psalm-46:1

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 46:1-11

The Church's Comfort and Security. To the chief musician, for use in the Temple-services, for the sons of Korah, composed by a member of this talented family, a song upon Alamoth, for soprano voices, either for a chorus of virgins or for instruments in the treble clef, with a high pitch. It is a song of faith and trust, by which the Church of God is enabled to stand firm and secure in the midst of all enmity, in spite of the attacks of the armies of Satan. v. 1. God is our Refuge, under... read more

Johann Peter Lange

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

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 46:1

GOD A STRONG REFUGE‘God is our refuge and strength.’Psalms 46:1The Psalmist who wrote these words knew the happiness of their meaning, for the life into which God does not enter cannot be, in the deepest sense, happy. I. Our refuge.( a) From isolation and human misunderstanding.—Probably the experience of some here is in union with those who are surrounded by lack of sympathy and lack of appreciation. It is a blessed thing to know Jesus Christ, the Friend who sticketh closer than a brother.... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 46:1-3

God’s People’s Confidence Is In Him Even In The Face Of Raging Waters (Psalms 46:1-3 ). Psalms 46:1 ‘God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.’ The Psalmist commences with an expression of confidence in God as our place of safety, our certain refuge. Once we are in God we are therefore truly safe. Indeed He is the source of our very strength, (or alternately is our stronghold). The words may well have had in mind how stoutly the walls of Jerusalem had kept out the... 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 46:1

God is our refuge, i.e. he hath now manifested himself to be so by the course of his providence. A very present; or, a sufficient, as this word is sometimes used, as Joshua 17:16; Zechariah 10:10. 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 46:1

Psalms 46:1 I. This Psalm is a hymn concerning the kingdom of Christ and of God. It tells us something of the government which Christ has been exercising over the world ever since the beginning of it, and which He is exercising over this world now. "Be still, and know that I am God" that I, not you, will be exalted among the nations; that I, not you, will be exalted in the earth. II. Those who forget that they are in Christ's kingdom Christ does not go out of His way to punish. They simply... read more