Psalms 46:1
Unto the end, for the sons of Core, for the hidden.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
In Context
2Our God is our refuge and strength: a helper in troubles, which have found us exceedingly.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:7Neither is there any other nation so great, that hath gods so nigh them, as our God is present to all our petitions.
1 Chronicles 15:20And Zacharias, and Oziel, and Semiramoth, and Jehiel, and Ani, and Eliab, and Maasias, and Banaias, sung mysteries upon psalteries.
Psalms 14:6For the Lord is in the just generation: you have confounded the counsel of the poor man, but the Lord is his hope.
Psalms 46:7Nations were troubled, and kingdoms were bowed down: he uttered his voice, the earth trembled.
Psalms 48:1A psalm of a canticle, for the sons of Core, on the second day of the week.
Psalms 66:1Unto the end, a canticle of a psalm of the resurrection. Shout with joy to 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 →