Psalms 46 — God Is Our Refuge and Strength
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea. There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God. The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved. Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.
“Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.”
— Psalm 46:10
- v.1-3 God our refuge
- v.4-7 The city of God
- v.8-11 Be still and know
Be still. The cessation of striving. The verse commands quiet — and gives the reason: God is God.
A discipline for the anxious. The stillness is for knowing; the knowing is of His sovereignty.
Verse 10 is the discipline for today's noise. Be still. The stillness is not laziness; it is the posture of one who knows who God is. Practice it.
Christ stilled the storm with a word (Mark 4:39). The God of the psalm is the Christ who is master of the very forces v.1 protects His people from.
A very present help. Not distant, not occasional. The verse cures the lie that God shows up late.
A foundational verse for crisis. Memorize for emergencies; speak before fear sets.