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Psalms 46:1
1God is our refuge and strength [mighty and impenetrable], A very present and well-proved help in trouble.
Psalms 46:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- New International Version (NIV)God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
- English Standard Version (ESV)God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- New King James Version (NKJV)God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.
Context of Psalms 46:1
God is our refuge and strength [mighty and impenetrable], A very present and well-proved help in trouble. 2Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains be shaken and slip into the heart of the seas, 3Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains tremble at its roaring. Selah.
Read all of Psalms 46Psalms 46:1 word by word
אֱלֹהִ֣ים לָ֭נוּ מַחֲסֶ֣ה וָעֹ֑ז עֶזְרָ֥ה בְ֝צָר֗וֹת נִמְצָ֥א מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 46:1
- Psalms 84:1How lovely are Your dwelling places, O Lord of hosts!
- Psalms 85:1O Lord, You have [at last] shown favor to Your land [of Canaan]; You have restored [from Babylon] the captives of Jacob (Israel).
- Psalms 87:1His foundation is on the holy mountain.
- Psalms 48:1Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, His holy mountain.
- Psalms 66:1Shout joyfully to God, all the earth;
- 1 Chronicles 15:20and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah [were to play] with harps tuned to Alamoth [that is, a high pitch];
- Psalms 46:7The Lord of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our stronghold [our refuge, our high tower]. Selah.
- Psalms 62:7On God my salvation and my glory rest; He is my rock of [unyielding] strength, my refuge is in God.
- Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will remain secure and rest in the shadow of the Almighty [whose power no enemy can withstand].
- Psalms 142:5I cried out to You, O Lord; I said, “You are my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.
- Proverbs 14:26In the [reverent] fear of the Lord there is strong confidence, And His children will [always] have a place of refuge.
- Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous runs to it and is safe and set on high [far above evil].
- Luke 13:34O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones [to death] those [messengers] who are sent to her [by God]! How often I have wanted to gather your children together [around Me], just as a hen gathers her young under her wings, but you were not willing!
- Hebrews 6:18so that by two unchangeable things [His promise and His oath] in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled [to Him] for refuge would have strong encouragement and indwelling strength to hold tightly to the hope set before us.
- Psalms 145:18The Lord is near to all who call on Him, To all who call on Him in truth (without guile).
- Genesis 22:14So Abraham named that place The Lord Will Provide. And it is said to this day, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be seen and provided.”
Commentaries on Psalms 46:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1God is our refuge - It begins abruptly, but nobly; ye may trust in whom and in what ye please: but God (Elohim) is our refuge and strength. A very present help - A help found to be very powerful and effectual in straits and difficulties. The words are very emphatic: מאד נמצא בצרות עזרה ezerah betsaroth nimtsa meod, "He is found an exceeding, or superlative help in difficulties." Such we have found him, and therefore celebrate his praise.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1God is our refuge and strength - God is for us as a place to which we may flee for safety; a source of strength to us in danger. The first word, “refuge,” from a verb meaning to “flee,” and then “to flee to” - הסה châsâh - or to take shelter in - denotes a place to which one would flee in time of danger - as a lofty wall; a high tower; a fort; a fortress. See the notes at Psalm 18:2. The idea here is, that the people of God, in time of danger, may find…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Confidence in God. (1-5) An exhortation to behold it. (6-11) Verses 1-5 This psalm encourages to hope and trust in God; in his power and providence, and his gracious presence with his church in the worst of times. We may apply it to spiritual enemies, and the encouragement we have that, through Christ, we shall be conquerors over them. He is a Help, a present Help, a Help found, one whom we have found to be so; a Help at hand, one that is always near; we…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1According to Alamoth (“maidens”; see also study note on 1 Chronicles 15:20). In worship, a choir or a group of instrumentalists performed this hymn.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-111. refuge--literally, "a place of trust" (Psa 2:12). strength--(Psa 18:2). present help--literally, "a help He has been found exceedingly." trouble--as in Psa 18:7.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 46
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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