New American Standard Bible 2020
Psalms 46:1
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, A very ready help in trouble. 2Therefore we will not fear, though the earth shakes And the mountains slip into the heart of the sea; 3Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah
Read all of Psalms 46Psalms 46:1 word by word
אֱלֹהִ֣ים לָ֭נוּ מַחֲסֶ֣ה וָעֹ֑ז עֶזְרָ֥ה בְ֝צָר֗וֹת נִמְצָ֥א מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 46:1
- Psalms 84:1How lovely are Your dwelling places, Lord of armies!
- Psalms 85:1Lord, You showed favor to Your land; You restored the fortunes of Jacob.
- Psalms 87:1His foundation is in the holy mountains.
- Psalms 48:1Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised In the city of our God, His holy mountain.
- Psalms 66:1Shout joyfully to God, all the earth;
- 1 Chronicles 15:20and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with harps tuned 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 rest on God; The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.
- Psalms 91:1One who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will lodge in the shadow of the Almighty.
- Psalms 142:5I cried out to You, Lord; I said, “You are my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.
- Proverbs 14:26In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence, And his children will have refuge.
- Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous runs into it and is safe.
- Luke 13:34Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who have been sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, just as a hen gathers her young under her wings, and you were unwilling!
- Hebrews 6:18so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to hold firmly to the hope set before us.
- Psalms 145:18The Lord is near to all who call on Him, To all who call on Him in truth.
- Genesis 22:14And Abraham named that place The Lord Will Provide, as it is said to this day, “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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