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Psalms 46:5
5God is in that city. Nothing can ever destroy it. When dawn comes, God will be there to help it.
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
3If the sea makes dangerous waves, so that even the mountains shake, we will never be afraid. Selah. 4There is a river that runs into the city of God, and it brings God's blessing to the people there. That is the holy place where the Most High God lives. God is in that city. Nothing can ever destroy it. When dawn comes, God will be there to help it. 6Nations are shouting with anger! Kingdoms shake and fall. God calls in a loud voice, and even the earth melts! 7The Lord Almighty is there to help us. The God of Jacob keeps us safe. Selah.
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אֱלֹהִ֣ים בְּ֭קִרְבָּהּ בַּל־תִּמּ֑וֹט יַעְזְרֶ֥הָ אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים לִפְנ֥וֹת בֹּֽקֶר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 46:5
- Psalms 68:18When you went up to the highest place, you took many prisoners with you. You received gifts from men, even from the men who had fought against you. Yes, the Lord God lives there!
- Deuteronomy 23:14For the Lord your God moves among you in your camp. He keeps you safe from your enemies so that you win against them. So make sure that your camp is a holy place. The Lord must not see anything that would bring shame on you. Do not make him turn away from you.
- Isaiah 12:6Everyone who lives in Zion, shout aloud and sing with joy! The Holy God of Israel is great, and he lives among you.’
- Exodus 33:7As they travelled, Moses put up a special tent outside the camp. It was not near the other tents. He called it the Tent of Meeting. Anyone could go there to ask the Lord about something. They would go to the Tent of Meeting that was outside the camp.
- Hosea 11:9I am very angry with you, but I will not punish you so much. I will never destroy my people, Ephraim. This is because I am God. I am not a human. I am the Holy God who is with you. I will not come to destroy you in my anger.
- Joel 2:27Then you will know that I am in Israel. You will know that I am the Lord your God. And you will know that there is no other God. My people will never again be ashamed.’
- Zephaniah 3:15The Lord has not punished you as he would have done. He has sent your enemy away. I, the King of Israel, am with you! The bad times have gone. They will not happen again!
- Zechariah 2:5The Lord himself promises that he will be like a wall of fire round Jerusalem. He will shine as a beautiful light inside the city.’
- Zechariah 8:3‘Jerusalem is the city that I have chosen. I will return there and I will live there. Then Jerusalem will be called the city that obeys God. And the mountain of the Lord Almighty will be called the mountain that God has chosen.’
- Matthew 18:20Two or more people may meet together because they believe in me. If they do that, I will be there with them.’
- Revelation 2:1‘Now write this to the angel of the church at Ephesus: “This is the message to you from the one who holds the seven stars. He holds them carefully in his right hand. He walks among the seven gold lampstands.
- Psalms 62:2He alone is the strong rock where I can hide and be safe. With him, nothing will make me fall.
- Psalms 112:6Righteous people will never fail. People will always remember them.
- Psalms 125:1People who trust in the Lord are strong, like Mount Zion. Nothing can shake it. It will always be there.
- Psalms 30:5His anger continues only for a moment, but he is kind to us for our whole life. You may be sad all through the night, but in the morning, you will be happy again.
- Psalms 143:8Every morning, help me to remember your faithful love, because I am trusting in you. Show me how I should live to please you, because I know that I belong to you.
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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