Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 46:5
5God is within her; she will not be moved. God will help her when morning dawns.
Psalms 46:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
- New International Version (NIV)God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.
- English Standard Version (ESV)God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God will help her when morning dawns.
- New King James Version (NKJV)God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; God shall help her, just at the break of dawn.
Context of Psalms 46:5
3though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge. Selah 4There is a river whose streams delight the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. God is within her; she will not be moved. God will help her when morning dawns. 6Nations rage, kingdoms crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice. 7The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
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אֱלֹהִ֣ים בְּ֭קִרְבָּהּ בַּל־תִּמּ֑וֹט יַעְזְרֶ֥הָ אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים לִפְנ֥וֹת בֹּֽקֶר׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 46:5
- Psalms 68:18You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
- Deuteronomy 23:14For the LORD your God walks throughout your camp to protect you and deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy, lest He see anything unclean among you and turn away from you.
- Isaiah 12:6Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”
- Exodus 33:7Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it at a distance outside the camp. He called it the Tent of Meeting, and anyone inquiring of the LORD would go to the Tent of Meeting outside the camp.
- Hosea 11:9I will not execute the full fury of My anger; I will not destroy Ephraim again. For I am God and not man— the Holy One among you— and I will not come in wrath.
- Joel 2:27Then you will know that I am present in Israel and that I am the LORD your God, and there is no other. My people will never again be put to shame.
- Zephaniah 3:15The LORD has taken away your punishment; He has turned back your enemy. Israel’s King, the LORD, is among you; no longer will you fear any harm.
- Zechariah 2:5For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”
- Zechariah 8:3This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”
- Matthew 18:20For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
- Revelation 2:1“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.
- Psalms 62:2He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
- Psalms 112:6Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever.
- Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.
- Psalms 30:5For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
- Psalms 143:8Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.
Commentaries on Psalms 46:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5God is in the midst of her - God will not abandon them that trust in him; he will maintain his own cause; and, if his Church should at any time be attacked, he will help her and that right early - with the utmost speed. As soon as the onset is made, God is there to resist. As by the day-break the shadows and darkness are dissipated; so by the bright rising of Jehovah, the darkness of adversity shall be scattered.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5God is in the midst of her - God is in the midst of the “city” referred to above - the “city of God.” That is, (a) he dwelt there by the visible symbol of his presence, the Shekinah; (b) he was there “actually” as a help and a protector. It was his chosen abode, and as long as such a Being dwelt in the city, they had nothing to fear. God shall help her - That is, in her danger, he will interpose to save her. This is language such as would be used in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5when morning dawns: In the ancient Near East, enemies attacked cities during the day. Even in dangerous times, the Lord will protect the place where his name is.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. right early--literally, "at the turn of morning," or change from night to day, a critical time (Psa 30:5; compare Is 37:36).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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