King James Version
Psalms 46:6 in the King James Version says “The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 46 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.”
Psalms 46:6 · KJV
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early. and: Heb. when the morning appeareth
The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. our: Heb. an high place for us
Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“raged”
H1993to make a loud sound (like english 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor
“The heathen”
H1471a foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
“the kingdoms”
H4467dominion, i.e., (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)
“melted”
H4127to melt, i.e., literally (to soften, flow down, disappear), or figuratively (to fear, faint)
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