Psalms 46:5

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 the waters thereof roar [and] foam, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. 4There is a river the streams whereof make glad the city of God, the sanctuary of the habitations of the Most High. God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her at the dawn of the morning. 6The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved; he uttered his voice, the earth melted. 7Jehovah of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our high fortress. Selah.

Psalms 46:5 word by word

אֱלֹהִ֣ים בְּ֭קִרְבָּהּ בַּל־תִּמּ֑וֹט יַעְזְרֶ֥הָ אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים לִפְנ֥וֹת בֹּֽקֶר׃Read the interlinear

• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Psalms 46:5

• Psalms 68:18Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts in Man, and even [for] the rebellious, for the dwelling [there] of Jah Elohim.
• Deuteronomy 23:14For Jehovah thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; and thy camp shall be holy, that he see nothing unseemly with thee, and turn away from thee.
• Isaiah 12:6Cry out and shout, thou inhabitress of Zion; for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
• Exodus 33:7And Moses took the tent, and pitched it outside the camp, far from the camp, and called it the Tent of meeting. And it came to pass [that] every one who sought Jehovah went out to the tent of meeting which was outside the camp.
• Hosea 11:9I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not again destroy Ephraim; for I am God, and not man, — the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not come in anger.
• Joel 2:27And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I, Jehovah, [am] your God, and there is none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.
• Zephaniah 3:15Jehovah hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy; the King of Israel, Jehovah, is in the midst of thee; thou shalt not see evil any more.
• Zechariah 2:5and I, saith Jehovah, I will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
• Zechariah 8:3Thus saith Jehovah: I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and Jerusalem shall be called, The city of truth; and the mountain of Jehovah of hosts, The holy mountain.
• Matthew 18:20For where two or three are gathered together unto my name, there am I in the midst of them.
• Revelation 2:1To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: These things says he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lamps:
• Psalms 62:2He only is my rock and my salvation; my high fortress: I shall not be greatly moved.
• Psalms 112:6For he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.
• Psalms 125:1They that confide in Jehovah are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved; it abideth for ever.
• Psalms 30:5For a moment [is passed] in his anger, a life in his favour; at even weeping cometh for the night, and at morn there is rejoicing.
• Psalms 143:8Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morning, for in thee do I confide; make me to know the way wherein I should walk, for unto thee do 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