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Psalm 46:2
Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;
1For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
2Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;
3though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling. Selah.
4There is a river, the streams of which make the city of God glad, the holy place of the tents of the Most High.
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Mountains falling into the sea picture the loss of what seems most secure, yet the opening “Therefore” roots courage in God’s help named just before.
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Isaiah 54:10For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed, but my loving kindness will not depart from you, and my covenant of peace will not be removed,” says …Both picture mountains losing their place while grounding confidence in God, with Isaiah naming his enduring loving kindness and covenant of peace.
Psalm 34:4I sought the LORD, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.Both connect freedom from fear with God’s help; Psalm 34 recounts an answer, while Psalm 46 declares confidence amid upheaval.
Psalm 23:4Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.Both declare a refusal to fear in the presence of danger, grounded in God’s nearness and help.
Hebrews 13:6So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”Both make God’s help the reason for courage, whether the threat comes from people or a world coming apart.
Psalm 27:3Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident.Both use the prospect of overwhelming danger to declare confidence, naming war in Psalm 27 and collapsing mountains in Psalm 46.
Luke 21:9–11When you hear of wars and disturbances, don’t be terrified, for these things must happen first, but the end won’t come immediately.”Both speak against fear amid upheaval, though Luke names wars and disturbances while the psalm pictures earth and mountains shaken.
Matthew 21:21Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you told …Both picture a mountain cast into the sea, though Jesus speaks about faith and the psalm describes upheaval that need not defeat courage.
Luke 21:33Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away.Both speak of the earth losing its apparent permanence; Luke contrasts this with the permanence of Jesus’ words.
Psalm 3:6I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people who have set themselves against me on every side.Both declare a refusal to fear despite overwhelming threats, whether surrounding enemies or mountains shaken into the sea.
2 Peter 3:10–14But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with …Both describe upheaval affecting the earth, though Peter announces the day of the Lord and the psalm declares courage amid possible catastrophe.
Luke 21:25–28“There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and on the earth anxiety of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the waves;Both portray threatening seas within wider earthly upheaval; Luke names the nations’ anxiety, while the psalm declares freedom from fear.
Genesis 7:11–12In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst open, …Both describe upheaval involving deep waters, though Genesis recounts an event and the psalm pictures a catastrophe its speakers need not fear.
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The psalm leaves room for the ground to change beneath your feet. Its confidence rests on God, whose help is present even when what seemed secure gives way.
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