Psalms 46:1-11
How many believers in moments of distress have had the precious experience of v. 1! In the hour of trial, and very specially in the time of temptation, the young Christian should not forget that he has at his disposal this refuge, this strength, this very present help in trouble. Such resources are not to be found in himself; but in God, in other words, in communion with Him.
Korah had been swallowed up alive by an earthquake brought about by God, as touched on in v. 2. But his sons were spared, and it will be the same with the believers of the Jewish remnant. They will be in security, for their shelter is nothing less than the LORD Himself (Psalms 91:9-10). What a contrast with the men of the world during this same tribulation period (cf. Luke 21:26; Revelation 6:14-17). In the face of these foaming and roaring waters of judgment (v. 3), God reminds us that there is a river of grace spreading out in many streams, that is to say in many directions, which "shall make glad the city of God" and those who find their refuge there.
The psalm concludes by showing us the faithful souls occupying their "refuge" during the final judgments of God.