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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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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• 1To the chief musician on the Gittith; for the sons of Korah, a psalm.{HR}How lovely [are] thy tabernacles,{HR}O Jehovah of hosts! (Psa. 84:1)
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Psa. 85:1• 1To the chief musician; for the sons of Korah, a psalm.{HR}Thou hast been favourable, O Jehovah, to thy land;{HR}Thou hast turned the captivity of Jacob; (Psa. 85:1)
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Psa. 87:1• 1For the sons of Korah, a psalm, a song.{HR}His foundation [is] in the mountains of holiness. (Psa. 87:1)
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Psa. 87•  (Psa. 87)
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A song.
Psa. 48:1• 1A song, a psalm for the sons of Korah,{HR}Great [is] Jehovah and exceedingly to be praised,{HR}In the city of our God, the mountain of his holiness. (Psa. 48:1)
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Psa. 66:1• 1To the chief musician; a song, a psalm.{HR}Shout aloud to God, all the earth, (Psa. 66:1)
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Psa. 66•  (Psa. 66)
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Alamoth.
1 Chron. 15:20• 20{i}and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with lutes on Alamoth;{/i} (1 Chron. 15:20)
refuge.
Psa. 46:7,11• 7Jehovah of hosts [is] with us;{HR}The God of Jacob [is] a refuge to us. Selah.
 11Jehovah of hosts [is] with us;{HR}The God of Jacob [is] our refuge. Selah. (Psa. 46:7,11)
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Psa. 62:7‑8• 7On God [resteth] my salvation and my glory;{HR}The rock of my strength,{HR}My refuge [is] in God.
 8Confide in him at every time, O people;{HR}Pour out before him your heart:{HR}God [is] a refuge for us. Selah. (Psa. 62:7‑8)
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Psa. 91:1‑9• 1He that dwelleth in covert of the Most High{HR}Abideth in the shadow of the Almighty.
 2I will say of Jehovah, My refuge and my fortress, my God;{HR}I will confide in him.
 3Surely {i}he{/i} shall deliver thee from the fowler's snare,{HR}From mischiefs' plague.
 4With his feathers will he cover thee,{HR}And under his wings shalt thou trust:{HR}A shield and buckler [is] his truth.
 5Thou shalt not be afraid for terror by night,{HR}For arrow flying by day,
 6For plague walking in darkness,{HR}For destruction waiting at noon.
 7A thousand shall fall at thy side,{HR}And a myriad at thy right hand;{HR}To thee it shall not come nigh.
 8Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold{HR}And see the requital of wicked [men].
 9Because {i}thou{/i} hast made Jehovah, my refuge,{HR}The Most High, thy habitation, (Psa. 91:1‑9)
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Psa. 142:5• 5I cried unto thee, Jehovah; I said,{HR}{i}Thou{/i} [art] my refuge,{HR}My portion in the land of the living. (Psa. 142:5)
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Prov. 14:26• 26In the fear of Jehovah [is] strong confidence;{HR}And his children shall have a place of refuge. (Prov. 14:26)
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Prov. 18:10• 10The name of Jehovah [is] a strong tower:{HR}The righteous runneth into it, and is set in a high retreat. (Prov. 18:10)
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Luke 13:34• 34Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the [city] that killeth the prophets, and stoneth those that are sent unto her; how often would I have gathered thy children together as a hen her brood under her wings, and ye would not. (Luke 13:34)
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Heb. 6:18• 18intervened by an oath, that by two unchangeable things in which [it was] impossible that God should lie we might have strong encouragement that fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us, (Heb. 6:18)
a very.
Psa. 145:18• 18Near [is] Jehovah to all calling on 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 Jehovah it shall be provided. (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 Jehovah our God is in all things that we call upon him for? (Deut. 4:7)
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2 Sam. 22:17‑20• 17{i}He reached forth from above, he took me,{HR}He drew me out of great waters;{HR}{/i}
 18{i}He delivered me from my strong enemy,{HR}From them that hated me;{HR}For they were mightier than I.{HR}{/i}
 19{i}They encountered me in the day of my calamity;{HR}But Jehovah was my stay.{/i}
 20{i}And he brought me forth into a large place;{HR}He delivered me, because he delighted in me.{HR}{/i} (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.

W. Kelly Translation

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To the chief musician, for the sons of Korah; upon Alamoth, a song.{HR}God [is] a refuge and strength to us,{HR}A help in distresses very readily found.