Psalm 46
Psalm 46 Meaning
Psalm 46 is a fortress of a psalm. Though the earth gives way and the mountains fall into the sea, God's people will not fear, for He is a very present help in trouble.
A river gladdens the city of God, who is in her midst and will not be moved. The nations rage, but God says, be still and know that I am God.
It inspired the hymn 'A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.' Its steady refrain, that the LORD of hosts is with us and the God of Jacob is our stronghold, has carried countless people through catastrophe and fear.
Key verses from Psalm 46
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
Psalm 46:1
“Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;”
Psalm 46:2
“Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.”
Psalm 46:10
“The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.”
Psalm 46:11
How Psalm 46 points to Jesus
Jesus is Immanuel, God with us, the very present help in every trouble. He is the refuge who lets us be still amid the raging, and the stronghold that cannot be shaken.