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Psalms 46:6

NETBible	Nations are in uproar, kingdoms are overthrown.¹ God² gives a shout,³ the earth dissolves.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Psa 46:6	Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
NASB © biblegateway Psa 46:6	The nations made an uproar, the kingdoms tottered; He raised His voice, the earth melted.
NLT © biblegateway Psa 46:6	The nations are in an uproar, and kingdoms crumble! God thunders, and the earth melts!
MSG © biblegateway Psa 46:6	Godless nations rant and rave, kings and kingdoms threaten, but Earth does anything he says.
BBE © SABDAweb Psa 46:6	The nations were angry, the kingdoms were moved; at the sound of his voice the earth became like wax.
NRSV © bibleoremus Psa 46:6	The nations are in an uproar, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts.
NKJV © biblegateway Psa 46:6	The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved; He uttered His voice, the earth melted.
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KJV	The heathen <01471> raged <01993> (8804)_, the kingdoms <04467> were moved <04131> (8804)_: he uttered <05414> (8804) his voice <06963>_, the earth <0776> melted <04127> (8799)_.
NASB © biblegateway Psa 46:6	The nations <01471> made <01993> an uproar <01993> , the kingdoms <04467> tottered <04131> ; He raised <05414> His voice <06963> , the earth <0776> melted <04127> .
LXXM	(45:7) etaracyhsan <5015> V-API-3P eynh <1484> N-NPN eklinan <2827> V-AAI-3P basileiai <932> N-NPF edwken <1325> V-AAI-3S fwnhn <5456> N-ASF autou <846> D-GSM esaleuyh <4531> V-API-3S h <3588> T-NSF gh <1065> N-NSF
NET [draft] ITL	Nations <01471> are in uproar <01993> , kingdoms <04467> are overthrown <04131> . God gives <05414> a shout <06963> , the earth <0776> dissolves <04127> .
HEBREW	Ura <0776> gwmt <04127> wlwqb <06963> Ntn <05414> twklmm <04467> wjm <04131> Mywg <01471> wmh <01993> (46:6) <46:7>

NETBible

Nations are in uproar, kingdoms are overthrown.¹ God² gives a shout,³ the earth dissolves.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “nations roar, kingdoms shake.” The Hebrew verb הָמָה (hamah, “roar, be in uproar”) is used in v. 3 of the waves crashing, while the verb מוֹט (mot, “overthrown”) is used in v. 2 of mountains tumbling into the sea (see also v. 5, where the psalm affirms that Jerusalem “cannot be moved”). The repetition of the verbs suggests that the language of vv. 2-3 is symbolic and depicts the upheaval that characterizes relationships between the nations of the earth. As some nations (symbolized by the surging, chaotic waters) show hostility, others (symbolized by the mountains) come crashing down to destruction. The surging waters are symbolic of chaotic forces in other poetic texts (see, for example, Isa 17:12; Jer 51:42) and mountains can symbolize strong kingdoms (see, for example, Jer 51:25).

²tn Heb “He.” God is the obvious referent here (see v. 5), and has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³tn Heb “offers his voice.” In theophanic texts the phrase refers to God’s thunderous shout which functions as a battle cry (see Pss 18:13; 68:33).

⁴tn Or “melts.” See Amos 9:5. The image depicts the nation’s helplessness before Jerusalem’s defender, who annihilates their armies (see vv. 8-9). The imperfect verbal form emphasizes the characteristic nature of the action described.