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He rulesמֹשֵׁלby his mightבִּגְבוּרָתוֹforever;עוֹלָםhis eyesעֵינָיוwatchתִּצְפֶּינָהthe nations;בַּגּוֹיִםlet the rebelliousהַסּוֹרְרִיםnotאַלexalt themselves.יָרוּמוּ לָמוֹSelah.סֶלָה
Psalms 66:7
Study it in the app“He rules by his might forever; his eyes watch the nations; let the rebellious not exalt themselves. Selah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 66:7, word by word
- He rulesמֹשֵׁלmoshel
rule
To hold sway over something or someone.
Where else “moshel” appears- by his mightגְבוּרָתgevurat
strength
Strength of body or spirit to face something.
Where else “gevurat” appears- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- his eyesעֵינָיenay
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enay” appears- watchתִּצְפֶּינָהtitspena
watch
To watch closely what is coming or what is happening.
Where else “titspena” appears- the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- let the rebelliousסּוֹרְרִיםsorrim
be stubborn
Be stubborn: turn away from what one is told, refuse to be led.
Where else “sorrim” appears- exalt themselvesיָרוּמוּyarumu
be high
To be up above, raised in honor.
Where else “yarumu” appears- Selahסֶלָהsela
Selah
Selah: a word found at the end of some stanzas of the psalms. It is probably a direction for the music or a pause; its exact sense is unknown, so it is left in Hebrew.
Where else “sela” appears
The context
6He turned the sea into dry land; through the river they passed on foot; there we were glad in him.
7 · This verse (above)
8Bless, peoples, our Elohim, and make heard the voice of his praise,