Psalms 46:1 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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Chapter 46

¹To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Psalms 46:1 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 145:18
The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
Psalms 9:9
The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
Proverbs 18:10
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Psalms 62:7-8
In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. …
Psalms 91:1-9
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. …

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-5)

The psalmist here teaches us by his own example. I. To triumph in God, and his relation to us and presence with us, especially when we have had some fresh experiences of his appearing in our behalf (Ps. 46:1): God is our refuge and strength; we have found him so, he has engaged to be so, and he ever will be so. Are we pursued? God is our refuge to whom we may flee, and in whom we may be safe and t…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 1)

Psa 46:1-11. Upon Alamoth--most probably denotes the treble, or part sung by female voices, the word meaning “virgins”; and which was sung with some appropriately keyed instrument (compare 1Ch 15:19-21; see on Psa 6:1, title). The theme may be stated in Luther’s well-known words, “A mighty fortress is our God.” The great deliverance (2Ki 19:35; Is 37:36) may have occasioned its composition. 1. ref…