“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.
Church Fathers on Psalms 46:3
1. It is called, “A Psalm, to the end, for the sons of Korah, for things secret.” Secret is it then; but He Himself, who in the place of Calvary was crucified, you know, has rent the veil, Matthew 27:51 that the secrets of the temple might be discovered. Furthermore since the Cross of our Lord was a key, whereby things closed might be opened; let us trust that He will be with us, that these secrets may be revealed. What is said, “To the end,” always ought to be understood of…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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