Chapter 46
God Is Our Refuge and Strength
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For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. 1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present… help in times of trouble.
𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤑𐤇 𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤒𐤓𐤇 𐤏𐤋 𐤏𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤔𐤉𐤓 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤍𐤅 𐤌𐤇𐤎𐤄 𐤅𐤏𐤆 𐤍𐤌𐤑𐤀 𐤌𐤀𐤃 𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤄 𐤁𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤕
לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ לִבְנֵי־ קֹ֑רַח עַֽל־ עֲלָמ֥וֹת שִֽׁיר׃ אֱלֹהִ֣ים לָ֭נוּ מַחֲסֶ֣ה וָעֹ֑ז נִמְצָ֥א מְאֹֽד׃ עֶזְרָ֥ה בְ֝צָר֗וֹת lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ liḇ·nê- qō·raḥ ‘al- ‘ă·lā·mō·wṯ šîr ’ĕ·lō·hîm lā·nū ma·ḥă·seh wā·‘ōz nim·ṣā mə·’ōḏ ‘ez·rāh ḇə·ṣā·rō·wṯ — WLC · 1
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Therefore… we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas,
𐤏𐤋 𐤊𐤍 𐤋𐤀 𐤍𐤉𐤓𐤀 𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤉𐤓 𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤁𐤌𐤅𐤈 𐤁𐤋𐤁 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌
עַל־ כֵּ֣ן לֹא־ נִ֭ירָא אָ֑רֶץ בְּהָמִ֣יר הָ֝רִ֗ים וּבְמ֥וֹט בְּלֵ֣ב יַמִּֽים׃ ‘al- kên lō- nî·rā ’ā·reṣ bə·hā·mîr hā·rîm ū·ḇə·mō·wṭ bə·lêḇ yam·mîm — WLC · 2
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though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge. Selah
𐤌𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤅 𐤉𐤄𐤌𐤅 𐤉𐤇𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤓𐤏𐤔𐤅 𐤁𐤂𐤀𐤅𐤕𐤅 𐤎𐤋𐤄
מֵימָ֑יו יֶהֱמ֣וּ יֶחְמְר֣וּ הָרִ֖ים יִֽרְעֲשֽׁוּ־ בְּגַאֲוָת֣וֹ סֶֽלָה׃ mê·māw ye·hĕ·mū yeḥ·mə·rū hā·rîm yir·‘ă·šū- bə·ḡa·’ă·wā·ṯōw se·lāh — WLC · 3
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There is a river whose streams delight the city of God, the holy [place where] the Most High dwells.
𐤍𐤄𐤓 𐤐𐤋𐤂𐤉𐤅 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤅 𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤒𐤃𐤔 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤍 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤍𐤉
נָהָ֗ר פְּלָגָ֗יו יְשַׂמְּח֥וּ עִיר־ אֱלֹהִ֑ים קְ֝דֹ֗שׁ עֶלְיֽוֹן׃ מִשְׁכְּנֵ֥י nā·hār pə·lā·ḡāw yə·śam·mə·ḥū ‘îr- ’ĕ·lō·hîm qə·ḏōš ‘el·yō·wn miš·kə·nê — WLC · 4
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God is within her; she will not be moved. God will help her when morning dawns.
𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤒𐤓𐤁𐤄 𐤁𐤋 𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤈 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤄 𐤁𐤒𐤓 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤅𐤕
אֱלֹהִ֣ים בְּ֭קִרְבָּהּ בַּל־ תִּמּ֑וֹט אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים יַעְזְרֶ֥הָ בֹּֽקֶר׃ לִפְנ֥וֹת ’ĕ·lō·hîm bə·qir·bāh bal- tim·mō·wṭ ’ĕ·lō·hîm ya‘·zə·re·hā bō·qer lip̄·nō·wṯ — WLC · 5
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Nations rage, kingdoms crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice.
𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤌𐤅 𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕 𐤌𐤈𐤅 𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤂 𐤍𐤕𐤍 𐤁𐤒𐤅𐤋𐤅
ג֭וֹיִם הָמ֣וּ מַמְלָכ֑וֹת מָ֣טוּ אָֽרֶץ׃ תָּמ֥וּג נָתַ֥ן בְּ֝קוֹל֗וֹ ḡō·w·yim hā·mū mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ mā·ṭū ’ā·reṣ tā·mūḡ nā·ṯan bə·qō·w·lōw — WLC · 6
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The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress Selah
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍𐤅 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 𐤌𐤔𐤂𐤁 𐤋𐤍𐤅 𐤎𐤋𐤄
יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֣וֹת עִמָּ֑נוּ אֱלֹהֵ֖י יַעֲקֹ֣ב מִשְׂגָּֽב־ לָ֝נוּ סֶֽלָה׃ Yah·weh ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ ‘im·mā·nū ’ĕ·lō·hê ya·‘ă·qōḇ miś·gāḇ- lā·nū se·lāh — WLC · 7
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Come, see the works of the LORD, who brings devastation upon the earth.
𐤋𐤊𐤅 𐤇𐤆𐤅 𐤌𐤐𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤔𐤌 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤁𐤀𐤓𐤑
לְֽכוּ־ חֲ֭זוּ מִפְעֲל֣וֹת יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁר־ שָׂ֖ם שַׁמּ֣וֹת בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ lə·ḵū- ḥă·zū mip̄·‘ă·lō·wṯ Yah·weh ’ă·šer- śām šam·mō·wṯ bā·’ā·reṣ — WLC · 8
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He makes wars to cease throughout… the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the shields in the fire.
𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤌𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤏𐤃 𐤒𐤑𐤄 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤓 𐤒𐤔𐤕 𐤅𐤒𐤑𐤑 𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤐 𐤏𐤂𐤋𐤅𐤕 𐤁𐤀𐤔
מִלְחָמוֹת֮ מַשְׁבִּ֥ית עַד־ קְצֵ֪ה הָ֫אָ֥רֶץ יְ֭שַׁבֵּר קֶ֣שֶׁת וְקִצֵּ֣ץ חֲנִ֑ית יִשְׂרֹ֥ף עֲ֝גָל֗וֹת בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ mil·ḥā·mō·wṯ maš·bîṯ ‘aḏ- qə·ṣêh hā·’ā·reṣ yə·šab·bêr qe·šeṯ wə·qiṣ·ṣêṣ ḥă·nîṯ yiś·rōp̄ ‘ă·ḡā·lō·wṯ bā·’êš — WLC · 9
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“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”
𐤄𐤓𐤐𐤅 𐤅𐤃𐤏𐤅 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤌 𐤁𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤌 𐤁𐤀𐤓𐤑
הַרְפּ֣וּ וּ֭דְעוּ כִּי־ אָנֹכִ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים אָר֥וּם בַּ֝גּוֹיִ֗ם אָר֥וּם בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ har·pū ū·ḏə·‘ū kî- ’ā·nō·ḵî ’ĕ·lō·hîm ’ā·rūm bag·gō·w·yim ’ā·rūm bā·’ā·reṣ — WLC · 10
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The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress Selah
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍𐤅 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 𐤌𐤔𐤂𐤁 𐤋𐤍𐤅 𐤎𐤋𐤄
יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֣וֹת עִמָּ֑נוּ אֱלֹהֵ֖י יַעֲקֹ֣ב מִשְׂגָּֽב־ לָ֝נוּ סֶֽלָה׃ Yah·weh ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ ‘im·mā·nū ’ĕ·lō·hê ya·‘ă·qōḇ miś·gāḇ- lā·nū se·lāh — WLC · 11