# 09 2016 Devotional Ps. 46:10 The purpose of these devotionals is to draw closer to God by memorizing selected passages of Scripture. Further, to view the passage in context and grow spiritually by applying His Word to our daily living. All passages are taken from the NIV.
Psalm 46:10
“Be still and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth”.
Psalm 46 is a song celebrating the security of Jerusalem and the reign of the “Great King” over all the earth. The song could be liturgical but was sung with the participation of the people, probably accompanied by maidens with tambourines (according to alamoth). This Psalm was the inspiration to Martin Luther’s: “A Mighty Fortress is Our God”
The song has three stanzas of 3 verses each. The first stanza is about absolute trust in God. The disruption of the natural order of things will not affect our trust because “God is our refuge and ever present help”.
The second stanza taps into creation, “there is a river whose stream makes glad the city of God” It is an apocalyptic vision connecting this song to Rev. 22 ‘The river of Life”,ending with the refrain; “The Lord almighty is with us” This comforts us as well.
The third stanza draws us to God’s mighty acts to end war and bring peace but ends with God speaking in verse 10.
“Be still”, God says or it is enough! Be still O man, enough already, don’t you know that I am God? “I am God; I will be exalted among the nations.” We are pointed to Philippians 2:9-11, every person, “every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the father”.
We live in a noisy culture where everyone is clamoring for attention, the right to life, women’s rights, sexual orientation rights, victim rights, and the rights of law breakers, there is no end to it. God says it is enough, be still! I am the ruler of the earth and my will is done, even if we do not understand at this point. The Psalm points us to faith, to trust, and moves us to meditate on what faith and trust mean for us who follow Jesus.
The Psalm ends with the refrain and gives us an answer:”The Lord Almighty is with us;The God of Jacob is our fortress. God with us means what it meant for the Patriarchs of old, those who curse us are cursed and those who bless us are blessed. If God is with us who can be against us? Praise be to God!
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