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Psalms 46:3
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though its water roars and foamsand the mountains quake with its turmoil.Selah
Though the waters of it roar and are troubled, Though the mountains tremble with the swelling of it. Selah.
Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah
even if the oceans roar and foam, or the mountains shake at the raging sea. Selah
when its waves crash and foam, and the mountains shake before the surging sea. (Selah)
Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains tremble at its roaring. Selah.
Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah
Though the waters of it roar and are troubled, Though the mountains tremble with the swelling of it. Selah.
Though the waters thereof rage and be troubled, and the mountaines shake at the surges of the same. Selah,
Though its waters roar and foam,Though the mountains quake at its lofty pride. Selah.
though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge. Selah
Let the ocean roar and foam, and its raging waves shake the mountains.
Therefore we are unafraid, even if the earth gives way, even if the mountains tumble into the depths of the sea,
Though the waters thereof roar [and] foam, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the force thereof.
even if the seas roar and rage, and the hills are shaken by the violence.
though its waters roar and foam, though mountains shake with its surging water. Selah
Let its waters foam; let the mountains shake in its swelling. Selah.
Though the waters of the see raged & were neuer so troublous, & though the mountaynes shoke at the tepest of the same.
Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, Though the mountains tremble with the swelling thereof. Selah
Though its waters are sounding and troubled, and though the mountains are shaking with their violent motion. (Selah.)
Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change, and though the mountains be moved into the heart of the seas;
Though the waters thereof roare, and be troubled, though the mountaines shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
Though the waters thereof rage and swell: and though the mountaynes shake at the surges of the same. Selah.
Their waters have roared and been troubled, the mountains have been troubled by his might. Pause.
Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah
The watris of hem sowneden, and weren troblid; hillis weren troblid togidere in the strengthe of hym.
Though the waters thereof roar and are troubled, Though the mountains tremble with the swelling thereof. Selah.
[Though] its waters shall roar [and] be disturbed, [though] the mountains shake with the swelling of it. Selah.
Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling.Selah
Let the oceans roar and foam. Let the mountains tremble as the waters surge! Interlude
and even if its waters go wild with storm and the mountains shake with its action.
though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult. Selah
The waters thereof roar and foam, The mountains tremble with the swelling thereof Selah.
(45-4) Their waters roared and were troubled: the mountains were troubled with his strength.
though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult. [Selah]
Roar -- troubled are its waters, Mountains they shake in its pride. Selah.
Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah.
Contextual Overview
To the director: A song from the Korah family. Use the alamoth. A song.
God is our protection and source of strength. He is always ready to help us in times of trouble. 2 So we are not afraid when the earth quakes and the mountains fall into the sea. 3 We are not afraid when the seas become rough and dark and the mountains tremble. Selah 4 There is a river whose streams bring happiness to God's city, to the holy city of God Most High. 5 God is in that city, so it will never be destroyed. He is there to help even before sunrise.Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the waters: Psalms 18:4, Psalms 93:3, Psalms 93:4, Job 38:11, Isaiah 5:3, Isaiah 17:12, Isaiah 17:13, Jeremiah 5:22, Matthew 7:25, Revelation 17:15
mountains: Psalms 114:4-7, Judges 5:4, Judges 5:5, 1 Kings 19:11, Job 9:5, Job 9:6, Jeremiah 4:24, Micah 1:4, Nahum 1:5, Revelation 16:20
Reciprocal: Genesis 7:19 - and all the high hills Psalms 29:8 - shaketh Proverbs 28:1 - the righteous Isaiah 24:18 - the foundations Jeremiah 50:42 - their voice Luke 21:25 - the sea
Cross-References
I will build a great nation from you. I will bless you and make your name famous. People will use your name to bless other people.
After all these things happened, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision. God said, "Abram, don't be afraid. I will defend you and give you a great reward."
Then the Lord said to Abram, "You should know this: Your descendants will live in a country that is not their own. They will be strangers there. The people there will make them slaves and be cruel to them for 400 years.
