He makes wars cease to the end of the earth. He breaks the bow, and shatters the spear. He burns the chariots in the fire.
His voice alone quiets the roar of battle and calls all nations into peace. He shatters every weapon, bow, spear, chariot, and hurls them into flame until they are utterly useless. When shall Jesus consummate this victory and see every enemy cast down?
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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
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