Psalms 46:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. ”

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

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 o...
Psalms 46:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

[There is] a (e) river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy [place] of the tabernacles of the most High. (e) The river of Shiloh, which passed through Jerusalem: meaning, t...
Psalms 46:4 - 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 46:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

river. Hebrew. nahar. . constantly flowing river (not nahal, . summer wady) . It flows beneath Zion, filling En Rogel and supplying Siloam. See App-68. streams . channels. Hebrew. palag. S...
Psalms 46:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

The prophet says expressly, that the city of God shall be glad, although it had no raging sea, but only a gently flowing stream, to set for its defense against those waves of which he has ma...
Psalms 46:4 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 579 THE RIVER OF GOD Psalms 46:4 . There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God. FREQUENTLY, in the Holy Scriptures, is God compared to a fountain: in confo...
Psalms 46:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. There is a river, the streams whereof - The Chaldee understands the rive...
Psalms 46:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

There is a river, the streams whereof, &c.— Or, as some render it, The river by its streams, &c. But the version of the Liturgy is nearer the Hebrew: The rivers of the flood thereof shal...
Psalms 46:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of Go...
Psalms 46:4 - 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 46:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

A river... — Heb., nâhar, i.e., a perennial stream, as distinguished from nâchal, a torrent bed dry except in the rainy season. Plainly, then, the “Cedron” is not here alluded to. But many comm...
Psalms 46:4 - 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 46:4 - 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 46:4 - 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 46:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Reader, it is blessed to observe how the scriptures, in various places, open to our view the holy and sacred persons of the Godhead, as the united source of all our mercies. When John saw this river...
Psalms 46:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

[There] is a river ,.... The allusion is either to the river Kidron, which ran by Jerusalem; or to the waters of Shiloah, which by different courses and branches, ran through the city of Jerusalem,...
Psalms 46:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 46:4 [There is] a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy [place] of the tabernacles of the most High. Ver. 4. There is a river, &c. ] Interea civitas De...
Psalms 46:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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....
Psalms 46:4 - 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 46:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He either speaks of, or at least alludes to, the river of Kidron, 2 Samuel 15:23 1 Thessalonians 18:1 , and its two streams or rivulets flowing from it, Gihon and Shiloah, 2 Chronicles 32:30...
Psalms 46:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

In Contrast With The Raging Waters Which Seek To Shake Them God Is To Be Seen As Like A Peaceful River Making Glad His People ( Psalms 46:4-7 ). Psalms 46:4-5 ‘There is a river, the streams whe...
Psalms 46:4 - 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 46:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 46:4-7 It is probable that we have in this Psalm the devotional echo of the great deliverance of Israel from Assyria in the time of Hezekiah. We may call these verses the hymn of the defenc...
Psalms 46:4 - 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 46:4 - 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 46:4 - 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 46:4 - 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 46:4 - 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 46:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 6:6 ; Deuteronomy 12:11 ; Deuteronomy 12:12 ; Ecclesiastes 5:8 ; Ezekiel 47:1-12 ; Hebrews 12:22 ; Isaiah 37:35 ; Isaiah 37:36 ; Isaiah 48:18 ; Isaiah 60:14 ; Isaiah 8:6 ; Is...
Psalms 46:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

A river — This may design the gracious presence, and blessing of the Lord, which is frequently described under the name of waters. Make glad — Shall not barely preserve it from danger, but give gre...

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

Psalms 46:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 46:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 46:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 46:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 46:4 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Psalms 46:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 46:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 46:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 46:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 46:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 46:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 46:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 46:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 46:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 46:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 46:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 46:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 46:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 46:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 46:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 46:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 46:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 46:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 46:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 46:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 46:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 46:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 46:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 46:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes