Psalm 46 We all go.

Psalm 46:6  KJV
The heathen raged,
        the kingdoms were moved
He uttered His voice
        the earth melted.

Strong empires rise and fall.
Dependable brand names fade into the archives.
Bingo halls were going to replace church buildings
but the heavenly community is a reality which cannot be harmed.

Ezekiel 43:2  And behold , the glory of the God of Israel
came from the way of the east:  and His voice was like a noise 
of many waters; and the earth shined with His glory.
John 10:4....He goeth before them,  and the sheep follow Him;
for they know his voice.
John 18:37.....Everyone that is of the truth heareth my voice.
Revelation 1:15....and His voice as many waters
Revelation 3:20 Behold I stand at the door and knock;
if any man hear my voice and open the door ,
I will come to him and will sup with him, and he with me.

Psalm 46:8  Come behold the works of the Lord.

This invitation--to the reader or listener is to receive this revelation.

Psalm 46:9  He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth
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He breaketh the bow and cutteth the spear in sunder.
He burneth the chariot in the fire.

7463   Put an end to war and contention
to cause to rest.....to bring to rest...to bring to an end.

God loves
I believe
God invites             God says come
I/we come               we all go.

Let's all go in final peace and unity.

Psalm 100   Go within his gates giving thanks
                    Enter his courts with songs of praise.

Psalm 100 ESV  Make a joyful noise to the LORD,
                                                   all the earth.
                           serve the LORD with gladness!
                           come into his presence with singing.
Psalm 122           I rejoiced when I heard them say;
                           "Let us go to the house of the LORD
                            And now our feet are standing
                             Within your gates , O Jerusalem.
Isaiah 2:3            and many people shall come and say
                         "Come let us go to the House of the Lord
                          to the house of the God of Jacob
                          that he may teach us his ways and that
                          we may walk in his paths.
Jeremiah 31:6    Arise and let us go up to Zion to the Lord our God
                          Behold I will bring them from the North country
                          and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth.
Micah 4:2         And many nations shall come and say;
                         "Come let us go up to the mountain of the Lord
                         to the house of the God of Jacob.

Refugee;-  one who, owing to religious persecution
                  or political troubles, seeks refuge in a foreign land.
                  Along with the psalmist and everyone called by God,
                  we seek refuge in God alone..
Psalm  46:7   The LORD of hosts is with us
                       the God of Jacob is our refuge
            46:11  The Lord of hosts is with us
                       The God of Jacob is our fortress.
             46:1   God is our refuge and our strength.

God himself is our refuge
it is to him that we have come..

PSALM 46 We believe

Psalm 46  We believe.

  We believe
        therefore will not we fear
Our faith in God is such
       that, whatever happens,
       God himself will  bring us through.

Psalm 45:2 KJV  
      Therefore will not we fear
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      though the earth be removed,
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      and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea.

3372      fear and trembling,
      awe and reverence for God ,  holy respect,
      Fearing God ---motivation for Godly living---
      hence;- a God fearing person ---a devotee and follower of God.

776        the physical planet Earth.
     the Earth as opposed to  Heaven
     all the Earth ---all its inhabitants.
     the ground,  country,  territory--
     people of the land-- land of the living.

Psalm 91:5   Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror by night;
     nor for the arrow that flieth by day

Psalm 46:3 KJV  Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled,
     though the mountains shake    with the swelling thereof            

7439   Quake, shake
           as the action of horses shaking the ground
           amidst the din of battle
           making the earth tremble
           showing the awesome power of God.

Psalm 46:5  KJV   God is in the midst of her;
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                                she shall not be moved !
                                God shall help her and that right early.

7130   in the midst of or among
           at the center or interior 
           near,     close enough to see or to touch
           close enough to speak to.

Previously unimaginable cataclysms, such as global warming 
or nuclear war may be possible or even imminent.
Psalm 46 says that God is  our refuge.
We believe that God is our refuge .
Neither earthquakes, floods,  nor melting ice caps
can take away our inheritance of love and resurrection
or our inheritance of eternal life.

