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whenבְּElohimאֱלֹהִיםroseקוּםfor judgment,לַמִּשְׁפָּטto saveלְהוֹשִׁיעַallכָּלthe humbleעַנְוֵיof the earth.אֶרֶץSelah.סֶלָה
Psalms 76:9
Study it in the app“when Elohim rose for judgment, to save all the humble of the earth. Selah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 76:9, word by word
- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- roseקוּםkum
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “kum” appears- for judgmentמִּשְׁפָּטmishpat
judgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpat” appears- to saveהוֹשִׁיעַhoshia
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “hoshia” appears- the humbleעַנְוֵיanve
humble, afflicted
Humble, afflicted: one who is low, by his condition or by his attitude; meek.
Where else “anve” appears- of the earthאֶרֶץerets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “erets” 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
8From the heavens you made judgment heard; the earth feared and was still,
9 · This verse (above)
10For the fury of human beings will give you thanks; with the remainder of furies you will gird yourself.