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Psalm 46

Sal. 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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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.
A song.
Alamoth.
refuge.
Sal. 46:7,11• 7Jehová de los ejércitos es con nosotros; Nuestro refugio es el Dios de Jacob. (Selah.)
11Jehová de los ejércitos es con nosotros; Nuestro refugio es el Dios de Jacob. (Selah.)
(Sal. 46:7,11)
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Sal. 62:7‑8• 7En Dios está mi salvación y mi gloria: En Dios está la roca de mi fortaleza, y mi refugio.
8Esperad en él en todo tiempo, oh pueblos; Derramad delante de él vuestro corazón: Dios es nuestro amparo. (Selah.)
(Sal. 62:7‑8)
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Sal. 91:1‑9• 1El que habita al abrigo del Altísimo, Morará bajo la sombra del Omnipotente.
2Diré yo á Jehová: Esperanza mía, y castillo mío; Mi Dios, en él confiaré.
3Y él te librará del lazo del cazador: De la peste destruidora.
4Con sus plumas te cubrirá, Y debajo de sus alas estarás seguro: Escudo y adarga es su verdad.
5No tendrás temor de espanto nocturno, Ni de saeta que vuele de día;
6Ni de pestilencia que ande en oscuridad, Ni de mortandad que en medio del día destruya.
7Caerán á tu lado mil, Y diez mil á tu diestra: Mas á ti no llegará.
8Ciertamente con tus ojos mirarás, Y verás la recompensa de los impíos.
9Porque tú has puesto á Jehová, que es mi esperanza. Al Altísimo por tu habitación,
(Sal. 91:1‑9)
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Sal. 142:5• 5Clamé á ti, oh Jehová, Dije: Tú eres mi esperanza, Y mi porción en la tierra de los vivientes. (Sal. 142:5)
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Pr. 14:26• 26En el temor de Jehová está la fuerte confianza; Y esperanza tendrán sus hijos. (Pr. 14:26)
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Pr. 18:10• 10Torre fuerte es el nombre de Jehová: A él correrá el justo, y será levantado. (Pr. 18:10)
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Lc. 13:34• 34Jerusalem, Jerusalem! que matas á los profetas, y apedreas á los que son enviados á ti: cuántas veces quise juntar tus hijos, como la gallina sus pollos debajo de sus alas, y no quisiste! (Lc. 13:34)
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He. 6:18• 18Para que por dos cosas inmutables, en las cuales es imposible que Dios mienta, tengamos un fortísimo consuelo, los que nos acogemos á trabarnos de la esperanza propuesta: (He. 6:18)
a very.
 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.