Psalm 46:10

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 46:1-11

Psalms 46:0To the chief Musician,for the sons of Korah,A song upon Alamoth GOD is our refuge and strength,A very present help in trouble.2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed,And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled,Though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.4 There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God,The holy place of the tabernacles of the... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 46:1-11

“Our Refuge and Strength” Psalms 46:1-11 The historical origin of this psalm cannot be certainly determined. Probably it was composed when Jerusalem was beleaguered by Sennacherib’s hosts, 2 Kings 18:1-37 . It befits every era in which the Church is in danger from her foes, and foretells the final destruction of Antichrist. It was Luther’s favorite psalm, and is rendered into verse in his memorable hymn, Ein’ Feste Burg . During the sitting of the Diet of Augsburg he sang it every day to... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 46:1-11

Comment on this great song of confidence seems almost unnecessary so powerfully has it taken hold on the heart of humanity, and so perfectly does it set forth the experience of trusting souls in all ages and in tumultuous times. The system of the song is worth noting. It is divided into three parts. The first (verses Psa 46:1-3 ) is the challenge of confidence. The second (verses Psa 46:4-7 ) tells the secret of confidence. The third (verses Psa 46:8-11 ) declares the vindication of... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 46:8-11

A Call To Consider All God’s Mercies And To Recognise That One Day He Will Bring Everlasting Peace And Will Be Exalted Among The Nations (Psalms 46:8-11 ). Psalms 46:8-9 ‘Come, behold the works of YHWH, What desolations he has made in the earth. He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth, He breaks the bow, and cuts the spear in sunder, He burns the baggage wagons (or ‘shields’) in the fire. All God’s people are now called on to look on and consider the works of YHWH. Let them look on and... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 46:1-11

XLVI. God the Refuge of His People.— The poem is divided into three parts by the word “ Selah,” which also marks its close. It was further divided by the refrain which occurs after Psalms 46:6 and Psalms 46:10 and, no doubt, originally stood after Psalms 46:3 also.The Ps. looks back to the deliverance from Sennacherib. Cf. Psalms 46:5, “ God shall help her at the dawn of the morning,” with Isaiah 37:36: “ Early in the morning they” ( i.e. Sennacherib’ s troops) “ were all dead men.” But it... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 46:10

He speaks either, 1. To the Israelites, Be still, i.e. Do you henceforth silently and quietly wait upon me without fear or diffidence. Or rather, 2. To the heathen, who had raged, Psalms 46:6; and therefore now he seasonably admonisheth them to be still, and to stir no more against God’s people. I am God, the only true and almighty God; and your gods are but dumb and impotent idols. I will be exalted, i.e. I will make myself glorious by my great and wonderful works. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 46:1-11

INTRODUCTIONSuperscription.—“To the Chief Musician for the sons of Korah.” See Introduction to Psalms 42:0. “A song upon Alamoth.” Great uncertainty attaches to the meaning of “Alamoth.” Some are of opinion that it is the name of a musical instrument. Others that it is the name of a melody. While Fuerst says it is the “proper name of a musical choir, dwelling perhaps in עַלֶּמֶת, over whom was placed a מְנצֵּחַ (director) Psalms 46:0.” The word occurs in 1 Chronicles 15:20, last clause, which,... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 46:10

Psalms 46:10 The two clauses which compose this sentence are so interwoven that each may be the cause and each may be the effect of the other. The way to know God is to be still, and the way to be still is to know God. It is one of these beautiful reciprocities which we often find between a duty and a privilege. The way to do the duty is to accept the privilege, and the way to enjoy the privilege is to do the duty. I. Stillness is the condition of our knowing God. It does not say, "Be still,... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 46:1-11

Psalms 46:1-11 Psalms 46:1-11 :God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea ( Psalms 46:1-2 );Because God is my refuge and strength, I will not fear any kind of calamity that may befall me, or catastrophe.Now a few years ago people were predicting that California was going to drop off into the Pacific Ocean, and people had visions of great tidal waves rolling... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 46:1-11

Psalms 46:4 . A river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God. This was the Gihon, a very copious fountain on the west of Jerusalem, like St. Winnefrid’s well in Wales, or the spring at Cheddar in Somerset. At this fount, accounted holy, Solomon was consecrated by Zadock and Nathan. King Hezekiah made a subterranean passage for this water under the hills, on the west side of the city of David; foreseeing that in a future siege, the enemy might find it and divert it from the... read more

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