Psalms 46:7

Lord of hosts. — See Note on Psalms 24:10.

Refuge. — Rightly in the margin with idea of height, as giving security.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Arno Geneva Study Bible

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 13:12 ; 2 Timothy 4:22 ; Isaiah 8:10 ; Matthew 28:20 ; Numbers 14:9 ; Psalms 9:9 ; Psalms 46:11 ; Romans 8:31
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Raged — Against God, and against his people. Uttered — He spake to them in his wrath. The earth — The inhabitants of the earth were consumed.

⁷ The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 46:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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