Psalms 46:11

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Jehovah of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. {H5542}

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הַרְפּ֣וּ וּ֭דְעוּ כִּי־אָנֹכִ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים אָר֥וּם בַּ֝גּוֹיִ֗ם אָר֥וּם בָּאָֽרֶץ׃

Transliteration

harpû and-dəʿû kî-ʾānōkî ʾĕlōhîm ʾārûm in-the-gôyim ʾārûm in-the-ʾāreṣ

Grammar Details

*harpû*: hiphil imperative masculine plural - cease/drop/let go
*û-dəʿû*: conjunction + qal imperative masculine plural - and know
*kî-ʾānōkî*: conjunction + 1st person singular personal pronoun - that I
*ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural noun - God
*ʾārûm*: qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will be exalted
*ba-gôyim*: preposition + definite article + masculine plural noun - among the nations
*bā-ʾāreṣ*: preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - in the earth

Word Meanings

*harpû*: cease/drop/let go/be still
*dəʿû*: know/understand/perceive
*ʾānōkî*: I/myself (emphatic)
*ʾārûm*: I will be exalted/lifted up/raised high

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Deut 33:27 : 27 The eternal God is [thy] dwelling-place, And underneath are the everlasting arms. And he thrust out the enemy from before thee, And said, Destroy.
Ps 46:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of the sons of Korah; set to Alamoth. A Song. God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.
Ps 46:7 : 7 Jehovah of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. {H5542}
Ps 48:3 : 3 God hath made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.
Jer 16:19 : 19 O Jehovah, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nought but lies, [even] vanity and things wherein there is no profit.

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