Psalms 46
12 verses · Hebrew with nikud, English alongside · tap 🔊 to hear a verse
לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ לִבְנֵי־קֹ֑רַח עַֽל־עֲלָמ֥וֹת שִֽׁיר׃
lamnatseakh livne-qorakh al-alamot shir
For the leader. Of the Korahites; alamoth. A song.
אֱלֹהִ֣ים לָ֭נוּ מַחֲסֶ֣ה וָעֹ֑ז עֶזְרָ֥ה בְ֝צָר֗וֹת נִמְצָ֥א מְאֹֽד׃
elohim lanu makhaseh va'oz ezrah vetsarot nimtsa me'od
God is our refuge and stronghold, a help in trouble, very near.
עַל־כֵּ֣ן לֹֽא־נִ֭ירָא בְּהָמִ֣יר אָ֑רֶץ וּבְמ֥וֹט הָ֝רִ֗ים בְּלֵ֣ב יַמִּֽים׃
al-ken lo-nira behamir arets uvemot harim belev yammim
Therefore we are not afraid though the earth reels, though mountains topple into the sea—
יֶהֱמ֣וּ יֶחְמְר֣וּ מֵימָ֑יו יִ֥רְעֲשֽׁוּ־הָרִ֖ים בְּגַאֲוָת֣וֹ סֶֽלָה׃
yehemu yekhmeru memayw yirashu-harim bega'avato selah
its waters rage and foam; in its swell mountains quake. Selah.
נָהָ֗ר פְּלָגָ֗יו יְשַׂמְּח֥וּ עִיר־אֱלֹהִ֑ים קְ֝דֹ֗שׁ מִשְׁכְּנֵ֥י עֶלְיֽוֹן׃
nahar pelagayw yesammekhu ir-elohim qedosh mishkene elyon
There is a river whose streams gladden God’s city, the holy dwelling-place of the Most High.
אֱלֹהִ֣ים בְּ֭קִרְבָּהּ בַּל־תִּמּ֑וֹט יַעְזְרֶ֥הָ אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים לִפְנ֥וֹת בֹּֽקֶר׃
elohim beqirbah bal-timmot yazereha elohim lifnot boqer
God is in its midst, it will not be toppled; by daybreak God will come to its aid.
הָמ֣וּ ג֭וֹיִם מָ֣טוּ מַמְלָכ֑וֹת נָתַ֥ן בְּ֝קוֹל֗וֹ תָּמ֥וּג אָֽרֶץ׃
hamu goyim matu mamlakhot natan beqolo tamug arets
Nations rage, kingdoms topple; at the sound of God’s thunder the earth dissolves.
יְהֹוָ֣ה צְבָא֣וֹת עִמָּ֑נוּ מִשְׂגָּֽב־לָ֨נוּ אֱלֹהֵ֖י יַעֲקֹ֣ב סֶֽלָה׃
Adonai tseva'ot immanu misgav-lanu elohe ya'aqov selah
GOD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our haven. Selah.
לְֽכוּ־חֲ֭זוּ מִפְעֲל֣וֹת יְהֹוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֖ם שַׁמּ֣וֹת בָּאָֽרֶץ׃
lekhu-khazu mifalot Adonai asher-sam shammot ba'arets
Come and see what GOD has done, how devastation has been wrought on the earth.
מַשְׁבִּ֥ית מִלְחָמוֹת֮ עַד־קְצֵ֢ה הָ֫אָ֥רֶץ קֶ֣שֶׁת יְ֭שַׁבֵּר וְקִצֵּ֣ץ חֲנִ֑ית עֲ֝גָל֗וֹת יִשְׂרֹ֥ף בָּאֵֽשׁ׃
mashbit milkhamot ad-qetseh ha'arets qeshet yeshabber veqitsets khanit agalot yisrof ba'esh
[God] puts a stop to wars throughout the earth, breaking the bow, snapping the spear, consigning wagons to the flames.
הַרְפּ֣וּ וּ֭דְעוּ כִּֽי־אָנֹכִ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים אָר֥וּם בַּ֝גּוֹיִ֗ם אָר֥וּם בָּאָֽרֶץ׃
harpu ude'u ki-anokhi elohim arum baggoyim arum ba'arets
“Desist! Realize that I am God! I dominate the nations; I dominate the earth.”
יְהֹוָ֣ה צְבָא֣וֹת עִמָּ֑נוּ מִשְׂגָּֽב־לָ֨נוּ אֱלֹהֵ֖י יַעֲקֹ֣ב סֶֽלָה׃ {פ}
Adonai tseva'ot immanu misgav-lanu elohe ya'aqov selah
GOD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our haven. Selah.
Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, under their Creative Commons licence.
Yaacov, native Jerusalemite
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