            

PSALM 46 God Loves

Psalm 46   God Loves

God is our refuge because He loves each one of us.
God is our strength because He loves each one of us.
God is a very present help in trouble   because  ;-
       We are standing in the love of God.

1    God is our refuge and our strength,
      430
     a very present help in trouble.

430    Elohim        the most common Hebrew word translated God.
                              ruler,   used of judges and angels.

Psalm 28:7   AV   The LORD is my strength and my shield.....       
               :8            He is the saving strength of His anointed.
Psalm 81:1  AV    Sing aloud unto God our Strength.
Psalm 84:5 AV    Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee...
Psalm 124:8        Our help is in the name of the LORD
                            Who made heaven and earth.

The idea of a "refuge" as from wild animals----wolves or bears---
or from bandits and brigands ,  may seem remote to those living
in "safe"  communities.  But today people seek refuge from rioters
terrorists, gangs, hooligans, and drunken mobs, all of whom
have their temporary sway.

Psalm 91:9-10   Because thou hast made the LORD,
                           which is my refuge,   even the most high,
                           thy habitation.
10                      There shall no evil befall thee.....
11                      For He shall give his angels charge over thee,
                         to keep thee in all thy ways.

Psalm 46:7   KJV   The Lord of hosts is with us
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6635     a mass of persons rendering service.
             assembly or muster of soldiers collected to fight,
             to perform, to go forth to war and wage war,
             to do military service, to do sacred service.
           o LORD  an army, troops,  the host of heaven.
       the host of heaven which surrounds the throne of God.

The Lord (Jehova/Yahweh)  of hosts  is a special name for God
             This expression depicts God as the mighty Warrior,
             or all powerful King of Israel,
            and points directly to the rulership of Yahweh
            over the entire universe.
            He stands ready to intervene for His people
            at any moment.

Psalm 80:19 ESV  Restore us , O LORD God of hosts
           Let your face shine, that we may be saved
Psalm 84:1   How lovely is your dwelling place , 
           O LORD of Hosts !

Amos :13
For behold, he who forms the mountains and creates the wind,
 and declares to man his thought: who makes the morning darkness
and treads on the heights of the earth----
the LORD ,  the God of Hosts,  is His name. 

Psalm 46:11 KJV    The Lord of hosts
                                 is with us
                          the God of Jacob  is our refuge                         selah

Verse 11 fortells the coming of Jesus Christ  Immanuel   God with us.

We are not at a rally for a denomination.
We are standing in the love of God
in the presence of God who loves each of us
IMMANUEL
(  from the Hebrew meaning God with us )

           
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PSALM 46 peace of God

PSALM 46
Stillness
Psalm 46 is about hidden things concerning Jesus Christ;-
                In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge (Colossians 2:3)
which are now revealed in His incarnation and made known among the Gentiles.

Colossians 1:26-27  AV
26  Even the mystery which hath been hid from the ages and from
 generations, but now is made manifest to His saints:
27  To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of
 this mystery among the gentiles;
 which is  Christ in you,  the hope of Glory.
Here, before His incarnation, the earth was troubled with fear (Psalm 46 v2 v3
which was the fear of death. But after His incarnation, the Church no longer
fears death  (v3), because of His works,
Verse 8 come and behold the works of the Lord,
That is His death and resurrection  (early in the morning) v5
opened up the streams of the river (verse 6)
the river of God's grace to the church, in which hatred ceased.
Wars (hatred) ceased among believers and the Church (the body of Christ)
was established. For stillness in prayer replaced the tumnult of hostility. v9 v10.
Psalm 46:10 KJV
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     and know that I am God :
     I will be exalted among the heathen
     I will be exalted in the earth.

7503   to leave off,  quit,   to relax,  to stop, to desist,  to let alone,
           the relaxing of hands,  to let down the hand.

Motionless     stationary    silent   free from commotion    unruffled   quiet    calm
absence of noise or movement      without agitation
 without murmurs or complaints
lull   sooth
still and quiet     motionless     without interruptions
lulled and soothed
not anxious or fretful or complaining or boasting.

