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Forכִּיthe furyחֲמַתof human beingsאָדָםwill give you thanks;תּוֹדֶךָּwith the remainderשְׁאֵרִיתof furiesחֵמֹתyou will gird yourself.תַּחְגֹּר
Psalms 76:10
Study it in the app“For the fury of human beings will give you thanks; with the remainder of furies you will gird yourself.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 76:10, word by word
- the furyחֲמַתchamat
fury
Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.
Where else “chamat” appears- of human beingsאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- will give you thanksתּוֹדֶtode
give thanks
To thank YHWH and praise him aloud for what he did.
Where else “tode” appears- with the remainderשְׁאֵרִיתsheerit
remnant
Remnant: those left alive after a disaster.
Where else “sheerit” appears- you will gird yourselfתַּחְגֹּרtachgor
gird
Gird: fasten a garment, a belt or a weapon around the waist for walking, working or fighting.
Where else “tachgor” appears
Translation note
A difficult verse. It seems to say that even human fury ends up serving the praise of Elohim, and that he masters whatever remains of it.
The context
9when Elohim rose for judgment, to save all the humble of the earth. Selah.
10 · This verse (above)
11Make vows and fulfill them to YHWH your Elohim; let all who surround him bring tribute to the Fearsome One.