Psalms 46 (LSB)

Chapter Text

46:1 For the choir director. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A Song. God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

46:2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains shake into the heart of the sea;

46:3 Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains quake at its lofty pride. Selah.

46:4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, The holy dwelling places of the Most High.

46:5 God is in the midst of her, she will not be shaken; God will help her when morning dawns.

46:6 The nations roar, the kingdoms shake; He gives His voice, the earth melts.

46:7 Yahweh of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah.

46:8 Come, behold the works of Yahweh, Who has appointed desolations in the earth.

46:9 He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts up the spear; He burns the chariots with fire.

46:10 “Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”

46:11 Yahweh of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah.

Study Lenses

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

The local LSB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "choir" and "director" 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 "choir" and "director" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.