Psalms 46:1
{To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. On Alamoth. A song.} God is our refuge and strength, a help in distresses, very readily found.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:7For what great nation is there that hath God near to them as Jehovah our God is in everything we call upon him for?
1 Chronicles 15:20and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with lutes on Alamoth;
Psalms 14:6Ye have shamed the counsel of the afflicted, because Jehovah [was] his refuge.
Psalms 46:7Jehovah of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our high fortress. Selah.
Psalms 48:1{A Song; a Psalm. Of the sons of Korah.} Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the hill of his holiness.
Psalms 66:1{To the chief Musician. A Song: a Psalm.} Shout aloud unto God, all the earth:
Matthew Henry on Psalms 46:1
This psalm encourages us to hope and trust in God, and his power, and providence, and gracious presence with his church in the worst of times, and directs us to give him the glory of what he has done for us and what he will do: probably it was penned upon occasion of David's victories over the neighbouring nations ( 2 Sam. viii. ), and the rest which God gave him from all his enemies round about. We are here taught, I. To take comfort in God when things look very black and threatening, ver. 1-5 . II. To mention,… Read the whole commentary →