Psalms 46 (DBY)

Chapter Text

46:1 {To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. On Alamoth. A song.} God is our refuge and strength, a help in distresses, very readily found.

46:2 Therefore will we not fear though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the heart of the seas;

46:3 Though the waters thereof roar [and] foam, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.

46:4 There is a river the streams whereof make glad the city of God, the sanctuary of the habitations of the Most High.

46:5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her at the dawn of the morning.

46:6 The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved; he uttered his voice, the earth melted.

46:7 Jehovah of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our high fortress. Selah.

46:8 Come, behold the works of Jehovah, what desolations he hath made in the earth:

46:9 He hath made wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariots in the fire.

46:10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.

46:11 Jehovah of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our high fortress. Selah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "chief", "musician", "sons", "korah", "alamoth", "song", "refuge", and "strength". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "chief" and "musician", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local DBY text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "chief" and "musician" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "chief" and "musician" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.