗שׁ מִשְׁכְּנֵ֥י עֶלְיֽוֹן׃ | 5.1 | [There is] a river whose streams gladden the city of God—the holy dwelling of the Most High. |
| אֱלֹהִ֣ים בְּ֭קִרְבָּהּ | 6.1 | God is in its midst. |
| בַּל־תִּמּ֑וֹט | 6.2 | It cannot be moved. |
| יַעְזְרֶ֥הָ אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים לִפְנ֥וֹת בֹּֽקֶר׃ | 6.3 | God helps it at the approach of morning. |
| הָמ֣וּ ג֭וֹיִם | 7.1 | [When] nations raged, |
| מָ֣טוּ מַמְלָכ֑וֹת | 7.2 | [and] kingdoms fell down, |
| נָתַ֥ן בְּ֝קוֹל֗וֹ | 7.3 | [then] he thundered with his voice, |
| תָּמ֥וּג אָֽרֶץ׃ | 7.4 | [then] the earth would melt! |
| יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֣וֹת עִמָּ֑נוּ | 8.1 | YHWH, [the God] of Hosts, is with us. |
| מִשְׂגָּֽב־לָ֝נוּ אֱלֹהֵ֖י יַעֲקֹ֣ב סֶֽלָה׃ | 8.2 | The God of Jacob is a fortress for us. Selah. |
| לְֽכוּ־ | 9.1 | Come! |
| חֲ֭זוּ מִפְעֲל֣וֹת יְהוָ֑ה | 9.2 | Perceive the works of YHWH |
| אֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֖ם שַׁמּ֣וֹת בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ | 9.3 | who has wrought great devastation in the land. |
| מַשְׁבִּ֥ית מִלְחָמוֹת֮ עַד־קְצֵ֪ה הָ֫אָ֥רֶץ | 10.1 | The one who terminates wars to the end of the earth |
| קֶ֣שֶׁת יְ֭שַׁבֵּר | 10.2 | breaks the bow |
| וְקִצֵּ֣ץ חֲנִ֑ית | 10.3 | and snaps the spear. |
| עֲ֝גָל֗וֹת יִשְׂרֹ֥ף בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ | 10.4 | He burns transport wagons with fire. |
| הַרְפּ֣וּ | 11.1 | Be still |
| וּ֭דְעוּ כִּי־אָנֹכִ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים | 11.2 | and acknowledge that I am God! |
| אָר֥וּם בַּ֝גּוֹיִ֗ם | 11.3 | I will be exalted among the nations; |
| אָר֥וּם בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ | 11.4 | I will be exalted throughout the earth.” |
| יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֣וֹת עִמָּ֑נוּ | 12.1 | YHWH, [the God] of Hosts, is with us. |
| מִשְׂגָּֽב־לָ֝נוּ אֱלֹהֵ֖י יַעֲקֹ֣ב סֶֽלָה׃ | 12.2 | The God of Jacob is a fortress for us. Selah. |