Psalm 75:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"The earthאֶ֥רֶץ
(e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
and allוְכָל־
(ve·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
who dwellיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָ
(yo·she·vei·ha;)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
in it melt;נְֽמֹגִ֗ים
(ne·mo·gim)
4127: to melta prim. root
It is I who have firmly setתִכַּ֖נְתִּי
(tik·kan·ti)
8505: to regulate, measure, estimatea prim. root
its pillars.עַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ
(am·mu·dei·ha)
5982: a pillar, columnfrom amad
Selah.סֶּֽלָה׃
(se·lah.)
5542: to lift up, exaltfrom salal


















KJV Lexicon
The earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and all the inhabitants
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
thereof are dissolved
muwg  (moog)
to melt, i.e. literally (to soften, flow down, disappear), or figuratively (to fear, faint) -- consume, dissolve, (be) faint(-hearted), melt (away), make soft.
I bear up
takan  (taw-kan')
to balance, i.e. measure out (by weight or dimension); figuratively, arrange, equalize, through the idea of levelling (ment. estimate, test)
the pillars
`ammuwd  (am-mood')
a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform -- apiece, pillar.
of it Selah
celah  (seh'-law)
suspension (of music), i.e. pause -- Selah.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"The earth and all who dwell in it melt; It is I who have firmly set its pillars. Selah.

King James Bible
The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the earth and all its inhabitants shake, I am the One who steadies its pillars. Selah

International Standard Version
While the earth and all its inhabitants melt away, it is I who keep its pillars firm." Interlude

NET Bible
When the earth and all its inhabitants dissolve in fear, I make its pillars secure." (Selah)

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The Earth will be humbled and all its inhabitants; you have fashioned its inhabitants.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When the earth and everyone who lives on it begin to melt, I will make its foundations as solid as rock. [Selah]

King James 2000 Bible
The earth and all inhabitants are dissolved: I hold up the pillars of it. Selah.
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