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Verse Psalms 46:3. _THOUGH THE WATERS THEREOF ROAR_] _Waters_, in
prophetic language, signify people; and, generally, people in a state
of political commotion, here signified by the term _roar_. And...
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THOUGH THE WATERS THEREOF ROAR AND BE TROUBLED - The waters of the
sea. The idea is, that they would not be afraid though everything
should be in commotion, and be as unsettled as the restless waves o...
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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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Secure under His protection God's people have nothing to fear, even
though the solid earth were convulsed, and rent asunder....
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As the text stands this verse must be treated, as in the A.V. and
R.V., as a continuation of Psalms 46:2. But the symmetrical structure
of the Ps., resembling that of Psalms 42-43, makes it probable t...
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THOUGH THE WATERS THEREOF ROAR— We have before observed, that it is
familiar with David to consider a vast host of the enemy under the
idea of a flood of waters; a noble instance of which we have in t...
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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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_THOUGH THE WATERS THEREOF ROAR AND BE TROUBLED, THOUGH THE MOUNTAINS
SHAKE WITH THE SWELLING THEREOF. SELAH._
(Though) the waters thereof roar, and be troubled, though the
mountains shake with the s...
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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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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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THOUGH THE WATERS... — The original is very expressive in its
conciseness:
“They roar, they foam, its waters.”
Comp. Homer’s equally concise description, including in three words
the “rush,” the “sw...
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_[Psalms 46:4]_ יֶהֱמ֣וּ יֶחְמְר֣וּ מֵימָ֑יו
יִֽרְעֲשֽׁוּ ־הָרִ֖ים...
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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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[Though] the waters thereof (d) roar [and] be troubled, [though] the
mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
(d) Though the afflictions rage, yet the rivers of God's mercies bring
sufficien...
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That blessed scripture in which Jehovah saith by his servant the
prophet, that he hath laid in Zion for a foundation, a tried stone,
serves to explain the nature of what this verse saith concerning Go...
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3_Though the waters thereof roar, _etc This verse ought to be read in
connection with the verse which follows, because it is necessary to
complete the sense, as if it had been said: Though the waters...
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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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[THOUGH] THE WATERS THEREOF ROAR [AND] BE TROUBLED,.... The noise of
which causes men's hearts to fail them for fear,
Luke 21:25;
[THOUGH] THE MOUNTAINS SHAKE WITH THE SWELLING THEREOF. All these
fi...
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Psalms 46:3 _[Though] the waters thereof roar [and] be troubled,
[though] the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah._
Ver. 3. _Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled_] Heb. Be...
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_Therefore will not we fear_ They that, with a holy reverence, fear
God, need not, with any amazement, be afraid of any power of earth or
hell. _If God be for us, who can be against us?_ It is our dut...
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though the waters thereof roar, as in fierce anger, AND BE TROUBLED,
rushing, foaming, and frothing like fermenting wine, THOUGH THE
MOUNTAINS SHAKE WITH THE SWELLING THEREOF, as from the impact of a...
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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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1-5 This psalm encourages to hope and trust in God; in his power and
providence, and his gracious presence with his church in the worst of
times. We may apply it to spiritual enemies, and the encoura...
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Though the sea be very tempestuous, and its waters (by which a
multitude of people is oft signified, as REVELATION 17:1,15) rage, to
Wit, against us, as appears from the following verses. Though its
r...
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Psalms 46:3 waters H4325 roar H1993 (H8799) troubled H2560 (H8799)
mountains H2022 shake H7493 (H8799) swelling...
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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 exp...
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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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_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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1 Kings 19:11; Isaiah 17:12; Isaiah 17:13; Isaiah 5:3; Jeremiah 4:24;