Psalms 46:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. ”

Psalms 46:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled - The waters of the sea. The idea is, that they would not be afraid though everything should be in commotion, and be as unsettled as the restless wa...
Psalms 46:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

[Though] the waters thereof (d) roar [and] be troubled, [though] the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. (d) Though the afflictions rage, yet the rivers of God's mercies bring sufficie...
Psalms 46:3 - 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 46:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

waters thereof roar. Figure of speech Hypocatastasis (App-6), implying the raging of the Assyrian host without. roar. Same word as "raged" ( Psalms 46:6 ). Selah. Connecting the roaring of...
Psalms 46:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3 Though the waters thereof roar, etc This verse ought to be read in connection with the verse which follows, because it is necessary to complete the sense, as if it had been said: Though th...
Psalms 46:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. Though the waters thereof roar - Waters, in prophetic language, signify people; and,...
Psalms 46:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Though the waters thereof roar— We have before observed, that it is familiar with David to consider a vast host of the enemy under the idea of a flood of waters; a noble instance of which we have i...
Psalms 46:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. (Though) the waters thereof roar, and be troubled, though the mountains shake with...
Psalms 46:3 - 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 46:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Though the waters... — The original is very expressive in its conciseness: “They roar, they foam, its waters.” Comp. Homer’s equally concise description, including in three words the “rush,” the...
Psalms 46:3 - 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 46:3 - 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 46:3 - 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 46:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

That blessed scripture in which Jehovah saith by his servant the prophet, that he hath laid in Zion for a foundation, a tried stone, serves to explain the nature of what this verse saith concerning G...
Psalms 46:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

[Though] the waters thereof roar [and] be troubled ,.... The noise of which causes men's hearts to fail them for fear, Luke 21:25 ; [though] the mountains shake with the swelling thereof . All t...
Psalms 46:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 46:3 [Though] the waters thereof roar [and] be troubled, [though] the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. Ver. 3. Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled ] Heb....
Psalms 46:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Therefore will not we fear They that, with a holy reverence, fear God, need not, with any amazement, be afraid of any power of earth or hell. If God be for us, who can be against us? It is our du...
Psalms 46:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

God the Protection of His People. To the chief musician for the sons of Korah. A song upon Alamoth. 1 God is our r...
Psalms 46:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Though the sea be very tempestuous, and its waters (by which a multitude of people is oft signified, as Revelation 17:1,15 ) rage, to Wit, against us, as appears from the following verses. Though...
Psalms 46:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

God's People's Confidence Is In Him Even In The Face Of Raging Waters ( Psalms 46:1-3 ). Psalms 46:1 ‘God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.' The Psalmist commences w...
Psalms 46:3 - 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 46:3 - 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 46:3 - 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 46:3 - 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 46:3 - 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 46:3 - 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 46:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 19:11 ; Isaiah 17:12 ; Isaiah 17:13 ; Isaiah 5:3 ; Jeremiah 4:24 ; Jeremiah 5:22 ; Job 38:11 ; Job 9:5 ; Job 9:6 ; Judges 5:4 ; Judges 5:5 ; Micah 1:4 ; Matthew 7:25 ; Nahum 1:5...

Psalms 46:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 46:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 46:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 46:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 46:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 46:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 46:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 46:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 46:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 46:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 46:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 46:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 46:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 46:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 46:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 46:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 46:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 46:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 46:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 46:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 46:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 46:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 46:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 46:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 46:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 46:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 46:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge