Psalm 46/Verse by Verse/Text

Text (Hebrew)	Verse	Text (CBC)
לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ לִבְנֵי־קֹ֑רַח עַֽל־עֲלָמ֥וֹת שִֽׁיר׃	1	For the music director. By the Korahites. As young women. A psalm.
אֱלֹהִ֣ים לָ֭נוּ מַחֲסֶ֣ה וָעֹ֑ז	2	God is a refuge and stronghold for us.
עֶזְרָ֥ה בְ֝צָר֗וֹת נִמְצָ֥א מְאֹֽד׃		He is readily available, as a help, in great trouble.
עַל־כֵּ֣ן לֹא־נִ֭ירָא בְּהָמִ֣יר אָ֑רֶץ	3	Therefore, we will not fear though the earth change
וּבְמ֥וֹט הָ֝רִ֗ים בְּלֵ֣ב יַמִּֽים׃		and the mountains topple into the heart of the deepest sea.
יֶהֱמ֣וּ יֶחְמְר֣וּ מֵימָ֑יו	4	Though its waters foam in rage.
יִֽרְעֲשֽׁוּ־הָרִ֖ים בְּגַאֲוָת֣וֹ סֶֽלָה׃		Though mountains quake at its surging. Selah.
נָהָ֗ר פְּלָגָ֗יו יְשַׂמְּח֥וּ עִיר־אֱלֹהִ֑ים קְ֝דֹ֗שׁ מִשְׁכְּנֵ֥י עֶלְיֽוֹן׃	5	[There is] a river whose streams gladden the city of God—the holy dwelling of the Most High.
אֱלֹהִ֣ים בְּ֭קִרְבָּהּ	6	God is in its midst.
בַּל־תִּמּ֑וֹט		It cannot be moved.
יַעְזְרֶ֥הָ אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים לִפְנ֥וֹת בֹּֽקֶר׃		God helps it at the approach of morning.
הָמ֣וּ ג֭וֹיִם	7	[When] nations raged,
מָ֣טוּ מַמְלָכ֑וֹת		[and] kingdoms fell down,
נָתַ֥ן בְּ֝קוֹל֗וֹ		[then] he thundered with his voice,
תָּמ֥וּג אָֽרֶץ׃		[then] the earth would melt!
יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֣וֹת עִמָּ֑נוּ	8	YHWH, [the God] of Hosts, is with us.
עִמָּ֑נוּ מִשְׂגָּֽב־לָ֝נוּ אֱלֹהֵ֖י יַעֲקֹ֣ב סֶֽלָה׃		The God of Jacob is a fortress for us. Selah.
לְֽכוּ־	9	Come!
חֲ֭זוּ מִפְעֲל֣וֹת יְהוָ֑ה		Perceive the works of YHWH
אֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֖ם שַׁמּ֣וֹת בָּאָֽרֶץ׃		who has wrought great devastation in the land.
מַשְׁבִּ֥ית מִלְחָמוֹת֮ עַד־קְצֵ֪ה הָ֫אָ֥רֶץ	10	The one who terminates wars to the end of the earth
קֶ֣שֶׁת יְ֭שַׁבֵּר		breaks the bow
יְ֭שַׁבֵּר וְקִצֵּ֣ץ חֲנִ֑ית		and snaps the spear.
עֲ֝גָל֗וֹת יִשְׂרֹ֥ף בָּאֵֽשׁ׃		He burns transport wagons with fire.
הַרְפּ֣וּ	11	"Be still
וּ֭דְעוּ כִּי־אָנֹכִ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים		and acknowledge that I am God!
אֱלֹהִ֑ים אָר֥וּם בַּ֝גּוֹיִ֗ם		I will be exalted among the nations;
אָר֥וּם בָּאָֽרֶץ׃		I will be exalted throughout the earth.”
יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֣וֹת עִמָּ֑נוּ	12	YHWH, [the God] of Hosts, is with us.
מִשְׂגָּֽב־לָ֝נוּ אֱלֹהֵ֖י יַעֲקֹ֣ב סֶֽלָה׃		The God of Jacob is a fortress for us. Selah.