New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 46

God the Refuge of His People.

For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah, Possibly for soprano voicesset to Alamoth. A Song.

1Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430is ourrefugeמַחֲסֶ֣הma.cha.SehH4268and strengthוָעֹ֑זva.'OzH5797,A veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966presentנִמְצָ֥אnim.Tza'H4672helpעֶזְרָ֥ה'ez.RahH5833introubleבְ֝צָר֗וֹתve.tza.RotH6869.

2Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֣ן'al- kenH5921 H3651we willnot fearנִ֭ירָאNi.ra'H3372, thoughthe earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776should changeבְּהָמִ֣ירbe.ha.MirH4171And thoughthe mountainsהָ֝רִ֗יםha.RimH2022slipוּבְמ֥וֹטu.ve.MotH4131into the heartבְּלֵ֣בbe.LevH3820of theseaיַמִּֽים׃ya.MimH3220;

3Though itswatersמֵימָ֑יוmei.MavH4325roarיֶהֱמ֣וּye.he.MuH1993andfoamיֶחְמְר֣וּyech.me.RuH2560,Though the mountainsH2022quakeיִֽרְעֲשֽׁוּ־yir.'a.shu-H7493at its swellingH1346prideH1346.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

4There is ariverנָהָ֗רna.HarH5104whose streamsפְּלָגָ֗יוpe.la.GavH6388makeיְשַׂמְּח֥וּye.sa.me.ChuH8055gladH8055thecityעִיר־'ir-H5892of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430,The holyקְ֝דֹ֗שׁke.DoshH6918dwellingH4908placesH4908of the Mostעֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonH5945HighH5945.

5GodH430isin the midstבְּ֭קִרְבָּהּBe.kir.bahH7130of her, she will not be movedתִּמּ֑וֹטti.MotH4131;GodH430willhelpיַעְזְרֶ֥הָya'.ze.Re.haH5826herwhen morningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242dawnsלִפְנ֥וֹתlif.NotH6437.

6Thenationsג֭וֹיִםGo.yimH1471madeH1993an uproarH1993,the kingdomsמַמְלָכ֑וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467totteredH4131; Heraisedנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414His voiceבְּ֝קוֹל֗וֹbe.ko.LoH6963,the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776meltedתָּמ֥וּגta.MugH4127.

7The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֣וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is with us;The Godאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290isour strongholdמִשְׂגָּֽב־mis.gav-H4869.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

8Comeלְֽכוּ־le.khu-H1980,beholdחֲ֭זוּCha.zuH2372the worksמִפְעֲל֣וֹתmif.'a.LotH4659of the LordH3068,Whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has wroughtשָׂ֖םsamH7760desolationsשַׁמּ֣וֹתsha.MotH8047in the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

9Hemakes warsמִלְחָמוֹת֮mil.cha.mOtH4421to ceaseמַשְׁבִּ֥יתmash.BitH7673to the endקְצֵ֪הke.TzehH7097of the earthH776; Hebreaksיְ֭שַׁבֵּרYe.sha.berH7665the bowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198and cutsH7112the spearחֲנִ֑יתcha.NitH2595in twoH7112; Heburnsיִשְׂרֹ֥ףyis.RofH8313the chariotsעֲ֝גָל֗וֹתa.ga.LotH5699with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

10“Ceaseהַרְפּ֣וּhar.PuH7503striving andknowוּ֭דְעוּU.de.'uH3045that I am Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430; I will beexaltedאָר֥וּם'a.RumH7311among thenationsבַּ֝גּוֹיִ֗םba.go.YimH1471,I will be exaltedאָר֥וּם'a.RumH7311in the earthH776.”

11The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֣וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is with us;The GodH430of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290is our strongholdמִשְׂגָּֽב־mis.gav-H4869.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

God the Refuge of His People.

For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah, Possibly for soprano voicesset to Alamoth. A Song.

Commentaries on Psalms 46