Psalms 46:11“'Let be, and know that I am G-d; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.'”
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The Tanakh · JPS 1917 Translation
Psalms 46:11
“'Let be, and know that I am G-d; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.'” — read online, free, in the JPS 1917 translation.
“Be still, and know that I am God” — in the JPS numbering (46:11; Christian Bibles number it 46:10).
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Why is this verse Psalm 46:11 in the Tanakh?
Chapter and verse numbering differs slightly between the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testaments. The famous “Be still” verse is 46:10 in Christian Bibles and 46:11 in the Tanakh — same text, different numbering.
What translation is this?
This is the 1917 Jewish Publication Society translation — the classic public domain English rendering of the Hebrew Bible.
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