| NETBible | When the earth and all its inhabitants dissolve in fear, 1 I make its pillars secure.” 2 (Selah) |
| NASB © |
"The earth and all who dwell in it melt; It is I who have firmly set its pillars. Selah. |
| HCSB | When the earth and all its inhabitants shake, I am the One who steadies its pillars. Selah |
| LEB | When the earth and everyone who lives on it begin to melt, I will make its foundations as solid as rock. Selah |
| NIV © |
When the earth and all its people quake, it is I who hold its pillars firm. Selah |
| ESV | When the earth totters, and all its inhabitants, it is I who keep steady its pillars. Selah. |
| NRSV © |
When the earth totters, with all its inhabitants, it is I who keep its pillars steady. Selah |
| REB | When the earth quakes, and all who live on it, it is I who hold its pillars firm. [Selah] |
| NKJV © |
The earth and all its inhabitants are dissolved; I set up its pillars firmly. Selah |
| KJV | The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah. |
| KJV | The earth <0776> and all the inhabitants <03427> (8802) thereof are dissolved <04127> (8737)_: I bear up <08505> (8765) the pillars <05982> of it. Selah <05542>_. |
| NASB © |
"The earth <776> and all <3605> who dwell <3427> in it melt <4127> ; It is I who have firmly <8505> set <8505> its pillars <5982> . Selah .<5542> |
| LXXM | (74:4) etakh <5080> V-API-3S h <3588> T-NSF gh <1065> N-NSF kai <2532> CONJ pantev <3956> A-NPM oi <3588> T-NPM katoikountev {V-PAPNP} en <1722> PREP auth <846> D-DSF egw <1473> P-NS esterewsa <4732> V-AAI-1S touv <3588> T-APM stulouv <4769> N-APM authv diaqalma {N-NSN}<846> D-GSF |
| NET [draft] ITL | When the earth <0776> and all <03605> its inhabitants <03427> dissolve <04127> in fear, I <0595> make <08505> its pillars <05982> secure <08505> .” (Selah )<05542> |
| NETBible | When the earth and all its inhabitants dissolve in fear, 1 I make its pillars secure.” 2 (Selah) |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “melt.” 2 tn The statement is understood in a generalizing sense; God typically prevents the world from being overrun by chaos. One could take this as referring to an anticipated event, “I will make its pillars secure.” |