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Verse Psalms 46:7. _THE LORD OF HOSTS_ IS _WITH US_] We, feeble Jews,
were but a handful of men; but the _Lord of hosts _- the God of
armies, was on our side. Him none could attack with hope of succes...
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THE LORD OF HOSTS - The God commanding, ordering, marshalling the
hosts of heaven - the angels, and the starry worlds. See the notes at
Isaiah 1:9. Compare Psalms 24:10. The reference here is to God
c...
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Psalms 46
The Deliverance and What Follows
_ 1. God is our Refuge and Strength (Psalms 46:1)_
2. His coming in power and glory (Psalms 46:4)
3. What follows His manifestation ...
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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...
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THE LORD OF HOSTS. See note on 1 Samuel 1:3.
REFUGE. an impregnable place. Hebrew. _misgab._ Not the same word as
in Psalms 46:1.
SELAH. Connecting this assured confidence in God's promise with its...
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The Presence of God the joy and security of His people....
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The refrain corresponds to Isaiah's watchword _Immanuel_, -God is with
us" (Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 8:8; Isaiah 8:10). The name _Jehovah_is
retained (or has been restored) here even in the Elohistic colle...
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PSALMS 46
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Trust in God, Joyfully Maintained in Face of Peril, Speedily Rewarded.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 46:1-3, Trust in God held fast in presence of
National Troubles that ar...
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_THE LORD OF HOSTS IS WITH US; THE GOD OF JACOB IS OUR REFUGE. SELAH._
The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. So
Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 8:10. The Church's security against the blu...
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Psalms 46-48 form a group which we may assign with little doubt to the
reign of Hezekiah, when Sennacherib's army was suddenly destroyed (2
Kings 19:35). They all strike the same note of gratitude, co...
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LORD OF HOSTS] see on Psalms 24:10....
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PSALMS 42:72
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end.
The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
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LORD OF HOSTS. — See Note on Psalms 24:10.
REFUGE. — Rightly in the margin with idea of height, as giving
security....
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_[Psalms 46:8]_ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֣ות עִמָּ֑נוּ
מִשְׂגָּֽב ־לָ֝נוּ...
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Psalms 46:1
THERE are two events, one or other of which probably supplies the
historical basis of this and the two following psalms. One is
Jehoshaphat's deliverance from the combined forces of the bo...
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“OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH”
Psalms 46:1
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....
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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
a...
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The LORD of hosts [is] (g) with us; the God of Jacob [is] our refuge.
Selah.
(g) They are assured that God can and will defend his Church from all
dangers and enemies....
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_King. Christ is God, by his divine nature, and our king, by his
humanity. (Worthington)_...
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How was this accomplished in the wars of Joshua? Joshua 10:12. How was
it in the wars of our spiritual Joshua? John 18:6. Reader, how is it
now when God the Holy Ghost speaks in the hearts, and to the...
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7._Jehovah of armies is with us. _In this verse we are taught how we
shall be able to apply to our own use the things which the Scriptures
everywhere record concerning the infinite power of God. We sh...
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Psalms 46. The remnant, now that Messiah has appeared in glory, can
celebrate what God is in favor of His people, and with the special
knowledge acquired through what He has been for them in trouble....
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THE LORD OF HOSTS [IS] WITH US,.... The Targum is, "the Word of the
Lord of hosts". He whose name is Immanuel, which is, by
interpretation, "God with us", Matthew 1:23; who is King of kings, and
Lord...
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The LORD of hosts [is] with us; the God of Jacob [is] our refuge.
Selah.
Ver. 7. _The Lord of hosts is with us_] Even the Lord, who commandeth
far other hosts and armies than the enemy hath any; and...
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_The heathen raged_ At David's coming to the throne, and at the
setting up of the kingdom of the Son of David. Compare Psalms 2:1.
_The kingdoms were moved_ With indignation, and rose up in a
tumultuo...
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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,...
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The Lord of hosts, the supreme Commander of all the heavenly armies,
IS WITH US; THE GOD OF JACOB IS OUR REFUGE, a high and safe
Stronghold, which no enemies can storm and capture. SELAH. Jehovah is
w...
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OUR REFUGE:
_ Heb._ an high place for us...
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6-11 Come and see the effects of desolating judgments, and stand in
awe of God. This shows the perfect security of the church, and is an
assurance of lasting peace. Let us pray for the speedy approac...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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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 g...
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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...
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To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Song upon Alamoth. This
Psalm is often called «Martin Luther's Psalm.» Whenever there was
any great trouble, Luther used to say, «Let us sing the forty-six...
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CONTENTS: A psalm of holy confidence in God.
CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist.
CONCLUSION: God's people may count themselves safe and make themselves
strong in Him in whom there is always help sufficient,...
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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...
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_There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of
God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High._
THE CITY AND RIVER OF GOD
There are two remarkable events in the history o...
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_God is our refuge and strength._
A PSALM OF WAR AND PEACE
The 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...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 46:1. The psalm is a hymn celebrating
Zion as the special city. God has pledged himself to her, and through
her he will bless the world. The psalm has two stanzas, marked by...
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INTRODUCTION
_Superscription_.—“To the Chief Musician for the sons of Korah.”
See Introduction to Psalms 42. “_A song upon Alamoth_.” Great
uncertainty attaches to the meaning of “Alamoth.” Some are o...
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EXPOSITION
THIS is a psalm of consolation. Israel, in great peril (Psalms 46:1,
Psalms 46:6, Psalms 46:8, Psalms 46:9), co
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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);...
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2 Chronicles 13:12; 2 Timothy 4:22; Isaiah 8:10; Matthew 28:20;...
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Raged — Against God, and against his people. Uttered — He spake to
them in his wrath. The earth — The inhabitants of the earth were
consumed....