Psalm 46 - Page 72

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. “  

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

Amen and Amen

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Psalm 46

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