God’s Word Translation
Psalms 46:5
5God is in that city. It cannot fall. God will help it at the break of dawn.
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
3Water roars and foams, and mountains shake at the surging waves. Selah 4There is a river whose streams bring joy to the city of God, the holy place where the Most High lives. God is in that city. It cannot fall. God will help it at the break of dawn. 6Nations are in turmoil, and kingdoms topple. The earth melts at the sound of ⌞God’s⌟ voice. 7The Lord of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah
Read all of Psalms 46Psalms 46:5 word by word
אֱלֹהִ֣ים בְּ֭קִרְבָּהּ בַּל־תִּמּ֑וֹט יַעְזְרֶ֥הָ אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים לִפְנ֥וֹת בֹּֽקֶר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 46:5
- Psalms 68:18You went to the highest place. You took prisoners captive. You received gifts from people, even from rebellious people, so that the Lord God may live there.
- Deuteronomy 23:14The Lord your God moves around in your camp to protect you and hand your enemies over to you. So your camp must always be holy. This way, the Lord will never see anything offensive among you and turn away from you.
- Isaiah 12:6Shout loudly, and sing with joy, people of Zion! The Holy One of Israel is great. He is among you.”
- Exodus 33:7Now, Moses used to take a tent and set it up far outside the camp. He called it the tent of meeting. Anyone who was seeking the Lord’s will used to go outside the camp to the tent of meeting.
- Hosea 11:9I will not act on my burning anger. I will not destroy Ephraim again. I am God, not a human. I am the Holy One among you, and I will not come to you in anger.
- Joel 2:27You will know that I am in Israel. I am the Lord your God, and there is no other. My people will never be ashamed again.
- Zephaniah 3:15The Lord has reversed the judgments against you. He has forced out your enemies. The king of Israel, the Lord, is with you. You will never fear disaster again.
- Zechariah 2:5I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the Lord. I will be the glory within it.’
- Zechariah 8:3This is what the Lord says: I will return to Zion and live in Jerusalem. Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth. The mountain of the Lord of Armies will be called the holy mountain.
- Matthew 18:20Where two or three have come together in my name, I am there among them.”
- Revelation 2:1“To the messenger of the church in Ephesus, write: The one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, the one who walks among the seven gold lamp stands, says:
- Psalms 62:2He alone is my rock and my savior—my stronghold. I cannot be severely shaken.
- Psalms 112:6He will never fail. A righteous person will always be remembered.
- Psalms 125:1Those who trust the Lord are like Mount Zion, which can never be shaken. It remains firm forever.
- Psalms 30:5His anger lasts only a moment. His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may last for the night, but there is a song of joy in the morning.
- Psalms 143:8Let me hear about your mercy in the morning, because I trust you. Let me know the way that I should go, because I long for 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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