Psalms 46:5 (KJV)

Passage

God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

Nearby Context

Psalms 46:3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.

Psalms 46:4 There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.

Psalms 46:5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

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

Psalms 46:7 The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "midst", "shall", "moved", "help", "right", and "early". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "midst" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "There is a river the streams whereof..." into verse 6's "The heathen raged the kingdoms were moved...", so "midst" and "shall" 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 "midst" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.