Psalms

Psalm 76:8–9

⁸From heaven You pronounced judgment,

and the earth feared and was still

⁹when God rose up to judge,

to save all the lowly of the earth.

Selah

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
From heaven	מִ֭שָּׁמַיִם	miš·šā·ma·yim	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
You pronounced	הִשְׁמַ֣עְתָּ	hiš·ma‘·tā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H8085 hear
judgment	דִּ֑ין	dîn	Noun - masculine singular	H1779 judgment
the earth	אֶ֖רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
feared	יָֽרְאָ֣ה	yā·rə·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3372 fear
and was still	וְשָׁקָֽטָה׃	wə·šā·qā·ṭāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H8252 be quiet, undisturbed

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
when God	אֱלֹהִ֑ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
rose up	בְּקוּם־	bə·qūm-	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
to judge	לַמִּשְׁפָּ֥ט	lam·miš·pāṭ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
to save	לְהוֹשִׁ֖יעַ	lə·hō·wō·šî·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3467 deliver
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the lowly	עַנְוֵי־	‘an·wê-	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H6035 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
of the earth	אֶ֣רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
Selah	סֶֽלָה׃	se·lāh	Interjection	H5542 lift up

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 76:8 2 Chronicles 20:29–30 · Zechariah 2:13 · Habakkuk 2:20

Psalm 76:9 Zephaniah 2:3 · Matthew 5:5 · Psalm 9:7–9 · Isaiah 11:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.