诗篇 46:4-5 RCUVSS

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 46:1-11

Hope for the troubled. Faith in God assures— I. HELP IN TROUBLE . It may be some storm of outward or of inward trial comes, or both may be combined. Enemies may rage without, and sin may rouse tumults and fears within. But "God is our Refuge;" he is always near, always sufficient. The manslayer might fail to reach the place of safety; but God is at our right hand, and it needs but a cry from our hearts to secure his help. The Israelite might perish, though he had his hand on the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 46:1-11

A Divine Refuge and Strength. The ground-thought is, "God is our Refuge and Strength," and it returns with only a slight change of form at the end of the second and third strophes. The strophes are: Psalms 46:1-3 ; Psalms 46:4-7 ; Psalms 46:8-11 . I. GOD 'S RELATION TO US . 1 . A relation of strength. ( Psalms 46:6 , Psalms 46:7 , Psalms 46:9 .) 2 . Of intimate nearness. ( Psalms 46:5 , Psalms 46:7 .) "In the midst of her." "With us." Immanuel. How... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 46:4

There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God. In contrast with the scene of tumult and disturbance in the world at large, which the writer has presented to us in Psalms 46:2 , Psalms 46:3 , he now shows us, resting in perfect peace and tranquillity, "the city of God," threatened, indeed, by the nations, but undismayed by them, and calmly trusting in the protection of the God who is "in the midst of her." To this city he assigns a "river, the streams whereof... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 46:4

The river of God. "There is a river ," etc. How is it that when we read or chant this psalm, it never seems to us that it was written in an ancient foreign tongue, nigh three thousand years ago? It is as much a living voice, comes as home to our hearts, as though written in our mother tongue and our own generation. So it is with other psalms, however local in imagery, Jewish in application. Bible poetry is unlike any other, in its capacity of translation into all languages. Usually,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 46:5

God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved. While the world is being turned upside down ( Psalms 46:2 , Psalms 46:3 , Psalms 46:6 ), the Church is unmoved—since "God is in the midst of her." God shall help her , and that right early; literally, at the turning of the morning , or, in other words, "at the break of day" (comp. Psalms 30:6 ; Psalms 49:14 ; Isaiah 17:14 ). The deliverance of Israel from Sennacherib came, it is to be remembered, when it was discovered... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 46:4

There is a river - There is no allusion here to any particular stream or river, but the image is designed to represent a state of peace and calm security in contrast with the rough and troubled ocean. While the ocean rages, and foams, and dashes against the mountains as if it would overturn them, the state of Jerusalem, the city of God, was well represented by a calm and gently-flowing river; a river of full banks, diffusing joy and fertility and beauty wherever it flowed. This image, to... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 46:5

God is in the midst of her - God is in the midst of the “city” referred to above - the “city of God.” That is,(a) he dwelt there by the visible symbol of his presence, the Shekinah;(b) he was there “actually” as a help and a protector.It was his chosen abode, and as long as such a Being dwelt in the city, they had nothing to fear.God shall help her - That is, in her danger, he will interpose to save her. This is language such as would be used in reference to a place that was besieged, and would... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 46:4-5

Psalms 46:4-5. There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city The church, of God Which cheer, refresh, and comfort her, and that at a time when the waters of the sea roar, and foam, and threaten her. He alludes to the brook Kidron, and its two streams, or rivulets, flowing from it, Gihon and Siloah, 2 Chronicles 32:30, and Isaiah 8:6, whose waters went softly by Jerusalem, and, being small and contemptible, or still and gentle, are not unfitly opposed to the vast and unruly... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 46:1-11

Psalm 46-48 When God saved JerusalemConfident in tone and bold in expression, these three psalms express praise to God for delivering Jerusalem from an enemy invasion. One example of such a deliverance was on the occasion of Assyria’s invasion of Judah during the reign of Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:9-19:37).No matter what troubles he meets, whether from earthquakes, floods or wars, the person who trusts in God is not overcome by them (46:1-3). He has an inner calmness, likened to a cool refreshing... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 46:4

river. Hebrew. nahar. a constantly flowing river (not nahal, a summer wady) . It flows beneath Zion, filling En Rogel and supplying Siloam. See App-68 . streams = channels. Hebrew. palag. See note on Genesis 10:25 .Genesis 1:3 , i.e. the rock-cut channels beneath Zion. See App-68 . All other water-supplies cut off. Compare 2 Chronicles 32:30 . 2 Kings 20:20 . See App-68 , and Ecc 48:17 . The holy place of the tabernacles of the MOST HIGH. Septuagint and Vulg, render this "The Most High... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 46:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 46:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 46:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 46:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 46:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 46:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 46:5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 46:4-5

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 46:1-11

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 46:4

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