Psalms 46

God the Refuge of His People.

1 God is our 1refuge and strength, A very 2present help 3in trouble.
2 Therefore * we will 4not fear, though 5the earth should change And though 6the mountains slip into the heart of the sea;
3 Though its 7waters roar and foam, Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah.
4 There is a 8river whose streams make glad the 9city of God, The holy 10dwelling places of the Most High.
5 God is 11in the midst of her, she will not be moved; God will 12help her when morning dawns.
6 The nations 13made an uproar, the kingdoms tottered; He 14raised His voice, the earth 15melted.
7 The LORD of hosts 16is with us; The God of Jacob is 17our stronghold. Selah.
8 Come, 18behold the works of the LORD, Who has wrought 19desolations in the earth.
9 He 20makes wars to cease to the end of the earth; He 21breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He 22burns the chariots with fire.
10 "Cease striving and 23know that I am God; I will be 24exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."
11 The LORD of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah.

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Cross References 24

  • 1. Psalms 14:6; Psalms 62:7, 8
  • 2. Deuteronomy 4:7; Psalms 145:18
  • 3. Psalms 9:9
  • 4. Psalms 23:4; Psalms 27:1
  • 5. Psalms 82:5
  • 6. Psalms 18:7
  • 7. Psalms 93:3, 4; Jeremiah 5:22
  • 8. Psalms 36:8; Psalms 65:9; Isaiah 8:6; Revelation 22:1
  • 9. Psalms 48:1; Psalms 87:3; Psalms 101:8; Isaiah 60:14; Revelation 3:12
  • 10. Psalms 43:3
  • 11. Deuteronomy 23:14; Isaiah 12:6; Ezekiel 43:7, 9; Hosea 11:9; Joel 2:27; Zechariah 2:5
  • 12. Psalms 37:40; Isaiah 41:14; Luke 1:54
  • 13. Psalms 2:1, 2
  • 14. Psalms 18:13; Psalms 68:33; Jeremiah 25:30; Joel 2:11; Amos 1:2
  • 15. Amos 9:5; Micah 1:4; Nahum 1:5
  • 16. Numbers 14:9; 2 Chronicles 13:12
  • 17. Psalms 9:9; Psalms 48:3
  • 18. Psalms 66:5
  • 19. Isaiah 61:4; Jeremiah 51:43
  • 20. Isaiah 2:4; Micah 4:3
  • 21. 1 Samuel 2:4; Psalms 76:3
  • 22. Isaiah 9:5; Ezekiel 39:9
  • 23. Psalms 100:3
  • 24. Isaiah 2:11, 17

Footnotes 10

  • [a]. Or "Abundantly available for help"
  • [b]. Or "tight places"
  • [c]. Lit "seas"
  • [d]. "Selah" may mean: "Pause, Crescendo" or "Musical interlude"
  • [e]. Lit "at the turning of the morning"
  • [f]. Or "Gentiles"
  • [g]. Lit "gave forth"
  • [h]. Or "Which He has wrought as desolations"
  • [i]. Or "Let go, relax"
  • [j]. Or "Gentiles"

Psalms 46 Commentaries

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