though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling. Selah.
Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled. When all things are excited to fury, and reveal their utmost power to disturb, faith smiles serenely. She is not afraid of noise, nor even of real force, she knows that the Lord stilleth the raging of the sea, and holdeth the waves in the hollow of his hand. Though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof.
Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled,.... The noise of which causes men's hearts to fail them for fear, Luk 21:25; though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. All these figurative expressions denote the hurlyburlies, confusions, and disorders that have been or will be in the world; amidst all which the people of God have no reason to fear; for it is always...
God allows Himself to be found in times of distress exceedingly, to those who seek Him, He verifies His word beyond all measure. Because God is such a God to them, the congregation does not fear though distress break in upon them. Even if the earth should change and mountains sink back into the waters from which they appeared on the third day of creation, returning to the old chaos itself, still they fear not.
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Commenting on Psalm 46:1-3