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From the heavensמִשָּׁמַיִםyou madeהִשְׁמַעְתָּjudgmentדִּיןheard;הִשְׁמַעְתָּthe earthאֶרֶץfearedיָרְאָהand was still,וְשָׁקָטָה
Psalms 76:8
Study it in the app“From the heavens you made judgment heard; the earth feared and was still,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 76:8, word by word
- From the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim
heaven
God's dwelling, from which he is called "the Elohim of the heavens".
Where else “shamayim” appears- you madeהִשְׁמַעְתָּhishmata
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “hishmata” appears- judgmentדִּיןdin
judgment
What the judge decides.
Where else “din” appears- the earthאֶרֶץerets
people
The people who live on the earth.
Where else “erets” appears- fearedיָרְאָהyara
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “yara” appears- and was stillשָׁקָטָהshakata
be at rest, be quiet
Be at rest, be quiet, without war or alarm.
Where else “shakata” appears
The context
7You are fearsome, you! And who can stand before you from the moment of your anger?
8 · This verse (above)
9when Elohim rose for judgment, to save all the humble of the earth. Selah.