55 For the Lord is laying Babylon waste
    and stilling her mighty voice.
(A)Their waves roar like many waters;
    the noise of their voice is raised,

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55 The Lord will destroy Babylon;
    he will silence(A) her noisy din.
Waves(B) of enemies will rage like great waters;
    the roar of their voices will resound.

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though (A)its waters roar and foam,
    though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah

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though its waters roar(A) and foam(B)
    and the mountains quake(C) with their surging.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 46:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 7 and 11.