Psalms 46:3 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Psalms 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.

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

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

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

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "though", "waters", "thereof", "roar", "foam", "mountains", and "shake". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "though" and "waters", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "Therefore will we not fear though the..." into verse 4's "There is a river the streams whereof...", so "though" and "waters" belong inside that flow. 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 "though" and "waters" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.