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诗篇 46:2

因此,地雖然震動,群山雖然崩塌入海洋的深處,我們也不害怕。

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Assurance;   Church;   Earthquakes;   Faith;   Thompson Chain Reference - Confidence, False;   Courage-Fear;   Faith-Unbelief;   Fearlessness;   The Topic Concordance - Fear;   God;   Help;   Refuge;   Strength;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Assurance;   Earthquakes;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Earthquake;   Psalms, the Book of;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Faith;   Fear;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Heart;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Palestine;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Earthquake;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Alamoth;   English Versions;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Korah, Korahites;   Psalms;   Sea;   Sin;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - God;   Korah;   Psalms the book of;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Earthquake;   Heart;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Bible, the;   Hezekiah (2);   Music;   Psalms, Book of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - God;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for November 23;   Every Day Light - Devotion for May 18;  

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
所 以 , 地 虽 改 变 , 山 虽 摇 动 到 海 心 ,

Contextual Overview

1

For the director of music. By alamoth. A psalm of the sons of Korah.

God is our protection and our strength. He always helps in times of trouble. 2 So we will not be afraid even if the earth shakes, or the mountains fall into the sea, 3 even if the oceans roar and foam, or the mountains shake at the raging sea. Selah 4 There is a river that brings joy to the city of God, the holy place where God Most High lives. 5 God is in that city, and so it will not be shaken. God will help her at dawn.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

will: Psalms 23:4, Psalms 27:3, Matthew 8:24-26, Hebrews 13:6

though: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:12, Luke 21:9-11, Luke 21:25-28, Luke 21:33, 2 Peter 3:10-14

mountains: Matthew 21:21

midst of the sea: Heb. heart of the seas

Reciprocal: Genesis 7:16 - the Genesis 7:19 - and all the high hills Genesis 26:24 - fear Numbers 14:9 - the Lord Deuteronomy 7:18 - shalt not Deuteronomy 32:22 - foundations 1 Samuel 23:17 - shall not 2 Kings 18:5 - trusted Job 9:5 - removeth Psalms 3:6 - I will Psalms 18:7 - foundations Psalms 18:18 - but Psalms 27:1 - of whom Psalms 29:9 - in his temple Psalms 34:4 - from Psalms 49:5 - Wherefore Psalms 56:4 - in God I have Psalms 91:5 - Thou Proverbs 28:1 - the righteous Isaiah 8:14 - he shall be Isaiah 24:18 - the foundations Isaiah 41:10 - Fear Isaiah 54:10 - the mountains Jeremiah 50:42 - their voice Acts 23:11 - the Lord Romans 8:28 - we know

Cross-References

Genesis 15:1
After these things happened, the Lord spoke his word to Abram in a vision: "Abram, don't be afraid. I will defend you, and I will give you a great reward."
Genesis 15:13
Then the Lord said to Abram, "You can be sure that your descendants will be strangers and travel in a land they don't own. The people there will make them slaves and be cruel to them for four hundred years.
Genesis 22:1
After these things God tested Abraham's faith. God said to him, "Abraham!" And he answered, "Here I am."
Genesis 22:11
But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham! Abraham!" Abraham answered, "Yes."
Genesis 31:11
The angel of God spoke to me in that dream and said, ‘Jacob!' I answered, ‘Yes!'
Genesis 46:3
Then God said, "I am God, the God of your father. Don't be afraid to go to Egypt, because I will make your descendants a great nation there.
Genesis 46:4
I will go to Egypt with you, and I will bring you out of Egypt again. Joseph's own hands will close your eyes when you die."
Genesis 46:14
Zebulun's sons were Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
Genesis 46:15
These are the sons of Leah and Jacob born in Northwest Mesopotamia, in addition to his daughter Dinah. There were thirty-three persons in this part of Jacob's family.
Numbers 12:6
He said, "Listen to my words: When prophets are among you, I, the Lord , will show myself to them in visions; I will speak to them in dreams.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Therefore will not we fear,...., The consideration of the Lord's being the refuge, strength, and help of his people, in all times of trouble and distress, has a great influence on their faith and confidence, and makes them intrepid and fearless in the midst of the greatest dangers: nor indeed have they any reason to be afraid of men or devils, since the Lord is on their side; nor should they indulge a slavish fear on any account whatever;

though the earth be removed; or "changed" u, as to its position or fruitfulness; or whatever changes, vicissitudes, and revolutions may be in the kingdoms, nations, and among the inhabitants of the earth, through wars and desolations made thereby;

and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; so the destruction of kingdoms, empires, and cities, is expressed by a like phrase; as of Babylon, Jeremiah 51:25; and of the Roman and Pagan empire, Revelation 6:12, and of the city of Rome, Revelation 8:8.

u בהמיר "cum mutabit", Pagninus; "etiamsi permutarit", Vatalbulus; "si commutaret", Junius Tremellius, Piscator so Ainsworth.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Therefore will not we fear - Our confidence in God shall be unshaken and abiding. Having Him for our refuge and strength Psalms 46:1, we can have nothing to fear. Compare Psalms 56:3.

Though the earth be removed - literally, “in the changing of the earth;” that is, though the earth should be changed. This may either mean, Though the earth should change its place or its very structure in these convulsions; or, though it should perish altogether. Compare Psalms 102:26. The idea is, that they would not be afraid, though the convulsions then occurring in the world should be continued, and should be extended so far as to destroy the very earth itself. God would remain their friend and protector, and they would have nothing to fear.

And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea - Margin, as in Hebrew, “into the heart of the seas.” This may either be understood literally, as implying that they would “not” be afraid though the mountains, the most fixed and firm things of earth, should be uprooted and sunk in the ocean - implying that nothing earthly was stable; or, the mountains here may be referred to as emblems of that which seemed to be most settled and established on earth - the kingdoms of the world. The idea is, that in any convulsion - any change - any threatened danger - they would place confidence in God, who ruled over all, and who could not change. It will be seen at once that this entire description of trust and confidence in God is applicable to the time of Hezekiah, and to the feelings which he manifested when the land was invaded by the hosts of Sennacherib, and when wars and commotions were abroad among the kingdoms of the earth. See the introduction to the psalm. It was, also, eminently suited to console the mind in the circumstances to which Luther so often applied the psalm - the agitations, convulsions, wars, dangers in Europe, in the time of the Reformation. It is suited to any time of trouble, when commotions and revolutions are occurring in the earth, and when everything sacred, true, and valuable seems to be in danger.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 46:2. Therefore will not we fear — Let what commotions will take place in the earth, we will trust in the all-powerful arm of God. Probably the earthquake referred to, here means political commotions, such as those mentioned under the title; and by mountains, kings or secular states may be intended.


 
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