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Psalms 46

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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.

8

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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Psalms 46:1

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”

Study Summary

The psalmist opens with the affirmation that God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. The triple assertion—refuge, strength, and present help—establishes comprehensively that God meets all dimensions of human need. The phrase 'very present help' suggests that God is not distant or inactive but immediately available and engaged. This opening establishes the fundamental conviction that anchors the entire psalm: God is fully adequate to meet whatever threat arises.

Community Reflections

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Amara Osei (test user)18d ago
God is our refuge

Be still and know — the original Hebrew is closer to "cease striving". The stillness is not passive. It is a conscious letting go of the grip we keep on outcomes. I have been sitting with this verse for two weeks now and it does not get easier, but it gets more necessary.

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Psalms 46:1

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”

Study Summary

The psalmist opens with the affirmation that God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. The triple assertion—refuge, strength, and present help—establishes comprehensively that God meets all dimensions of human need. The phrase 'very present help' suggests that God is not distant or inactive but immediately available and engaged. This opening establishes the fundamental conviction that anchors the entire psalm: God is fully adequate to meet whatever threat arises.

Community Reflections

1
Amara Osei (test user)18d ago
God is our refuge

Be still and know — the original Hebrew is closer to "cease striving". The stillness is not passive. It is a conscious letting go of the grip we keep on outcomes. I have been sitting with this verse for two weeks now and it does not get easier, but it gets more necessary.

Read the note →

Psalms 46:1

The psalmist opens with the affirmation that God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. The triple assertion—refuge, strength, and present help—establishes comprehensively that God meets all dimensions of human need. The phrase 'very present help' suggests that God is not distant or inactive but immediately available and engaged. This opening establishes the fundamental conviction that anchors the entire psalm: God is fully adequate to meet whatever threat arises.