Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Psalms 46:8
Come, behold the works of the LORD, (h) what desolations he hath made in the earth.
(h) That is, how often he has destroyed his enemies, and delivered his people.
Come, behold the works of the LORD, (h) what desolations he hath made in the earth.
(h) That is, how often he has destroyed his enemies, and delivered his people.
Verse Psalms 46:8. _COME, BEHOLD THE WORKS OF THE LORD_] See empires destroyed and regenerated; and in such a way as to show that a supernatural agency has been at work. By the hand of God alone could...
COME, BEHOLD THE WORKS OF THE LORD - Go forth and see what the Lord has done. See, in what his hand has accomplished, how secure we are if we put our trust in him. WHAT DESOLATIONS HE HATH MADE IN THE...
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...
BEHOLD. gaze on. THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. But some codices, with first printed edition and Syriac, read "Elohim", God. Compare Psalms 66:5....
_Come, behold_ The invitation is addressed to all (Isaiah 33:13), but especially to the nations, who are bidden (Psalms 46:10) to take warning from the sight. They are not merely to "see the works of...
An exhortation to reflect upon this marvellous deliverance and learn its lesson....
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...
_COME, BEHOLD THE WORKS OF THE LORD, WHAT DESOLATIONS HE HATH MADE IN THE EARTH._ Come, behold the works of the Lord - invitation to all, without distinction, to see the proof of the Lord's might in...
46:8 works (i-4) Strictly, 'deeds.' so Psalms 66:5 ; Proverbs 8:22 ....
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...
DESOLATIONS] rather, 'astonishments' or 'wonders.'...
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...
THE LORD. — Many MSS. read _Elohîm_ instead of “Jehovah.” DESOLATIONS... — Either, _silence of desolation, “_silence” being the primary sense of the word, or (as in Jeremiah 19:8), _wonders,_ which si...
_[Psalms 46:9]_ לְֽכוּ ־חֲ֭זוּ מִפְעֲלֹ֣ות יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁר...
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...
_Wisely. Hebrew mascil, which is so often rendered "understanding" in the titles. No one can do well, what he does not understand. (Calmet) --- The union of faith and good works, is singing wisely. (S...
Who that reads these verses and observes what is going on in the earth, but must be overpowered with the conviction, that everything in the kingdoms of nature and of providence is rendered subservient...
8_Come ye, consider the works of Jehovah _The Psalmist seems still to continue in this verse the history of a deliverance by which God had given abundant evidence that he is the most efficient and fai...
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....
COME, BEHOLD THE WORKS OF THE LORD,.... Of nature and grace, especially those of Providence; both in a way of judgment, as in this verse; and of mercy, as in Psalms 46:9. These words are an address of...
Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth. Ver. 8. _Come, behold the works of the Lord_] _Venite, videte._ Come, see. God looks that his works should lie well obs...
_Come, behold the works of the Lord_ Draw near, all ye that doubt whether God be with us, and consider seriously these wonderful victories, which it would have been impossible for us to have obtained...
Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations He hath made in the earth, in overthrowing the buildings and the enterprises of puny men, in punishing the world by bloody and destructive wars....
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,...
6-11 Come and see the effects of desolating judgments, and stand in awe of God. This shows the perfect security of the church, and is an assurance of lasting peace. Let us pray for the speedy approac...
i.e. Among those people of the earth who were neighbouring and vexatious to God's people, and therefore were cut off by David, and their lands and cities in great part wasted....
Psalms 46:8 Come H3212 (H8798) behold H2372 (H8798) works H4659 LORD H3068 made H7760 (H8804) desolations...
A CALL TO CONSIDER ALL GOD'S MERCIES AND TO RECOGNISE THAT ONE DAY HE WILL BRING EVERLASTING PEACE AND WILL BE EXALTED AMONG THE NATIONS (PSALMS 46:8). Psalms 46:8 ‘Come, behold the works of YHWH,...
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...
_Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations He hath made in the earth, _ THE DESOLATIONS OF THE LORD, THE CONSOLATIONS OF HIS SAINTS I. a declaration of what has happened. “Come, behold th...
_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...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 46:8 Since BE STILL, AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD is plural, readers should imagine God speaking these words to the NATIONS. This will be the means by which he makes wars cease
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);...
2 Chronicles 20:23; 2 Chronicles 20:24; Exodus 10:7; Exodus 12:30;...
Desolations — Among those who were vexatious to God's people....