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Psalms 46:3

Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 46:4.

יֶהֱמ֣וּyehemvbe disquietedהָמָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be disquieted”, an unfinished actionH1993to make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamorclamorous, concourse, cry aloud, be disquieted, loud, mourn, be moved, make a noise, rage, roar, sound, be troubled, make in tumult, tumultuous, be in an uproar.יֶחְמְר֣וּyechmervdaubחָמַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “daub”, an unfinished actionH2560properly, to boil up; hence, to ferment (with scum); to glow (with redness); to smear with pitchdaub, befoul, be red, trouble.מֵימָ֑יוmeymayvwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “water”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).יִֽרְעֲשֽׁוּyirashvmake afraidרָעַשׁverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “make afraid”, an unfinished actionH7493to undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), particularly through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust)make afraid, (re-) move, quake, (make to) shake, (make to) tremble.הָרִ֖יםharimhillהַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “hill”, the ordinary formH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.בְּגַאֲוָת֣וֹbegaavatvoin excellencyגַּאֲוָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in excellency”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1346arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornamentexcellency, haughtiness, highness, pride, proudly, swelling.סֶֽלָהselahSelahסֶלָהparticle, interjection — “Selah”H5542suspension (of music), i.e. pauseSelah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(46-4) Though the waters thereof roar and foam, though the mountains shake at the swelling thereof. Selah

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American Standard Version (1901)

Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, Though the mountains tremble with the swelling thereof. [Selah

Young’s Literal Translation

Roar — troubled are its waters, Mountains they shake in its pride. Selah.

World English Bible

though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling. Selah.

Darby Translation

Though the waters thereof roar [and] foam, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.

Douay-Rheims

For the Lord is high, terrible: a great king over all the earth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(46-4) Though the waters thereof roar and foam, though the mountains shake at the swelling thereof. Selah

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Their waters have roared and been troubled, the mountains have been troubled by his might. Pause.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἤχησαν καὶ ἐταράχθησαν τὰ ὕδατα αὐτῶν, ἐταράχθησαν τὰ ὄρη ἐν τῇ κραταιότητι αὐτοῦ. διάψαλμα.