     The rich meaning of the words "be still"  bring to mind the words of Jesus
when He rebuked the wind and said to the sea  "Peace! Be still"
then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm (Mark 4:39)
Here, children are not being asked to sit up and make less noise.
In Psalm 46: 8-10 " Come behold"  speaks to the reader and hearer
to receive a prophetic rebuke  "Be still and know that I am God".
We are to be still , and experience the presence and the power
of the Living God,     We are to displace distress and fear with heavenly peace
and to share the peace which overcomes turmoil.
                               The peace of the LORD be with you.
    

PSALM 46 God says Come

PSALM 46:4
New Jerusalem Prophecy
There is a river
the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God,
the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.
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6918   considered holy by their relationship to the holy God.
pure, holy, consecrated, holy before God, completely dedicated to God, sacred.
The angels associated with God are called holy ones, intrinsically sacred.
clean, ceremonially and morally hallowed, dedicated and consecrated to God.
4908 Residence;- a shepherd's hut, animals lair, or grave.
The dwelling place or tent, especially the tabernacle in the wilderness,
The temple of Solomon.
The tabernacle was a physical and symbolical representation of God's
 presence among His people.
Jesus Christ himself is the embodiment of God's tabernacle.
Jesus described His own body as the tabernacle of God
John 2:21 But he was speaking about the temple of his body.
1st Corinthians 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God,
and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you ?
5945  Elyon   The Most High
The supreme being   ( the true God )
Elyon reflects omnipotence, universality and constancy.

Psalm 84:18.....   that men may know that thou  whose name alone is
                            JE-HO'VAH,
                            are the Most High over all the earth.

Psalm 46:4-5  NKJV
4     There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God.
       The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.
5     God is in the midst of her, just at the break of dawn.

Psalm 48:1-3 NKJV
1     Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised
       In the city of our God in His holy mountain
2     Beautiful in elevation. The joy of the whole earth,
       Is Mount Zion on the sides of the North
       The city of the  Great King.
3     God is in her palaces, He is known as her refuge.


8     As we have seen
       so we have seen
       In the city of the Lord of hosts
       In the city of our God
       God will establish it for ever.

Revelation 21:1-3   NKJV
1     Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth
       for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away
       Also there was no more sea.
2     Then I John saw the holy city,  New Jerusalem,
       coming down out of heaven from God,
       prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3    And I heard aloud voice from heaven saying,
      "Behold the tabernacle of God is with men, and 
      He shall dwell with them and they shall be his people.
     God himself will be with them and be their God.

Hebrews 12:22-24 NKJV
22     But you have come to Mount Zion, and to the city
         of the living God, The heavenly Jerusalem,
         to an innumerable company of angels
23     to the general assembly and church of the firstborn
         who are registered in heaven,   to God the judge of all,
         to the spirits of just men made perfect.
24     to JESUS  the Mediator of the new covenant.
         and to the blood of sprinkling  that speaks 
         better things than the blood of Abel.

We have an everlasting inheritance in God's eternal city,
         The New Jerusalem.

Psalm 46:5 KJV
5     God is in the midst of her;
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             she shall not be moved:
       God shall help her, 
             and that right early.

7130  in the midst of or among, at the center or interior
         near, close enough to see or to touch,
                  close enough to speak to.

Previously unimaginable cataclysms, such as global warming,
or nuclear war , may now be possible or even imminent.
Psalm 46 does nor say that God will help us if we find a refuge.
Psalm 46 says that God is our refuge, our stronghold, our city,
which cannot be bombed or destroyed. God with us is also 
within us and is God for us, before during and beyond death .
   Neither earthquakes, floods, nor melting mountains can 
take away our inheritance of love, resurrection,  new heavens
and the New Jerusalem.

Revelation 22:17
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come.
And let him that heareth say , Come.
And let him that is athirst come.. 
And whosoever will , let him take the water of life freely.

Isaiah 55 1&3  AV
1     Ho, everyone that thirsteth come ye to the waters.....
3     Incline your ear, and come unto me : 
       hear and your soul shall live.