Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
This psalm celebrates a singular, miraculous deliverance of Jerusalem from extreme peril, not merely the constant protection God always grants His Church. The prophet exhorts the faithful to commit themselves confidently to His protection, assured that He will preserve them from all assaults of their enemies, for it is His peculiar office to quell every commotionI cannot say with certainty when it was composed, but the language expresses faith under threatened difficulty rather than triumph already won.
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Commenting on Psalm 46:1-11
Hold off your hands, enemies of God; sit down and wait, believers. Let silence itself praise Him, for no words can speak His nature. The heathen forget Him now, worship idols now, but Jehovah will be honored by them yet. The prospects of missions are bright as the promises of God. Either by terror or love He will subdue all hearts to Himself, and the whole earth shall reflect the light of His majesty.
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God breaks the rage and power of nations that oppose Him and His kingdom. When He speaks in wrath, they melt like snow before the sun, their earthly hearts failing them for fear. The very destructions they meant to bring on His church recoil upon themselves. Come, behold the works of the Lord among the nations, tragedy turns to triumph when God draws His sword.
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Commenting on Psalm 46:6-11