Psalms 46:6 (YLT)

Passage

Troubled have been nations, Moved have been kingdoms, He hath given forth with His voice, earth melteth.

Nearby Context

Psalms 46:4 A river--its rivulets rejoice the city of God, Thy holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.

Psalms 46:5 God <FI>is<Fi> in her midst--she is not moved, God doth help her at the turn of the morn!

Psalms 46:6 Troubled have been nations, Moved have been kingdoms, He hath given forth with His voice, earth melteth.

Psalms 46:7 Jehovah of Hosts <FI>is<Fi> with us, A tower for us <FI>is<Fi> the God of Jacob. Selah.

Psalms 46:8 Come ye, see the works of Jehovah, Who hath done astonishing things in the earth,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "troubled", "been", "nations", "moved", "kingdoms", "hath", and "given". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "troubled" and "been", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "God FI is Fi in her midst--she..." into verse 7's "Jehovah of Hosts FI is Fi with...", so "troubled" and "been" 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 "troubled" and "been" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.