Psalms 46:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. ”

Psalms 46:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Be still - The word used here - from רפה râphâh - means properly to cast down; to let fall; to let hang down; then, to be relaxed, slackened, especially the hands: It is also employed in th...
Psalms 46:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Be (i) still, and know that I [am] God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. (i) He warns them who persecute the Church to cease their cruelty: for also they will fee...
Psalms 46:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XLVI. God the Refuge of His People. The poem is divided into three parts by the word Selah, which also marks its close. It was further divided by the refrain which occurs after Psalms 46:6 and P...
Psalms 46:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Be still . Desist; cease your efforts. Hebrew. rapha. exalted. Hebrew. rum, so most frequently rendered.
Psalms 46:10 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

10 Be still, and know that I am God The Psalmist seems now to turn his discourse to the enemies of the people of God, who indulge their lust of mischief and revenge upon them: for in doing i...
Psalms 46:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Be still, and know that I am God - הרפו harpu, Cease from your provocations of the Divine just...
Psalms 46:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Be still, and know, &c.— The Psalmist here represents God as speaking with a majesty becoming him; immediately after which, he congratulates his subjects upon their having this great God for th...
Psalms 46:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Be still, and know that I am God. His miraculous interposition for His people proved tha...
Psalms 46:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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,...
Psalms 46:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

I am God. — The introduction of the Divine Protector Himself speaking just before the refrain is a fine touch of art.
Psalms 46:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 46:1-11 THERE are two events, one or other of which probably supplies the historical basis of this and the two following psalms. One is Jehoshaphat's deliverance from the combined forces of...
Psalms 46:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“Our Refuge and Strength” Psalms 46:1-11 The historical origin of this psalm cannot be certainly determined. Probably it was composed when Jerusalem was beleaguered by Sennacherib's hosts, 2 K...
Psalms 46:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Comment on this great song of confidence seems almost unnecessary so powerfully has it taken hold on the heart of humanity, and so perfectly does it set forth the experience of trusting souls in all...
Psalms 46:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

What a blessed verse this is! And what a blessedness would it induce in the minds of the faithful, if they were everlastingly living under the gracious influence of it. Oh! how would it prompt our he...
Psalms 46:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Be still, and know that I [am] God ,.... These words are thought by some to be spoken by the Lord to the nations of the world, to "cease from war", as the Targum renders the words; or from going up...
Psalms 46:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Be still, and know that I [am] God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Ver. 10. Be still, and know, &c. ] q.d. As you must come and see, Psalms 46:8 , so c...
Psalms 46:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Be still , &c. He speaks, either, 1st, To the Israelites, and commands them henceforth silently and quietly to wait upon him, without fear or diffidence; to be calm and sedate, and tremble no mo...
Psalms 46:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Confidence in God. 6 The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted. 7 The L ORD...
Psalms 46:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He speaks either, 1. To the Israelites, Be still, i.e. Do you henceforth silently and quietly wait upon me without fear or diffidence. Or rather, 2. To the heathen , who had raged , Psalms 46...
Psalms 46:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

A Call To Consider All God's Mercies And To Recognise That One Day He Will Bring Everlasting Peace And Will Be Exalted Among The Nations ( Psalms 46:8-11 ). Psalms 46:8-9 ‘Come, behold the work...
Psalms 46:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“To the Chief Musician for the sons of Korah.” See Introduction to Psalms 42 . “ A song upon Alamoth .” Great uncertainty attaches to the meaning of “Alamoth.” Some a...
Psalms 46:10 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 46:10 The true quietism of the book of Psalms is quietism in the midst of action, quietism which only one who hears the call to act and obeys it can understand or prize. I. "The Lord of ho...
Psalms 46:10 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Song upon Alamoth. This Psalm is often called «Martin Luther's Psalm.» Whenever there was any great trouble, Luther used to say, «Let us sing the forty-si...
Psalms 46:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 46:4 . A river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God. This was the Gihon, a very copious fountain on the west of Jerusalem, like St. Winnefrid's well in Wales, or the spring...
Psalms 46:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

God is our refuge and strength. A psalm of war and peace The psalm is divided into three parts, as the Selahs at the end of the third and seventh verses indicate. The first is shorter by one ve...
Psalms 46:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS is a psalm of consolation. Israel, in great peril ( Psalms 46:1-19 , Psalms 46:6 , Psalms 46:8 , Psalms 46:9 ), consoles herself with the thought of God's might, his protect...
Psalms 46:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Church's Comfort and Security. To the chief musician, for use in the Temple-services, for the sons of Korah, composed by a member of this talented family, a song upon Alamoth, for soprano voic...
Psalms 46:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 29:11 ; 1 Kings 18:36 ; 1 Samuel 17:46 ; 2 Kings 19:12 ; Exodus 18:11 ; Ezekiel 38:23 ; Habakkuk 2:20 ; Isaiah 2:11 ; Isaiah 2:17 ; Isaiah 5:16 ; Psalms 21:13 ; Psalms 57:5 ;...

Psalms 46:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 46:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 46:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 46:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 46:10 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 46:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 46:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 46:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 46:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 46:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 46:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 46:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 46:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 46:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 46:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 46:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 46:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 46:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 46:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 46:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 46:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 46:10 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 46:10 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 46:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 46:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 46:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 46:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 46:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge