Psalms 46
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Psalms 46

God the Refuge of His People.

For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah, Possibly for soprano voicesset to Alamoth. A Song.

1GodH430 is our 1refugeH4268 and strengthH5797, 2A veryH3966 3presentH4672 helpH5833 4in 5troubleH6869.2ThereforeH5921H3651 we will 6not fearH3372, though 7the earthH776 should changeH4171 And though 8the mountainsH2022 slipH4131 into the heartH3820 of the 9seaH3220;3Though its 10watersH4325 roarH1993 and foamH2560, Though the mountainsH2022 quakeH7493 at its swellingH1346 prideH1346. 11SelahH5542.

4There is a 12riverH5104 whose streamsH6388 makeH8055 gladH8055 the 13cityH5892 of GodH430, The holyH6918 14dwellingH4908 placesH4908 of the MostH5945 HighH5945.5GodH430 is 15in the midstH7130 of her, she will not be movedH4131; GodH430 will 16helpH5826 her 17when morningH1242 dawnsH6437.6The 18nationsH1471 19madeH1993 an uproarH1993, the kingdomsH4467 totteredH4131; He 2021raisedH5414 His voiceH6963, the earthH776 22meltedH4127.7The LordH3068 of hostsH6635 23is with us; The GodH430 of JacobH3290 is 24our strongholdH4869. SelahH5542.

8ComeH1980, 25beholdH2372 the worksH4659 of the LordH3068, 26WhoH834 has wroughtH7760 27desolationsH8047 in the earthH776.9He 28makes warsH4421 to ceaseH7673 to the endH7097 of the earthH776; He 29breaksH7665 the bowH7198 and cutsH7112 the spearH2595 in twoH7112; He 30burnsH8313 the chariotsH5699 with fireH784.10“31CeaseH7503 striving and 32knowH3045 that I am GodH430; I will be 33exaltedH7311 among the 34nationsH1471, I will be exaltedH7311 in the earthH776.”11The LordH3068 of hostsH6635 is with us; The GodH430 of JacobH3290 is our strongholdH4869. SelahH5542.

Notes

  1. 1. Psalms 46:1 Ps 14:6; 62:7, 8 ↩
  2. 2. Psalms 46:1 Or Abundantly available for help ↩
  3. 3. Psalms 46:1 Deut 4:7; Ps 145:18 ↩
  4. 4. Psalms 46:1 Ps 9:9 ↩
  5. 5. Psalms 46:1 Or tight places ↩
  6. 6. Psalms 46:2 Ps 23:4; 27:1 ↩
  7. 7. Psalms 46:2 Ps 82:5 ↩
  8. 8. Psalms 46:2 Ps 18:7 ↩
  9. 9. Psalms 46:2 Lit seas ↩
  10. 10. Psalms 46:3 Ps 93:3, 4; Jer 5:22 ↩
  11. 11. Psalms 46:3 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude ↩
  12. 12. Psalms 46:4 Ps 36:8; 65:9; Is 8:6; Rev 22:1 ↩
  13. 13. Psalms 46:4 Ps 48:1; 87:3; 101:8; Is 60:14; Rev 3:12 ↩
  14. 14. Psalms 46:4 Ps 43:3 ↩
  15. 15. Psalms 46:5 Deut 23:14; Is 12:6; Ezek 43:7, 9; Hos 11:9; Joel 2:27; Zech 2:5 ↩
  16. 16. Psalms 46:5 Ps 37:40; Is 41:14; Luke 1:54 ↩
  17. 17. Psalms 46:5 Lit at the turning of the morning ↩
  18. 18. Psalms 46:6 Or Gentiles ↩
  19. 19. Psalms 46:6 Ps 2:1, 2 ↩
  20. 20. Psalms 46:6 Lit gave forth ↩
  21. 21. Psalms 46:6 Ps 18:13; 68:33; Jer 25:30; Joel 2:11; Amos 1:2 ↩
  22. 22. Psalms 46:6 Amos 9:5; Mic 1:4; Nah 1:5 ↩
  23. 23. Psalms 46:7 Num 14:9; 2 Chr 13:12 ↩
  24. 24. Psalms 46:7 Ps 9:9; 48:3 ↩
  25. 25. Psalms 46:8 Ps 66:5 ↩
  26. 26. Psalms 46:8 Or Which He has wrought as desolations ↩
  27. 27. Psalms 46:8 Is 61:4; Jer 51:43 ↩
  28. 28. Psalms 46:9 Is 2:4; Mic 4:3 ↩
  29. 29. Psalms 46:9 1 Sam 2:4; Ps 76:3 ↩
  30. 30. Psalms 46:9 Is 9:5; Ezek 39:9 ↩
  31. 31. Psalms 46:10 Or Let go, relax ↩
  32. 32. Psalms 46:10 Ps 100:3 ↩
  33. 33. Psalms 46:10 Is 2:11, 17 ↩
  34. 34. Psalms 46:10 Or Gentiles ↩

Commentaries on Psalms 46

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