This psalm expresses thanks for the deliverance of Jerusalem, “the city of God” (verse 4).
The major burden of Psalm 46 is that God provides stability for His people who live in two exceedingly unstable environments.
I. The Unstable Environment of Nature (46:1-3).
A. The Affirmation of His Stability (46:1);
B. The Application of His Stability (46:2-3).
II. The Unstable Environment of the Nations (46:4-11).
A. The First Chorus (46:4-7);
B. The Follow-Up Chorus (46:8-11).
“Title”: The new element in this title is “Alamoth”.
The early Greek translation (LXX), interprets this technical term as “hidden things”.
However, the Hebrew word normally has to do with “girls” or “young maidens”.
Psalm 46:1 God [is] our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
"A very present help in trouble":
Whether inward or outward, of soul or body.
Psalm 46:2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
The world's people today do fear, as the following Scripture tells us.
Luke 21:26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Psalm 46:5 God [is] in the midst of her; she shall not be moved:
The church and people of God.
Psalm 46:6 The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
Psalm 46:10 Be still, and know that I [am] God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth."
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