With the world as it is and after what happened in Hawaii this past week I’d like to share the footnotes in the NIV Bible for Psalm 46:1-3.
It says:
“The fear of mountains or cities suddenly crumbling into the sea as the result of a nuclear blast haunts many people today. But the psalmist says that even if the world ends, we need not fear.
In the face of utter destruction, the writer expressed a quiet confidence in God’s ability to save him. It seems impossible to consider the end of the world without becoming consumed by fear,
but the Bible is clear – God is our refuge even in the face of total destruction.
He is not merely a temporary retreat;
he is our eternal refuge and can provide strength in any circumstance. “
In the face of utter destruction, the writer expressed a quiet confidence in God’s ability to save him. It seems impossible to consider the end of the world without becoming consumed by fear,
but the Bible is clear – God is our refuge even in the face of total destruction.
He is not merely a temporary retreat;
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help
in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
And the mountains
fall into the heart of the sea,
Though it’s waters
roar and foam
And the mountains
quake with their surging.
There is a river
whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy place where
the most high Dwells.
God is within her,
she will not fall’
God will help her at
break of day.
Nations are in
uproar, kingdoms fall;
He lifts his voice,
the earth melts.
The Lord Almighty is
with us;
The God of Jacob is
our fortress.
Come and see the
works of the Lord,
The desolations he
has brought on the earth.
He makes wars cease
to the ends of the earth;
He breaks the bow and
shatters the spear,
He burns the shields
with fire.
“Be still and know
that I am God’
I will be exalted
among the nations,
I will be exalted in
the earth.”
The Lord Almighty is
with us;
The God of Jacob is
our fortress."
Psalm 46
Psalm 46
Amen and Amen
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Psalm 46
BY: Shane & Shane
