עַל כֵּ֣ן לֹא נִ֭ירָא בְּהָמִ֣יר אָ֑רֶץ וּבְמ֥וֹט הָ֝רִ֗ים בְּלֵ֣ב יַמִּֽים
Therefore we won't be afraid, though the earth changes, Though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;
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Therefore we won't be afraid, though the earth changes, Though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;
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Therefore we won't be afraid, though the earth changes, Though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;
Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
Therefore we will not fear in the changing of the earth and the shaking of the mountains into the heart of the seas,
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Therefore we won't be afraid, though the earth changes, Though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas,
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas,
Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change, And though the mountains be shaken into the heart of the seas;
Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change, and though the mountains be moved in the heart of the seas;
Therefore will not we feare, though the earth be moued, and though the mountaines fall into the middes of the sea.
Our God is our refuge and strength: a helper in troubles, which have found us exceedingly.
Therefore we fear not in the changing of earth, And in the slipping of mountains Into the heart of the seas.
Therefore we do not fear in the changing of earth, || And in the slipping of mountains || Into the heart of the seas.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains should be shaken into the heart of the seas,
Therefore we will not fear in the changing of the earth and the shaking of the mountains into the heart of the seas,
Therefore will we not fear though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the heart of the seas;
Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;
\\46:1\\To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
So we will not be afraid though the earth shakes, though the mountains fall into the depths of the sea,
For this cause we will have no fear, even though the earth is changed, and though the mountains are moved in the heart of the sea;
(46-3) Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change, and though the mountains be moved into the heart of the seas;
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Notable vocabulary
The rarest word here is בְּהָמִ֣יר to change H4171 — appearing just 15 times in the whole Hebrew Bible.
Shared distinctive vocabulary
בְּהָמִ֣יר to change H4171 occurs in 10 verses of the Hebrew Bible. Also found in:
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Hebrew & Septuagint length
In English translation the verse runs 20 words from the Hebrew and 21 from the Septuagint (LXX English) — closely comparable.
A rough comparison of the two English renderings, which tokenize alike — not a word-level alignment.
Word counts can differ between the Hebrew and the Greek without any difference in meaning — e.g. the Hebrew direct-object marker אֵת has no separate Greek word, and Greek often adds the article ὁ.
In the original languages it is 10 Hebrew tokens and 13 Greek tokens — but the two are counted differently (Hebrew bundles its prefixes and suffixes into one token; the Greek is in lemma form), so that isn’t a like-for-like length.
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You’re reading Greek Psalm 45 (Hebrew Psalm 46). The Septuagint counts the superscription, so verse numbers can differ from the Hebrew — chapter-level alignment, not verse-by-verse. Numbering follows Rahlfs.
These are two independent witnesses, not word-aligned to each other, and the Septuagint is shown in lemma (dictionary) form.
עַל כֵּ֣ן לֹא נִ֭ירָא בְּהָמִ֣יר אָ֑רֶץ וּבְמ֥וֹט הָ֝רִ֗ים בְּלֵ֣ב יַמִּֽים
Therefore we won't be afraid, though the earth changes, Though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;
World English Bible · Public Domain
ὁ θεός ἐγώ καταφυγή καί δύναμις βοηθός ἐν θλῖψις ὁ εὑρίσκω ἐγώ σφόδρα
Therefore will we not fear when the earth is troubled, and the mountains are removed into the depths of the seas.
LXX2012 (modern English Septuagint) · Public Domain
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Psalms, in the Wisdom, opens this verse with 10 words (10 distinct Hebrew lemmas). Its most distinctive word is mûwr (“to change”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Commentary
Notes on Psalms 46:2 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
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Trapp's Complete Commentary
John Trapp
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Biblical Illustrator
Joseph S. Exell
The Biblical Illustrator, edited by Joseph S. Exell (c. 1880s–1900s) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Treasury of David
Charles H. Spurgeon
Charles H. Spurgeon's The Treasury of David (1869–1885) — public domain. Psalms only. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Joseph Benson's Commentary
Joseph Benson's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1811–1818) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
J. A. Alexander on Psalms
Joseph Addison Alexander
Joseph Addison Alexander, The Psalms Translated and Explained (1850) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Geneva Bible (1599)
Geneva Bible translators
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain. Text via Bolls.life.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible
Daniel D. Whedon
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.