Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
Psalms 46:5
Right early. — Literally, at the turning of the morning. Evidently metaphorical of the dawn of a brighter day.
Right early. — Literally, at the turning of the morning. Evidently metaphorical of the dawn of a brighter day.
Verse Psalms 46:5. _GOD_ IS _IN THE MIDST OF HER_] God will not abandon them that trust in him; he will maintain his own cause; and, if his Church should at any time be attacked, he will help her, _a...
GOD IS IN THE MIDST OF HER - God is in the midst of the “city” referred to above - the “city of God.” That is, (a) he dwelt there by the visible symbol of his presence, the Shekinah; (b) he was ther...
Psalms 46 The Deliverance and What Follows _ 1. God is our Refuge and Strength (Psalms 46:1)_ 2. His coming in power and glory (Psalms 46:4) 3. What follows His manifestation ...
XLVI. GOD THE REFUGE OF HIS PEOPLE. The poem is divided into three parts by the word Selah, which also marks its close. It was further divided by the refrain which occurs after Psalms 46:6 and Psalms...
IN THE MIDST. in the middle, not the same as Psalms 46:2. MOVED. Same word as "carried", in Psalms 46:2. AND THAT RIGHT EARLY. Hebrew at the turning of the morning: i.e. when the morning dawns. See 2...
The Presence of God the joy and security of His people....
_God is in the midst of her_ Cp. Isaiah 12:6; and Micah 3:11, where we learn how this watchword was abused by those who saw in the Presence of God a pledge of protection but no call to holiness. _she...
AND THAT RIGHT EARLY— _At the appearing of the morning._ Houbigant, &c. As soon as _the morning shews its face, i.e._ "God will come very early to her succour, before any enemy is awakened to annoy he...
PSALMS 46 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Trust in God, Joyfully Maintained in Face of Peril, Speedily Rewarded. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 46:1-3, Trust in God held fast in presence of National Troubles that ar...
_GOD IS IN THE MIDST OF HER; SHE SHALL NOT BE MOVED: GOD SHALL HELP HER, AND THAT RIGHT EARLY._ God is in the midst of her - (Leviticus 26:12; Deuteronomy 23:14.) But this is especially true of the N...
Psalms 46-48 form a group which we may assign with little doubt to the reign of Hezekiah, when Sennacherib's army was suddenly destroyed (2 Kings 19:35). They all strike the same note of gratitude, co...
RIGHT EARLY] RM 'when the morning appeareth.'...
PSALMS 42:72 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end. The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
_[Psalms 46:6]_ אֱלֹהִ֣ים בְּ֭ קִרְבָּהּ בַּל ־תִּמֹּ֑וט...
Psalms 46:1 THERE are two events, one or other of which probably supplies the historical basis of this and the two following psalms. One is Jehoshaphat's deliverance from the combined forces of the bo...
“OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH” Psalms 46:1 The historical origin of this psalm cannot be certainly determined. Probably it was composed when Jerusalem was beleaguered by Sennacherib's hosts, 2 Kings 18:1....
Comment on this great song of confidence seems almost unnecessary so powerfully has it taken hold on the heart of humanity, and so perfectly does it set forth the experience of trusting souls in all a...
God [is] in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, [and that] (f) right early. (f) Always when need requires....
_Beauty. The temple, Ezechiel xxiv. 21. Both Jews and Gentiles form the Church._...
Reader, it is blessed to observe how the scriptures, in various places, open to our view the holy and sacred persons of the Godhead, as the united source of all our mercies. When John saw this river i...
5._God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved. The Psalmist now _shows that the great security of the Church consists in this, that God dwells in the midst of her; for the verb which we transl...
Psalms 46. The remnant, now that Messiah has appeared in glory, can celebrate what God is in favor of His people, and with the special knowledge acquired through what He has been for them in trouble....
GOD [IS] IN THE MIDST OF HER,.... The church and people of God; not merely by his essence, power, and providence, as he is in the midst of the world; but by his gracious presence, and which always con...
God [is] in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, [and that] right early. Ver. 5. _God is in the midst of her_] Hence the Church is called Jehovah Shammah, the Lord is there,...
_There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city_ The church, _of God_ Which cheer, refresh, and comfort her, and that at a time when the waters of the sea roar, and foam, and threaten her. H...
THE CHURCH'S COMFORT AND SECURITY. To the chief musician, for use in the Temple-services, for the sons of Korah, composed by a member of this talented family, a song upon Alamoth, for soprano voices,...
God is in the midst of her, as her Protector and Savior; SHE SHALL NOT BE MOVED, not be made to totter and fall; GOD SHALL HELP HER, AND THAT RIGHT EARLY, literally, "before the face of morning," befo...
AND THAT RIGHT EARLY: _ Heb._ when the morning appeareth...
1-5 This psalm encourages to hope and trust in God; in his power and providence, and his gracious presence with his church in the worst of times. We may apply it to spiritual enemies, and the encoura...
Heb. as soon as the morning appeareth, i.e. speedily, after a short night of affliction; compare PSALMS 30:5; and seasonably, when the danger is greatest, and the enemies prepare to make the assault;...
Psalms 46:5 God H430 midst H7130 moved H4131 (H8735) God H430 help H5826 (H8799) dawn H6437 ...
IN CONTRAST WITH THE RAGING WATERS WHICH SEEK TO SHAKE THEM GOD IS TO BE SEEN AS LIKE A PEACEFUL RIVER MAKING GLAD HIS PEOPLE (PSALMS 46:4). Psalms 46:4 ‘There is a river, the streams whereof make g...
Psalms 46:4 It is probable that we have in this Psalm the devotional echo of the great deliverance of Israel from Assyria in the time of Hezekiah. We may call these verses the hymn of the defence and...
To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Song upon Alamoth. This Psalm is often called «Martin Luther's Psalm.» Whenever there was any great trouble, Luther used to say, «Let us sing the forty-six...
CONTENTS: A psalm of holy confidence in God. CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist. CONCLUSION: God's people may count themselves safe and make themselves strong in Him in whom there is always help sufficient,...
Psalms 46:4. _A river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God._ This was the Gihon, a very copious fountain on the west of Jerusalem, like St. Winnefrid's well in Wales, or the spring at...
_There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High._ THE CITY AND RIVER OF GOD There are two remarkable events in the history o...
_God is our refuge and strength._ A PSALM OF WAR AND PEACE The psalm is divided into three parts, as the Selahs at the end of the third and seventh verses indicate. The first is shorter by one verse...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 46:1. The psalm is a hymn celebrating Zion as the special city. God has pledged himself to her, and through her he will bless the world. The psalm has two stanzas, marked by...
INTRODUCTION _Superscription_.—“To the Chief Musician for the sons of Korah.” See Introduction to Psalms 42. “_A song upon Alamoth_.” Great uncertainty attaches to the meaning of “Alamoth.” Some are o...
EXPOSITION THIS is a psalm of consolation. Israel, in great peril (Psalms 46:1, Psalms 46:6, Psalms 46:8, Psalms 46:9), co
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea (Psalms 46:1-2);...
Deuteronomy 23:14; Exodus 14:24; Exodus 14:27; Ezekiel 43:7; Ezeki