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“Desist,הַרְפּוּand knowוּדְעוּthatכִּיI amאָנֹכִיElohim;אֱלֹהִיםI will be exaltedאָרוּםamong the nations;בַּגּוֹיִםI will be exaltedאָרוּםin the earth.”בָּאָרֶץ
Psalms 46:10
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“Desist, and know that I am Elohim”: an invitation to stopPeace and AnxietyGod asks us to stop struggling and know that he is GodWaiting on God
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 46:10, word by word
- “Desistהַרְפּוּharpu
let go
To let go, leave: "let me go".
Where else “harpu” appears- and knowדְעוּdeu
acknowledge
To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.
Where else “deu” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- I will be exaltedאָרוּםarum
be high
To be up above, raised in honor.
Where else “arum” appears- among the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- in the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears
Translation note
“Desist”: the verb means to let go, to let the hands drop; that is, stop fighting. Elohim is speaking.
The context
9He brings an end to wars to the edge of the earth; the bow he breaks and cuts in two the spear; the wagons he burns in the fire.
10 · This verse (above)
11YHWH Tsevaot is with us; a high refuge for us is the Elohim of Jacob. Selah.