Psalms 46:1 (WEB)

Passage

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Nearby Context

Psalms 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Psalms 46:2 Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;

Psalms 46:3 though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling. Selah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "refuge", "strength", "very", "present", "help", and "trouble". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "refuge" and "strength", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Therefore we won t be afraid though...", so "refuge" and "strength" should be read forward into that movement. 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 "refuge" and "strength" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.