Psalms 46:1
To the Overseer. — By sons of Korah. 'For the Virgins.' — A song. God [is] to us a refuge and strength, A help in adversities found most surely.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:7'For which [is] the great nation that hath God near unto it, as Jehovah our God, in all we have called unto him?
1 Chronicles 15:20and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jeheil, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries besides virgins,
Psalms 14:6The counsel of the poor ye cause to stink, Because Jehovah [is] his refuge.
Psalms 46:7Jehovah of Hosts [is] with us, A tower for us [is] the God of Jacob. Selah.
Psalms 48:1A Song, a Psalm, by sons of Korah. Great [is] Jehovah, and praised greatly, In the city of our God — His holy hill.
Psalms 66:1To the Overseer. — A Song, a Psalm. Shout ye 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 →