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Psalms 46:11

The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 46:12.

יְהוָ֣הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).צְבָא֣וֹתtsevaotarmyצָבָאnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “army”, the ordinary formH6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)appointed time, ([phrase]) army, ([phrase]) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).עִמָּ֑נוּimanvwithעִםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).מִשְׂגָּֽבmisgavMisgabמִשְׂגָּבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “Misgab”, the ordinary formH4869defence, high fort (tower), refuge, Misgab, a place in MoabMisgab.לָ֝נוּlanvtoלָ֝נוּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to”toאֱלֹהֵ֖יeloheGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.יַעֲקֹ֣בyaaqovJacobיַעֲקֹבnoun, proper name — “Jacob”H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchJacob.סֶֽלָהselahSelahסֶלָהparticle, interjection — “Selah”H5542suspension (of music), i.e. pauseSelah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(46-12) The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our high tower. Selah

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jehovah of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. [Selah

Young’s Literal Translation

Jehovah of hosts [is] with us, A tower for us [is] the God of Jacob! Selah.

World English Bible

Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

Darby Translation

Jehovah of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our high fortress. Selah.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(46-12) The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our high tower. Selah

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our helper.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κύριος τῶν δυνάμεων μεθʼ ἡμῶν, ἀντιλήπτωρ ἡμῶν ὁ Θεὸς Ἰακώβ.