Abraham will become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations on earth will be blessed because of him.
I will surely bless you and give you as many descendants as the stars in the sky. There will be as many people as sand on the seashore. And your people will live in cities that they will take from their enemies.
God said to him, "I am God All-Powerful, and I give you this blessing: Have many children and grow into a great nation. Other nations and other kings will come out of you.
So Israel began his trip to Egypt. First he went to Beersheba. There he worshiped God, the God of his father Isaac. He offered sacrifices.
During the night God spoke to Israel in a dream and said, "Jacob, Jacob." Israel answered, "Here I am."
Then God said, "I am God, the God of your father. Don't be afraid to go to Egypt. In Egypt I will make you a great nation.
With him were his sons and his grandsons, his daughters and his granddaughters. All of his family went with him.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
[Though] the waters thereof roar [and] be troubled,.... The noise of which causes men's hearts to fail them for fear,
Luke 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 well with the righteous, let it go how it will with others. The passage may be applied to the destruction of Jerusalem, and the wars preceding it, and the dispersion of the Jews upon it; when true believers in Christ found him to be their refuge, strength, and help in that time of trouble, such as never was the like, and were safe and without fear; and Aben Ezra, a Jewish commentator, thinks it is right to interpret this psalm concerning the wars of Jerusalem: moreover, these words may be applied to any other time of calamity, through war or persecution, that has been since; as also to any that is to come; as to the slaying of the witnesses, the hour of temptation that will try all that are upon the earth; and even to the day of judgment, when heaven and earth shall flee away from the face of the Judge; when the heavens shall be folded up as a garment, and the earth, and all that is therein, shall be burnt up, and the whole world of the ungodly shall be thrown into the utmost panic, the saints will be safe with Christ, and ever happy with him; and, in the worst of times in this world, God is always their covenant God, their shield, portion, and exceeding great reward; Christ is their Redeemer and Saviour, their city of refuge, and strong hold; and though they may be plundered of their goods and property, they have a better and a more enduring substance in heaven; an estate, an inheritance there, that can never be taken away; and even should their enemies kill the body, that is the utmost they can do; their souls are safe in the hands of Christ; their life is hid with him; and when he shall appear, they shall appear with him in glory; and therefore they may well say, "we will not fear" w.
Selah; on this word, Luke 21:25- :.
w "Si fractus illabatur orbis", &c. Horat. Carmin. l. 3. Ode. 3. v. 7.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled - The waters of the sea. The idea is, that they would not be afraid though everything should be in commotion, and be as unsettled as the restless waves of the ocean. The earth might be changed, the mountains removed, the agitated sea roar and dash against the shore, but their minds would be calm. The word rendered “be troubled” means to boil; to ferment; to foam; and here it refers to the ocean as agitated and lashed into foam. Nothing is more sublime and fearful than the ocean in a storm; nothing furnishes a better illustration of the peace produced by confidence in God amid the agitations which occur in the world, than the mind of a seaman that is calm when the ocean is heaved in wild commotion.
Though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof - The rolling ocean breaking against; the sides of the mountains on its shore, and seeming to shake them to their foundation. The word rendered “swelling” means properly majesty, glory; then pride, haughtiness, insolence. Literally, “though the mountains tremble through their pride.” Compare Psalms 124:5. On the word “Selah,” see the notes at Psalms 3:2.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 46:3. Though the waters thereof roar — Waters, in prophetic language, signify people; and, generally, people in a state of political commotion, here signified by the term roar. And by these strong agitations of the people, the mountains - the secular rulers, shake with the swelling thereof - tremble, for fear that these popular tumults should terminate in the subversion of the state. This very people had seen all Asia in a state of war. The Persians had overturned Asia Minor, and destroyed the Babylonian empire: they had seen Babylon itself sacked and entered by the Persians; and Cyrus, its conqueror, had behaved to them as a father and deliverer. While their oppressors were destroyed, themselves were preserved, and permitted to return to their own land.
