PSALM 46

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. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early. The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted. The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth. He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire. Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.  (Psalm 46, KJV)

Psalm 46

Only One Sure Refuge

The Psalmist writes of catastrophic
Chaos where the mountains are falling
Into the sea and the earth is reeling,
And the whole world is faltering.

In such a calamity where will one find
Refuge? In the end of time, money, 
Position and friends will be counterfeit.
In earthly things, there is no security.

“Where could I go, O where could I go;  seeking
 refuge for my soul? Needing a friend to help me
In the end, where could I go but to the Lord?”
Why not seek the gate to the eternal city?

“Be still, and know that I am God.” Sit down
And wait in patience. You who wait
Under the wings of his grace, adore him,
Praise him, for your secure estate.

        “The Lord Almighty is with us;
        the God of Jacob is our fortress.”                     

(c) Rex H. Henderson 2003

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