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Psalms 46:10 — King James Version← Study notes

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.


Psalms 46:10Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 46:1012 words
HebrewMeaning
מַשְׁבִּ֥יתmašəbiyt
he is making ceaseverbH7673
let · make to) cease · celebrate · cause to fail ···
מִלְחָמוֹת֮miləḥāmwōt
warsnounH4421
fight · war
עַדʿad
topronH5704
and · as · at · before ···
קְצֵ֪הqəṣēh
the end ofnounH7097
after · brim · brink · edge ···
הָ֫/אָ֥רֶץhāʾāreṣ
the earthparticleH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
קֶ֣שֶׁתqešet
bowsnounH7198
arch · arrow · -shot)
יְ֭שַׁבֵּרyəšabēr
he breaksverbH7665
off · in pieces · up) · broken ···
וְ/קִצֵּ֣ץwəqiṣēṣ
and he cuts in twoconjH7112
in pieces · in sunder · off) · utmost
חֲנִ֑יתḥăniyt
spearsnounH2595
spear
עֲ֝גָל֗וֹתʿăgālwōt
cartsnounH5699
chariot · wagon
יִשְׂרֹ֥ףyiśərōp
he burnsverbH8313
make a) burn · up) kindle · utterly
בָּ/אֵֽשׁbāʾēš
with firepronH784
fiery · fire · flaming · hot
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 46:10

1. It is called, “A Psalm, to the end, for the sons of Korah, for things secret.” Secret is it then; but He Himself, who in the place of Calvary was crucified, you know, has rent the veil, Matthew 27:51 that the secrets of the temple might be discovered. Furthermore since the Cross of our Lord was a key, whereby things closed might be opened; let us trust that He will be with us, that these secrets may be revealed. What is said, “To the end,” always ought to be understood of…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 46 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Be Still and Know
God says: be still. Stop striving. Stop trying to solve and fix and control. In that stillness, know Me. Know that I am God. There's a progression here. Stillness comes first. Knowledge follows. We w...
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