| 1. For the conductor, a song of the sons of Korah, on alamoth. |
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א. לַמְנַצֵּחַ לִבְנֵי קֹרַח עַל עֲלָמוֹת שִׁיר: |
| on alamoth: The name of a musical instrument in Chronicles (I Chron. 15:20). |
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| 2. God is for us a shelter and a strength, a help in troubles; He is very accessible. |
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ב. אֱלֹהִים לָנוּ מַחֲסֶה וָעֹז עֶזְרָה בְצָרוֹת נִמְצָא מְאֹד: |
| 3. Therefore we will not fear when the earth changes and when mountains totter into the heart of seas. |
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ג. עַל כֵּן לֹא נִירָא בְּהָמִיר אָרֶץ וּבְמוֹט הָרִים בְּלֵב יַמִּים: |
| when the earth changes: in the future, on the day concerning which Scripture states (Isa. 51:6): “and the earth shall rot away like a garment.” The sons of Korah saw the miracle that was performed for them, that all those around them were swallowed up while they [the sons of Korah] stood in the air and said to Israel, through the holy spirit, that a similar miracle would be performed for them in the future. |
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| 4. His waters shall stir and be muddied; mountains shall quake from His pride forever. |
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ד. יֶהֱמוּ יֶחְמְרוּ מֵימָיו יִרְעֲשׁוּ הָרִים בְּגַאֲוָתוֹ סֶלָה: |
| His waters shall stir and be muddied: Heb. יחמרו, they shall cast up mud, clay (חמר) , and dirt as is their wont. Menachem (pp. 90f.), however, associated it with (Lam. 1:20), “my reins have shriveled (חמרמרו),” regrezeliront in Old French, have shriveled. |
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| mountains shall quake from His pride: [The pride] of the Holy One, blessed be He, Who is mentioned in the beginning of the psalm (verse 2). |
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| 5. But as for the river-its rivulets shall cause the city of God, the holy place of the dwellings of the Most High, to rejoice. |
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ה. נָהָר פְּלָגָיו יְשַׂמְּחוּ עִיר אֱלֹהִים קְדֹשׁ מִשְׁכְּנֵי עֶלְיוֹן: |
| But as for the river its rivulets: Heb. פלגיו, ses ruisseaux in French, its rivulets. |
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| the river: of Paradise. |
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| 6. God is in its midst that it should not totter; God shall help it as morning approaches. |
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ו. אֱלֹהִים בְּקִרְבָּהּ בַּל תִּמּוֹט יַעְזְּרֶהָ אֱלֹהִים לִפְנוֹת בֹּקֶר: |
| as morning approaches: at the end of the redemption. |
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| 7. Nations have stirred, kingdoms have tottered; He let out His voice, the earth shall melt. |
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ז. הָמוּ גוֹיִם מָטוּ מַמְלָכוֹת נָתַן בְּקוֹלוֹ תָּמוּג אָרֶץ: |
| Nations have stirred: Heb. המו, an expression of stirring. |
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| shall melt: Shall melt - so explained Menachem, similar to (Exod. 15:15), “all the inhabitants of Canaan melted (נמוגו) ,” and to (Ezek. 21:12), “every heart will melt (למוג).” But Dunash explained it as an expression of movement, as in (I Sam. 14: 16), “the multitude was wandering (נמוג), and it was coming closer,” and so in every instance. |
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| 8. The Lord of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress forever. |
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ח. יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת עִמָּנוּ מִשְׂגַּב לָנוּ אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב סֶלָה: |
| 9. Go and see the works of the Lord, that He has wrought devastation in the earth. |
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ט. לְכוּ חֲזוּ מִפְעֲלוֹת יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר שָׂם שַׁמּוֹת בָּאָרֶץ: |
| that He has wrought devastation: That He has made the lands of the nations desolate. |
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| 10. He puts a stop to wars until the end of the earth; He will break the bow and cut the spear [to pieces]; wagons He will burn with fire. |
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י. מַשְׁבִּית מִלְחָמוֹת עַד קְצֵה הָאָרֶץ קֶשֶׁת יְשַׁבֵּר וְקִצֵּץ חֲנִית עֲגָלוֹת יִשְׂרֹף בָּאֵשׁ: |
| He puts a stop to wars: from upon us. |
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| until the end of the earth: that all the lands of the nations shall be at peace with us. |
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| the bow: of the nations He shall break. |
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| wagons He will burn with fire: The war chariots of the nations of the world. [The war chariots of the star worshippers.] |
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| 11. Desist, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted upon the earth. |
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יא. הַרְפּוּ וּדְעוּ כִּי אָנֹכִי אֱלֹהִים אָרוּם בַּגּוֹיִם אָרוּם בָּאָרֶץ: |
| Desist: all nations from further marching upon Jerusalem. |
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| and know that I am God: That I will execute judgment upon you. |
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| I will be exalted among the nations: I will be exalted with My vengeance which I will wreak upon those nations. |
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| 12. The Lord of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress forever. |
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יב. יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת עִמָּנוּ מִשְׂגַּב לָֹנוּ אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב סֶלָה: |
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