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Saturday, 18 April 2020

Psalms 46 and 47

Psalm 46 and 47



God is our refuge and strength an ever-present help in trouble.

Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
    and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam
    and the mountains quake with their surging.[c]
There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
    the holy place where the Most High dwells.
God is within her, she will not fall;
    God will help her at break of day.
Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
    he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
The Lord Almighty is with us;
    the God of Jacob is our fortress.
Come and see what the Lord has done,
    the desolations he has brought on the earth.
He makes wars cease
    to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
    he burns the shields[d] with fire.
10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
    I will be exalted among the nations,
    I will be exalted in the earth.”
11 The Lord Almighty is with us;
    the God of Jacob is our fortress.


Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.


For the Lord Most High is awesome,
    the great King over all the earth.
He subdued nations under us,
    peoples under our feet.
He chose our inheritance for us,
    the pride of Jacob, whom he loved.[b]

God has ascended amid shouts of joy,
    the Lord amid the sounding of trumpets.
Sing praises to God, sing praises;
    sing praises to our King, sing praises.
For God is the King of all the earth;
    sing to him a psalm of praise.

God reigns over the nations;
    God is seated on his holy throne.
The nobles of the nations assemble
    as the people of the God of Abraham,
for the kings[c] of the earth belong to God;
    he is greatly exalted.




1 comment:

Marian J said...

Psalm 46 verse 10 is one of those popular scriptures that we all use from time to time. However we are not always "still" enough to allow God to be God. We present our tribulations and we cast our burdens and then at some point we then try to fix it ourselves as our natural instinct kicks in especially if we feel that God is delaying answering . However what a joy and privilege it is to rest and wait on God. His timing is always perfect, In this challenging season of our lives the verse has never been so relevant as this is out of our hands. So now let us do what our Saviour has asked us to do " BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD."

PSALM 144

Of David.   1  Praise be to the Lord my Rock,      who trains my hands for war,      my fingers for battle. 2  He is my loving God and my ...