the Week of Proper 23 / Ordinary 28
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Psalms 46:3
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Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah
Though the waters thereof roar and are troubled, Though the mountains tremble with the swelling thereof. 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 shall roar [and] be disturbed, [though] the mountains shake with the swelling of it. Selah.
Though the waters of it roar and are troubled, Though the mountains tremble with the swelling of it. Selah.
Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains tremble at its roaring. Selah.
though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah
The watris of hem sowneden, and weren troblid; hillis weren troblid togidere in the strengthe of hym.
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.
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 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.
We are not afraid when the seas become rough and dark and the mountains tremble. 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.
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
Though the waters thereof rage and be troubled, and the mountaines shake at the surges of the same. 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.
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]
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 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 mountains shake with its surging water. Selah
Let its waters foam; let the mountains shake in its swelling. Selah.
Roar -- troubled are its waters, Mountains they shake in its pride. Selah.
Though the waters of the see raged & were neuer so troublous, & though the mountaynes shoke at the tepest of the same.
Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah
Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling.Selah
Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah.
Though its waters roar and foam,Though the mountains quake at its lofty pride. Selah.
Contextual Overview
For the choir director: A song of the descendants of Korah, to be sung by soprano voices.
God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. 2 So we will not fear when earthquakes come and the mountains crumble into the sea. 3 Let the oceans roar and foam. Let the mountains tremble as the waters surge! Interlude 4 A river brings joy to the city of our God, the sacred home of the Most High. 5 God dwells in that city; it cannot be destroyed. From the very break of day, God will protect it.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 make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.
Some time later, the Lord spoke to Abram in a vision and said to him, "Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great."
Then the Lord said to Abram, "You can be sure that your descendants will be strangers in a foreign land, where they will be oppressed as slaves for 400 years.
"For Abraham will certainly become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him.
I will certainly bless you. I will multiply your descendants beyond number, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will conquer the cities of their enemies.
Then God said, "I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.' Be fruitful and multiply. You will become a great nation, even many nations. Kings will be among your descendants!
So Jacob set out for Egypt with all his possessions. And when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac.
During the night God spoke to him in a vision. "Jacob! Jacob!" he called. "Here I am," Jacob replied.
"I am God, the God of your father," the voice said. "Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make your family into a great nation.
sons and grandsons, daughters and granddaughters—all his descendants.
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.
