Psalm 46:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 46:7

The Lord of hosts - The God commanding, ordering, marshalling the hosts of heaven - the angels, and the starry worlds. See the notes at Isaiah 1:9. Compare Psalms 24:10. The reference here is to God considered as having control over all “armies,” or all that can be regarded and described as a marshalled host, in earth and in heaven. Having such a Being, therefore, for a protector, they had nothing to fear. See Psalms 46:11.Is with us - Is on our side; is our defender. The Hebrew phrase used... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 46:6-7

Psalms 46:6-7. The heathen raged At David’s coming to the throne, and at the setting up of the kingdom of the Son of David. Compare Psalms 2:1-2. The kingdoms were moved With indignation, and rose up in a tumultuous, furious manner to oppose it. He uttered his voice He spake unto them in his wrath, Psalms 2:5, and they were moved in another sense; they were struck into confusion and consternation, put into disorder, and all their measures broken. The earth melted So that they found no... 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 46:7

The LORD of hosts. See note on 1 Samuel 1:3 . refuge = an impregnable place. Hebrew. misgab. Not the same word as in Psalms 46:1 . Selah. Connecting this assured confidence in God's promise with its fulfilment in the deliverance of Zion from Sennacherib ( App-66 .). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 46:7

7. with us—on our side; His presence is terror to our enemies, safety to us. refuge—high place ( :-; compare also Psalms 24:6; Psalms 24:10). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 46:1-11

Psalms 46The psalmist magnified the Lord as His people’s secure defense. Some writers believed that King Hezekiah wrote this psalm after Yahweh’s deliverance from Sennacherib. [Note: E.g., ibid.] Wiersbe also believed Hezekiah may have written Psalms 47, 48. [Note: Ibid.] Just as Zion was secure because God dwelt there, so His people were safe because He resided among them."To Alamoth" in the title probably means female voices were to sing this psalm since the Hebrew word alamot means "maidens." read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 46:4-7

2. God’s presence in Zion 46:4-7 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 46:6-7

When nations lifted themselves up in opposition to God and Israel, the Lord overthrew them (cf. Psalms 2:1-2). His mighty word even caused the earth to melt, a figurative description of the awesome power of God (cf. Genesis 1). Therefore the God who preserved Jacob would also protect the Israelites. He controls the unseen armies of heaven. He is a Person to whom His people can flee for refuge when enemies attack. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 46:1-11

Psalms 46-48 form a group which we may assign with little doubt to the reign of Hezekiah, when Sennacherib’s army was suddenly destroyed (2 Kings 19:35). They all strike the same note of gratitude, confidence, and praise, which is found in Isaiah’s references to the same event (Isaiah 29-31, 33, 37). Psalms 46 is divided into three strophes, and the refrain of Psalms 46:7, Psalms 46:11 probably stood also between Psalms 46:3 and Psalms 46:4.Title.—EV ’Set to Alamoth.’ Alamoth is generally... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 46:7

(7) Lord of hosts.—See Note on Psalms 24:10.Refuge.—Rightly in the margin with idea of height, as giving security. read more

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