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Psalm 46

Psa. 46:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Therefore will not we fear
yare' (Hebrew #3372)
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
KJV usage: affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), X see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).
Pronounce: yaw-ray'
Origin: a primitive root
, though the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
be removed
muwr (Hebrew #4171)
to alter; by implication, to barter, to dispose of
KJV usage: X at all, (ex-)change, remove.
Pronounce: moor
Origin: a primitive root
, and though the mountains
har (Hebrew #2022)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
KJV usage: hill (country), mount(-ain), X promotion.
Pronounce: har
Origin: a shortened form of 2042
be carried
mowt (Hebrew #4131)
to waver; by implication , to slip, shake, fall
KJV usage: be carried, cast, be out of course, be fallen in decay, X exceedingly, fall(-ing down), be (re-)moved, be ready, shake, slide, slip.
Pronounce: mote
Origin: a primitive root
into the κmidst
leb (Hebrew #3820)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
KJV usage: + care for, comfortably, consent, X considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart((-ed)), X heed, X I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), X regard((-ed)), X themselves, X unawares, understanding, X well, willingly, wisdom.
Pronounce: labe
Origin: a form of 3824
of the sea
yam (Hebrew #3220)
a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south
KJV usage: sea (X -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
Pronounce: yawm
Origin: from an unused root meaning to roar
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heart of the seas.

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Earth,
Mountain Mount,
Sea

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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will.
Psa. 23:4• 4Yea when I shall walk through the valley of the shadow of death,{HR}I will fear no evil, for thou [art] with me;{HR}Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. (Psa. 23:4)
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Psa. 27:3• 3Though a host encamp against me, my heart doth not fear;{HR}Though war rise up against me, in this I [am] confident. (Psa. 27:3)
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Matt. 8:24‑26• 24{i}and behold, [the water] became very agitated on the sea, so that the ship was covered by the waves; but he slept.{/i}
 25{i}And the disciples came and awoke him, saying, Lord save: we perish.{/i}
 26{i}And he says to them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then, having arisen, he rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.{/i} (Matt. 8:24‑26)
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Heb. 13:6• 6so that we courageously say, Jehovah [is] my helper, and I will not be afraid: what shall man do to me? (Heb. 13:6)
though.
Gen. 7:11‑12• 11In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, and the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day were broken up all the fountains of the great deep, and the windows of the heavens were opened.
 12And the rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights. (Gen. 7:11‑12)
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Luke 21:9‑11,25‑28,33• 9And when ye shall hear of wars and tumults be not terrified; for these things must first take place, but the end [is] not immediately.
 10Then said he to them, Nation shall rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
 11there shall be both great earthquakes in different places and pestilences and famines, and there shall be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.
 25And there shall be signs in sun and moon and stars, and upon the earth distress of nations in perplexity, for at the roar of the sea and rolling waves,
 26men ready to die through fear and expectation of the things coming on the habitable earth; for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
 27And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
 28But when these things begin to come to pass, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draweth nigh.
 33The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away. (Luke 21:9‑11,25‑28,33)
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2 Peter 3:10‑14• 10But the day of [the] Lord will come as a thief; in which the heavens shall pass away with rushing noise, and elements, with fervent heat, shall be dissolved, and [the] earth and the works that are therein shall be burnt up.
 11All these things being thus to be dissolved, of what sort ought ye to be in holy ways and godliness,
 12waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, by reason of which [day] heavens being on fire shall be dissolved and elements in fervent heat shall melt?
 13But according to his promise we wait for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
 14Wherefore, beloved, as ye wait for these things, use diligence, spotless and blameless to be found by him in peace; (2 Peter 3:10‑14)
mountains.
Matt. 21:21• 21{i}And Jesus answering said to them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and do not doubt, not only shall ye do what [is done] to the fig-tree, but even if ye should say to this mountain, Be thou taken away and be thou cast into the sea, it shall come to pass.{/i} (Matt. 21:21)
midst of the sea.
Heb. heart of the seas.
• The earth is removed, or “changed;” the mountains, speaking of stable governments (Matt. 21:21), are being overturned in the midst of nations in a state of turmoil. (“Psalm 46” by H. Smith)
• The seas are a well-known figure in Scripture of the rebellious nations of the earth (Rev. 17:15, Ps. 65:7, Ps. 93:3-4, Isa. 17:12, etc.). (“Book 2.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Therefore will we not fear though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the heart of the seas;

W. Kelly Translation

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Therefore will we not fear in the changing of the earth{HR}And in the moving of the mountains into the heart of the seas.