Psalms 46:5
He has chosen out his inheritance for us, the beauty of Jacob which he loved. Pause.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
In Context
4He has subdued the peoples under us, and the nations under our feet.
6God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with a sound of a trumpet.
Cross References
Exodus 14:27And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the water returned to its place toward day; and the Egyptians fled + 14:27 Lit. under.from the water, and the Lord shook off the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
Psalms 30:5Thou shalt bring me out of the snare which they have hidden for me; for thou, O Lord, art my defender.
Psalms 62:2O God, my God, I cry to thee early; my soul has thirsted for thee: how often has my flesh longed after thee, in a barren and trackless and dry land!
Psalms 68:18And turn not away thy face from thy + 68:18 Or, son.servant; for I am afflicted: hear me speedily.
Psalms 125:1A Song of Degrees. When the Lord turned the captivity of Sion, we became as comforted ones.
Isaiah 12:6Exalt and rejoice, ye that dwell in Sion: for the Holy One of Israel is exalted in the midst + 12:6 Heb. and Alex. ‘of thee’.of her.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 46:2-6
God the Protection of His People. 1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; 3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. 4 There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. 5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God… Read the whole commentary →