The next three Psalms which we will look at, Psalms 46-48, are connected and contain a trilogy of praise for some signal deliverance of Jerusalem from its enemies. They make clear that God is the Great King over all the earth. But as with so many Psalms they give no hint as to whom the deliverance w... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD'S PEOPLE'S CONFIDENCE IS IN HIM EVEN IN THE FACE OF RAGING WATERS (PSALMS 46:1). 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 t... [ Continue Reading ]
IN CONTRAST WITH THE RAGING WATERS WHICH SEEK TO SHAKE THEM GOD IS TO BE SEEN AS LIKE A PEACEFUL RIVER MAKING GLAD HIS PEOPLE (PSALMS 46:4). Psalms 46:4 ‘There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God, The holy place of the dwellingplaces of the Most High. God is in the midst of... [ Continue Reading ]
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). Psalms 46:8 ‘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 brea... [ Continue Reading ]