Psalms 46
11 verses
Psalm 46 is a hymn of confidence celebrating God's protection of Jerusalem and His kingship despite cosmic catastrophe, exemplifying the theological concerns of Book 2. The psalmist employs vivid imagery and direct address to God, establishing the intimate dialogue between worshiper and the divine that characterizes the psalmic tradition. The theological assertions center on God's character as both judge and redeemer, creating a comprehensive vision of divine justice and mercy integrated with human experience. The psalm reflects on both personal circumstance and communal identity, suggesting that individual faith finds validation through shared experience with the covenant community. The liturgical context indicates this psalm's function in worship where personal piety integrates with communal celebration of God's acts and attributes. The concluding movement typically affirms confidence in God's faithfulness, exemplifying the psalmic pattern of transformation through prayer and remembrance of divine acts throughout history.
VERSES IN THIS CHAPTER
Be still and know — the original Hebrew is closer to "cease striving". The stillness is not passive. It is a conscious l...
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God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
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Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
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Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
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There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
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God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
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The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
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The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
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Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth.
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He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.
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Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
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The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
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