Psalm 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
Psalm 46 is one of the most famous of all the psalms. The psalm has been sung and is sung to this day in various forms by Christians all over the world. Like previous psalms in this second book, it is For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. It is also headed According to alamoth. A song. This is some sort of musical direction. The psalm speaks of God being our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Even though everything appears to be going wrong all around us, therefore, there is no need to give in to fear. An inner strength will sustain God's people if they are willing to look to him. A refrain comes in verse 7 The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. It is followed by the invitation to see what God has done - bringing peace to his own. Then comes the great call in verse 10 to Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. The refrain is repeated in the final verse of the psalm (11) The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. The key to peace then is not something external as such but is a matter of finding refuge in God and seeing him as our strength and as an ever-present help in trouble for that is what he is. At every moment of every day he is at hand to be our help. We need only to trust in him and although the trouble may not be removed we will be sustained and enabled to endure.
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