Psalms 46
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Confidence in God
Verse 1
WEB For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
KJV To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
TSK A. M. 3108. B.C. 896. the sons: ps 84:1, ps 85:1, ps 87:1; A song: ps 48:1, ps 66:1; Alamoth: 1ch 15:20; refuge: ps 46:7,11, ps 62:7,8, ps 91:1-9, ps 142:5, pr 14:26, pr 18:10, lu 13:34, heb 6:18; a very: ps 145:18, ge 22:14, de 4:7, 2sa 22:17-20
Verse 2
WEB Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;
KJV Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
TSK will: ps 23:4, ps 27:3, mt 8:24-26, heb 13:6; though: ge 7:11,12, lu 21:9-11,25-28,33, 2pe 3:10-14; mountains: mt 21:21
Verse 3
WEB though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling. Selah.
KJV Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
TSK the waters: ps 18:4, ps 93:3,4, job 38:11, isa 5:3, isa 17:12,13, jer 5:22, mt 7:25, re 17:15; mountains: ps 114:4-7, jud 5:4,5, 1ki 19:11, job 9:5,6, jer 4:24, mic 1:4, na 1:5, re 16:20
Verse 4
WEB There is a river, the streams of which make the city of God glad, the holy place of the tents of the Most High.
KJV There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
TSK a river: ps 23:2, ps 36:8,9, isa 8:6,7, isa 48:18, eze 47:1-12, re 22:1-3; city: ps 48:1,8, ps 87:3, 2ch 6:6, isa 37:35,36, isa 60:14, heb 12:22, re 21:2,3,10; holy: de 12:11,12; most: ps 91:1, ps 92:1,8, ec 5:8, mic 6:6
Verse 5
WEB God is in her midst. She shall not be moved. God will help her at dawn.
KJV God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
TSK God is: ps 68:18, de 23:14, isa 12:6, eze 43:7,9, ho 11:9, joe 2:27, zep 3:15, zec 2:5,10,11, zec 8:3, mt 18:20, re 2:1; she: ps 62:2,6, ps 112:6, ps 125:1; and that, etc: ps 30:5, ps 143:8, ex 14:24,27, lu 18:8
An invitation to see it
Verse 6
WEB The nations raged. The kingdoms were moved. He lifted his voice, and the earth melted.
KJV The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
TSK heathen: ps 2:1-4, ps 83:2-8, 2ch 14:9-13, 2ch 20:1,20-24, isa 8:9,10, isa 37:21-36; kingdoms: isa 14:12-16; earth: ps 68:8, ps 97:5, jos 2:9,11,24, isa 64:1,2, am 9:5,13, na 1:5, hab 3:5,6,10,11, 2pe 3:10-12, re 6:13,14, re 20:11
Verse 8
WEB Come, see Yahweh’s works, what desolations he has made in the earth.
KJV Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.
TSK Come: ps 66:5, ps 92:4-6, ps 111:2,3, nu 23:23; desolations: ex 10:7, ex 12:30, ex 14:30,31, jos 11:20, 2ch 20:23,24, isa 24:1, isa 34:2-17
Verse 9
WEB He makes wars cease to the end of the earth. He breaks the bow, and shatters the spear. He burns the chariots in the fire.
KJV He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.
TSK maketh: isa 2:4, isa 11:9, isa 60:18, mic 4:3,4; breaketh: ps 76:3-6, eze 39:3,9,10; burneth: jos 11:6,9, mic 5:10
Verse 10
WEB “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth.”
KJV Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
TSK Be still: hab 2:20, zec 2:13; know: ps 83:18, ps 100:3, ex 18:11, 1sa 17:46, 1ki 18:36, 2ki 19:12; I will be: ps 21:13, ps 57:5, 1ch 29:11, isa 2:11,17, isa 5:16, eze 38:23, re 15:3,4