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Verse Psalms 46:6. _THE HEATHEN RAGED_] There had been terrible wars
on all hands, and mighty states were crushed, when the poor Jews were,
by the especial favour of God, kept in peace and safety. Kin...
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THE HEATHEN RAGED - The nations were in commotion, or were agitated
like the waves of the sea. This language would well describe the
consternation of the nations when the Assyrians went forth to
conqu...
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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 (Psalms 46:8).
This...
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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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HEATHEN. nations.
RAGED. Same word as "roar", Psalms 46:3.
WERE MOVED. moved. Same word as in Psalms 46:5....
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The Presence of God the joy and security of His people....
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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 HEATHEN RAGED, THE KINGDOMS WERE MOVED: HE UTTERED HIS VOICE, THE
EARTH MELTED._
The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved - (Isaiah 17:12.)
Hengstenberg, instead of "raged," translates 'roar;'...
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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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The absence of conjunctions, and sudden change from the preterite to
the future, lends a vividness to the picture.
“Raged heathen, tottered kingdoms
Gave with His voice (the signal) (and lo!)
Melts t...
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_[Psalms 46:7]_ הָמ֣וּ גֹ֖ויִם מָ֣טוּ
מַמְלָכֹ֑ות נָתַ֥ן בְּ֝ קֹולֹ֗ו
תָּמ֥וּג אָֽרֶץ׃...
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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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_Trumpet. Christ ascended, accompanied by choirs of angels. His
apostles proclaimed his truths. (Calmet) --- They were not left
desolate, but joyful; having the Paraclete sent the them._...
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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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6_The peoples raged _Since the Church of God is never without enemies,
and these very powerful, and such as consequently fight against her
with cruel and unbridled fury, the prophet now confirms from...
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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 HEATHEN RAGED,.... As they did at Christ's first coming, against
him, his Gospel, and people; and which continued during the three
first centuries; and then the Pagan kingdoms belonging to the Rom...
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The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the
earth melted.
Ver. 6. _The heathen raged_] Among themselves, and against the Church
(Christ mystical, as Psa 2:1-2) with great th...
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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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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 approach...
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THE HEATHEN RAGED, to wit, against God, and against his people. HE
UTTERED HIS VOICE; either he thundered, or he spake to them in his
wrath, as is said, PSALMS 2:5. THE EARTH MELTED; the inhabitants o...
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Psalms 46:6 nations H1471 raged H1993 (H8804) kingdoms H4467 moved
H4131 (H8804) uttered H5414 (H8804) voice H6963 earth H776 melted
H4127 (H8799)
heathen - Psalms 2:1-4, Psalms 83:2-8;...
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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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_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), consoles herself with the
thought of God's might, his protecting care, and his...
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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 14:9; 2 Chronicles 20:1; 2 Chronicles 20:20; 2 Peter
3:10; Amos 9:13; Amos 9:5; Habakkuk 3:10; Habakkuk 3:11; Habakkuk 3:5;...