Old Testament

Psalms 46

Fortress, River, and the Voice of God

3 passages

Overview

From the unraveling of creation to the trembling of nations, Psalm 46 declares that God alone is the secure ground of His people's existence, sheltering the city of His dwelling with sovereign power and commanding all to surrender striving and acknowledge that He is Lord.

Passages

1–3God as Refuge Amid Cosmic Chaos 4–7The City of God and the Lord's Sovereign Victory 8–11Be Still and Know: God's Sovereign Peace and the Universal Refrain

Study Resources

Psalms 46

¹For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

²Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;

³though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling. Selah.

⁴There is a river, the streams of which make the city of God glad, the holy place of the tents of the Most High.

⁵God is within her. She shall not be moved. God will help her at dawn.

⁶The nations raged. The kingdoms were moved. He lifted his voice and the earth melted.

⁷Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

⁸Come, see Yahweh’s works, what desolations he has made in the earth.

⁹He makes wars cease to the end of the earth. He breaks the bow, and shatters the spear. He burns the chariots in the fire.

¹⁰“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth.”

¹¹Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

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