Come, see Yahweh’s works, what desolations he has made in the earth.
Come, behold the works of the Lord. The joyful citizens of Jerusalem are invited to go forth and view the remains of their enemies, that they may mark the prowess of Jehovah and the spoil which his right hand hath won for his people.
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
The mighty deeds of the Lord lie visibly before all in their results; the nations shall see and be convinced. His annihilation of the worldly power that rose against His city is prelude to the ceasing of all war. Cease, He cries to the nations, make war no more upon My people, and know that I am God, the invincible One, who will be exalted over all the earth.
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Commenting on Psalm 46:8-11