Psalm 46:10

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 46:1-11

Psalms 46:1-11God is our refuge and strength.A psalm of war and peaceThe psalm is divided into three parts, as the Selahs at the end of the third and seventh verses indicate. The first is shorter by one verse, but, were the refrain added to it--it has been said that it was once there--then the psalm stands with a symmetry almost unique. As it is, it has not many rivals. This treasure-house of sacred emotions is built of polished stones, and they are fitly set.1. The first part teaches us to... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 46:8-11

Psalms 46:8-11Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations He hath made in the earth, The desolations of the Lord, the consolations of His saintsI.a declaration of what has happened. “Come, behold the works . . . desolations He hath made.” See them--1. In the effects of wars, plagues, famines, revolutions, etc. But these are but the rough physic wherewith God will purge the diseased body of this earth from its innumerable ills.2. In the overthrow of false worships. Idolatry, Rome,... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 46:10

Psalms 46:10Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Stillness and the knowledge of GodThere is a class of persons who are designated by divines and Church historians as Quietists. They have not formed a community, but they have been found in all communities. They are not distinguishable by their doctrines so much as by a certain temper or habit of mind. They are to be traced among the Religious Orders of the fourteenth century,... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 46:10

Psa 46:10 Be still, and know that I [am] God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Ver. 10. Be still, and know, &c. ] q.d. As you must come and see, Psalms 46:8 , so come and hear what the Lord saith to those enemies of yours, Cessate, et scite, Be still, sit, and know, Ex vestris saltem malis discite, learn, by what ye have felt, that there is no contending with omnipotence. I will be exalted, asking you no leave, &c. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 46:10

Be still: Habakkuk 2:20, Zechariah 2:13 know: Psalms 83:18, Psalms 100:3, Exodus 18:11, 1 Samuel 17:46, 1 Kings 18:36, 2 Kings 19:12 I will be: Psalms 21:13, Psalms 57:5, 1 Chronicles 29:11, Isaiah 2:11, Isaiah 2:17, Isaiah 5:16, Ezekiel 38:23, Revelation 15:3, Revelation 15:4 Reciprocal: Leviticus 10:3 - Aaron 2 Chronicles 6:33 - that all people 2 Chronicles 20:17 - stand ye still 2 Chronicles 33:13 - knew Job 37:14 - stand Psalms 4:4 - be still Psalms 8:2 - still Psalms 47:9 - he is... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 46:10

10. Be still, and know that I am God The great moral lesson of the psalm. The uproar of war is ended, the elements are hushed. The address is to Hebrew and Assyrian. Let the former “be still,” cease from his fears and anxieties, the latter from his arrogance and pride. Let God alone be exalted. He only is to be feared. Psalms 76:8 read more