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Psalm 46

Psa. 46:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<To the chief Musician
natsach (Hebrew #5329)
properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); also (as denominative from 5331), to be permanent
KJV usage: excel, chief musician (singer), oversee(-r), set forward.
Pronounce: naw-tsakh'
Origin: a primitive root
ηfor the sons
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
of Korah
Qorach (Hebrew #7141)
ice; Korach, the name of two Edomites and three Israelites
KJV usage: Korah.
Pronounce: ko'rakh
Origin: from 7139
, A Song
shiyr (Hebrew #7892)
from 7891; a song; abstractly, singing
KJV usage: musical(-ick), X sing(-er, -ing), song.
Pronounce: sheer
Origin: or feminine shiyrah {shee-raw'}
b upon Alamoth
`Alamowth (Hebrew #5961)
properly, girls, i.e. the soprano or female voice, perhaps falsetto
KJV usage: Alamoth.
Pronounce: al-aw-moth'
Origin: plural of 5959
c.>> God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
is our refuge
machaceh (Hebrew #4268)
from 2620; a shelter (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: hope, (place of) refuge, shelter, trust.
Pronounce: makh-as-eh'
Origin: or machceh {makh-seh'}
and strength
`oz (Hebrew #5797)
from 5810; strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
KJV usage: boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.
Pronounce: oze
Origin: or (fully) rowz {oze}
, a very
m`od (Hebrew #3966)
properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)
KJV usage: diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), X louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very (+ much, sore), well.
Pronounce: meh-ode'
Origin: from the same as 181
present
matsa' (Hebrew #4672)
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
KJV usage: + be able, befall, being, catch, X certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), X have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-)on, meet (with), X occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
Pronounce: maw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
help
`ezrah (Hebrew #5833)
108:12 (13) {ez-rawth'}; feminine of 5828; aid
KJV usage: help(-ed, -er).
Pronounce: ez-raw'
Origin: or mezrath (Psa. 60:11 (13)
in trouble
tsarah (Hebrew #6869)
tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival
KJV usage: adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.
Pronounce: tsaw-raw'
Origin: feminine of 6862
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or, of.
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Psa. 48‑66•  (Psa. 48‑66)
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1 Chron. 15•  (1 Chron. 15)
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More on:

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Alamoth,
God,
Korah,
Music; Musicians; Musical Instruments,
Songs

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-7:  The confidence which the church has in God.
8-11:  An exhortation to behold it.
A.M. 3108.
B.C. 896.
(Title.)
for.
or, of.
the sons.
Psa. 84:1• 1<<To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.>> How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! (Psa. 84:1)
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Psa. 85:1• 1<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.>> Lord, thou hast been favorable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob. (Psa. 85:1)
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Psa. 87:1• 1<<A Psalm or Song for the sons of Korah.>> His foundation is in the holy mountains. (Psa. 87:1)
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Psa. 87•  (Psa. 87)
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A song.
Psa. 48:1• 1<<A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah.>> Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. (Psa. 48:1)
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Psa. 66:1• 1<<To the chief Musician, A Song or Psalm.>> Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: (Psa. 66:1)
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Psa. 66•  (Psa. 66)
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Alamoth.
1 Chron. 15:20• 20And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth; (1 Chron. 15:20)
refuge.
Psa. 46:7,11• 7The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
 11The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. (Psa. 46:7,11)
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Psa. 62:7‑8• 7In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
 8Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah. (Psa. 62:7‑8)
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Psa. 91:1‑9• 1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
 2I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
 3Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
 4He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
 5Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
 6Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
 7A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
 8Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
 9Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; (Psa. 91:1‑9)
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Psa. 142:5• 5I cried unto thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living. (Psa. 142:5)
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Prov. 14:26• 26In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. (Prov. 14:26)
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Prov. 18:10• 10The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. (Prov. 18:10)
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Luke 13:34• 34O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not! (Luke 13:34)
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Heb. 6:18• 18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: (Heb. 6:18)
a very.
Psa. 145:18• 18The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. (Psa. 145:18)
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Gen. 22:14• 14And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen. (Gen. 22:14)
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Deut. 4:7• 7For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for? (Deut. 4:7)
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2 Sam. 22:17‑20• 17He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
 18He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
 19They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay.
 20He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me. (2 Sam. 22:17‑20)
• Book 2, Series 1. The Indignation--Gog Attacks Israel. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)
• Not only can they say “we have heard” of the great things God has done for His people in times past, as in Psalms 44:1-8; but, with a deepened experience of God’s goodness, they can add, “God is...a very present help in trouble.” (“Psalms 46” by H. Smith)
• Psalms 46 to 49 open out the glorious results of the advent of the King. Psalm 46 shows that although the Lord has returned (Ps 45), the remnant are still not fully at rest in their land. They turn to God again for refuge and further deliverance as they see the Gentile nations (particularly those under Gog—Russia) rising up against them as waves of an angry sea (vs. 1-3). (“Book 2.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. On Alamothg. A song. God is our refuge and strength, a help in distresses, very readily found.

JND Translation Notes

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See 1 Chron. 15.20 and Note.