“Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.”
The continued affirmation that people should not fear even when nations are in turmoil and kingdoms are shaken establishes the proper response to apparent chaos and disorder. The reference to waters roaring and mountains trembling emphasizes the totality of the disorder affecting all creation. The exhortation to resist fear suggests that fear represents the natural response to chaos, yet faith demands transcendence of fear through trust in God's control. The context of nations and kingdoms being shaken suggests political upheaval and international disorder alongside cosmic disturbance. Yet the faithful should maintain composure and trust, recognizing that disorder does not signal divine absence or loss of control.
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