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Verse Psalms 46:8. _COME, BEHOLD THE WORKS OF THE LORD_] See empires
destroyed and regenerated; and in such a way as to show that a
supernatural agency has been at work. By the hand of God alone could...
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COME, BEHOLD THE WORKS OF THE LORD - Go forth and see what the Lord
has done. See, in what his hand has accomplished, how secure we are if
we put our trust in him.
WHAT DESOLATIONS HE HATH MADE IN THE...
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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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BEHOLD. gaze on.
THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. But some codices, with first
printed edition and Syriac, read "Elohim", God. Compare Psalms 66:5....
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_Come, behold_ The invitation is addressed to all (Isaiah 33:13), but
especially to the nations, who are bidden (Psalms 46:10) to take
warning from the sight. They are not merely to "see the works of...
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An exhortation to reflect upon this marvellous deliverance and learn
its lesson....
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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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_COME, BEHOLD THE WORKS OF THE LORD, WHAT DESOLATIONS HE HATH MADE IN
THE EARTH._
Come, behold the works of the Lord - invitation to all, without
distinction, to see the proof of the Lord's might in...
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46:8 works (i-4) Strictly, 'deeds.' so Psalms 66:5 ; Proverbs 8:22 ....
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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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DESOLATIONS] rather, 'astonishments' or 'wonders.'...
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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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_[Psalms 46:9]_ לְֽכוּ ־חֲ֭זוּ מִפְעֲלֹ֣ות
יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁר...
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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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Come, behold the works of the LORD, (h) what desolations he hath made
in the earth.
(h) That is, how often he has destroyed his enemies, and delivered his
people....
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_Wisely. Hebrew mascil, which is so often rendered "understanding" in
the titles. No one can do well, what he does not understand. (Calmet)
--- The union of faith and good works, is singing wisely. (S...
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Who that reads these verses and observes what is going on in the
earth, but must be overpowered with the conviction, that everything in
the kingdoms of nature and of providence is rendered subservient...
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8_Come ye, consider the works of Jehovah _The Psalmist seems still to
continue in this verse the history of a deliverance by which God had
given abundant evidence that he is the most efficient and fai...
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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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COME, BEHOLD THE WORKS OF THE LORD,.... Of nature and grace,
especially those of Providence; both in a way of judgment, as in this
verse; and of mercy, as in Psalms 46:9. These words are an address of...
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Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in
the earth.
Ver. 8. _Come, behold the works of the Lord_] _Venite, videte._ Come,
see. God looks that his works should lie well obs...
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_Come, behold the works of the Lord_ Draw near, all ye that doubt
whether God be with us, and consider seriously these wonderful
victories, which it would have been impossible for us to have obtained...
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Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations He hath made in
the earth, in overthrowing the buildings and the enterprises of puny
men, in punishing the world by bloody and destructive wars....
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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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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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i.e. Among those people of the earth who were neighbouring and
vexatious to God's people, and therefore were cut off by David, and
their lands and cities in great part wasted....
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Psalms 46:8 Come H3212 (H8798) behold H2372 (H8798) works H4659 LORD
H3068 made H7760 (H8804) desolations...
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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,...
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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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_Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations He hath made in
the earth, _
THE DESOLATIONS OF THE LORD, THE CONSOLATIONS OF HIS SAINTS
I. a declaration of what has happened. “Come, behold th...
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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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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 46:8 Since BE STILL, AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD is
plural, readers should imagine God speaking these words to the
NATIONS. This will be the means by which he makes wars cease
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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 20:23; 2 Chronicles 20:24; Exodus 10:7; Exodus 12:30;...
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Desolations — Among those who were vexatious to God's people....