God’s Word Translation
Psalms 46:1
1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of 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, an ever-present help in times of trouble. 2That is why we are not afraid even when the earth quakes or the mountains topple into the depths of the sea. 3Water roars and foams, and mountains shake at the surging waves. Selah
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אֱלֹהִ֣ים לָ֭נוּ מַחֲסֶ֣ה וָעֹ֑ז עֶזְרָ֥ה בְ֝צָר֗וֹת נִמְצָ֥א מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 46:1
- Psalms 84:1Your dwelling place is lovely, O Lord of Armies!
- Psalms 85:1You favored your land, O Lord. You restored the fortunes of Jacob.
- Psalms 87:1⌞The city⌟ the Lord has founded ⌞stands⌟ on holy mountains.
- Psalms 48:1The Lord is great. He should be highly praised. His holy mountain is in the city of our God.
- Psalms 66:1Shout happily to God, all the earth!
- 1 Chronicles 15:20Zechariah, Jaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were appointed to play harps according to alamoth.
- Psalms 46:7The Lord of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah
- Psalms 62:7My salvation and my glory depend on God. God is the rock of my strength, my refuge.
- Psalms 91:1Whoever lives under the shelter of the Most High will remain in the shadow of the Almighty.
- Psalms 142:5I call out to you, O Lord. I say, “You are my refuge, my own inheritance in this world of the living.”
- Proverbs 14:26In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence, and his children will have a place of refuge.
- Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is a strong tower. A righteous person runs to it and is safe.
- Luke 13:34“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you kill the prophets and stone to death those sent to you! How often I wanted to gather your children together the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings! But you were not willing!
- Hebrews 6:18God did this so that we would be encouraged. God cannot lie when he takes an oath or makes a promise. These two things can never be changed. Those of us who have taken refuge in him hold on to the confidence we have been given.
- Psalms 145:18The Lord is near to everyone who prays to him, to every faithful person who prays to him.
- Genesis 22:14Abraham named that place The Lord Will Provide. It is still said today, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be 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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