King James Version
What Does Psalms 46:2 Mean?
“Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; midst: Heb. heart of the seas”
Context
1
To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. for: or, of
2
Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; midst: Heb. heart of the seas
3
Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
4
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(2) **Though the earth be removed.**—Literally, *at the changing of the earth. *Possibly with the same figure implied, which is expressed, Psalm 102:26, of the worn-out or soiled vesture. The psalmist was thinking of the sudden convulsion of earthquake, and figures Israel fearless amid the tottering kingdoms and falling dynasties. Travellers all remark on the signs of tremendous volcanic agency in Palestine.
It is interesting to compare the heathen poet’s conception of the fearlessness supplied by virtue (Hor. *Ode *3:3).
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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