Psalm 46 Niv Version (2024)

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What is the message of Psalm 46? ›

God never leaves us; he's always with us. The rest of Psalm 46:4-5 says much the same thing. God, the Most High, makes his dwelling place (his people) holy. God is with his people.

Psalm 46 1

A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.

[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.

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; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.

In like manner, this “river” is metaphorical and represents the flow of God's peace and strength into their lives during times of heated tribulation all around. Please note the verb tense––“is.”––present tense. There is, every moment of every day, a constant flow of a life-giving river into the lives of God's people.

Help me, dear Lord, to know that you are there and that you are with me. May I take comfort in your protection. May I be empowered by your strength. May I live, not in fear, but in the confidence that comes from knowing you.

Psalms teaches us to neither ignore our pain nor let it determine our lives. God will fulfill his promises from the Torah and send the Messiah. This book is all about the lament, praise, faith, and hope of God's people.

Thus, Psalm 46, like Psalm 91, is often labeled a psalm of trust. Because of God's powerful and protective presence, “we will not fear” (verse 2); and this is the same message delivered in 91:5, “You will not fear” (see also 23:4, another psalm of trust).

Psalms 46:10 in Other Translations

10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. 10 "Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!"

Here in this Psalm 46 it means to be in a tight place, experiencing affliction, distress, or tribulation. God is calling us today to not live in fear because he is our refuge, strength and help. If we run to him we will not be afraid. If God is your refuge and strength, you don't have anything to worry about.

What does Psalm 46 1 God is our refuge and strength a very present help in trouble mean? ›

God is our refuge, our safe place, our retreat, the place we go when we are afraid. And there is a lot of fear going around. God is also our strength or “power.” This is the same word that Jesus uses in in Acts 1:8 when he promises to give us “power” with the coming of the Holy Spirit who now lives within us.

5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early. 5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God will help her when morning dawns. 5 God dwells in that city; it cannot be destroyed. From the very break of day, God will protect it.

Meaning of 'Be Still and Know That I Am God' in Psalm 46:10. Psalm 46 is a beloved passage in which the psalmist declared that no matter what was happening around him, God was his refuge and strength. Safe in the assurance that he is God, we can wait on him even amid chaos. He is still on his throne.

Psalms 46:3 In-Context

1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.

Psalm 46 is one of the most comforting and encouraging passages we have in scripture. It is a reminder that God is a strong fortress and source of strength, no matter what we might face in life.

The river represents the never-ending flow of God's grace, bringing life as the source of continuous nourishment and healing. This is personalised by the Holy Spirit, flowing from God as the source, and gifted through Jesus' work of salvation. The Holy Spirit could not come until Jesus' work of salvation was complete.