Psalms 46:10

46:10 He says, ¹  “Stop your striving and recognize ²  that I am God!

I will be exalted ³  over ⁴  the nations! I will be exalted over ⁵  the earth!”

Habakkuk 2:20

2:20 But the Lord is in his majestic palace. ⁶ 

The whole earth is speechless in his presence!” ⁷ 

Zephaniah 1:7

1:7 Be silent before the Lord God, ⁸ 

for the Lord’s day of judgment ⁹  is almost here. ¹⁰ 

The Lord has prepared a sacrificial meal; ¹¹ 

he has ritually purified ¹²  his guests.

Romans 3:19

3:19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under ¹³  the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world may be held accountable to God.

Romans 9:20

9:20 But who indeed are you – a mere human being ¹⁴  – to talk back to God? ¹⁵  Does what is molded say to the molder, “Why have you made me like this?” ¹⁶ 

¹ tn The words “he says” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

² tn Heb “do nothing/be quiet (see 1 Sam 15:16) and know.” This statement may be addressed to the hostile nations, indicating they should cease their efforts to destroy God’s people, or to Judah, indicating they should rest secure in God’s protection. Since the psalm is an expression of Judah’s trust and confidence, it is more likely that the words are directed to the nations, who are actively promoting chaos and are in need of a rebuke.

³ tn Elsewhere in the psalms the verb רוּם (rum, “be exalted”) when used of God, refers to his exalted position as king (Pss 18:46; 99:2; 113:4; 138:6) and/or his self-revelation as king through his mighty deeds of deliverance (Pss 21:13; 57:5, 11).

⁴ tn Or “among.”

⁵ tn Or “in.”

⁶ tn Or “holy temple.” The Lord’s heavenly palace, rather than the earthly temple, is probably in view here (see Ps 11:4; Mic 1:2-3). The Hebrew word ֹקדֶשׁ (qodesh, “holy”) here refers to the sovereign transcendence associated with his palace.

⁷ tn Or “Be quiet before him, all the earth!”

⁸ tn Heb “Lord Lord.” The phrase אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה (adonai yÿhvih) is customarily rendered by Jewish tradition as “Lord God.”

⁹ tn Heb “the day of the Lord.”

¹⁰ tn Or “near.”

¹¹ tn Heb “a sacrifice.” This same word also occurs in the following verse.

¹² tn Or “consecrated” (ASV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

¹³ tn Grk “in,” “in connection with.”

¹⁴ tn Grk “O man.”

¹⁵ tn Grk “On the contrary, O man, who are you to talk back to God?”

¹⁶ sn A quotation from Isa 29:16; 45:9.