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... [ Continue Reading ]
Psalms 46:4 It is probable that we have in this Psalm the devotional echo of the great deliverance of Israel from Assyria in the time of Hezekiah. We may call these verses the hymn of the defence and deliverance of the city of God. I. First, we have the gladdening river an emblem of many great and... [ Continue Reading ]
Psalms 46:10 The true quietism of the book of Psalms is quietism in the midst of action, quietism which only one who hears the call to act and obeys it can understand or prize. I. "The Lord of hosts is with us." This is the pervading idea of the Psalm. He is not coming down among us, like some hea... [ Continue Reading ]
Psalms 46:11 "The Lord of hosts." The name speaks of camps and armies. "The God of Jacob." Jacob was a plain man, living in tents; the type speaks of home and quiet pursuits. Put the two together, and we have war and peace. Or side by side we have in perfect unity assembled multitudes and a single... [ Continue Reading ]