Mazmur 46:1

Psalm 46 ¹ 

For the music director; by the Korahites; according to the alamoth style; ²  a song.

46:1 God is our strong refuge; ³ 

he is truly our helper in times of trouble. ⁴ 

Mazmur 46:7

46:7 The Lord who commands armies is on our side! ⁵ 

The God of Jacob ⁶  is our protector! ⁷  (Selah)

Mazmur 46:11

46:11 The Lord who commands armies is on our side! ⁸ 

The God of Jacob ⁹  is our protector! ¹⁰  (Selah)

Mazmur 62:6-7

62:6 He alone is my protector ¹¹  and deliverer.

He is my refuge; ¹²  I will not be upended. ¹³ 

62:7 God delivers me and exalts me;

God is my strong protector and my shelter. ¹⁴ 

Mazmur 91:2

91:2 I say this about the Lord, my shelter and my stronghold,

my God in whom I trust –

Mazmur 91:9-10

91:9 For you have taken refuge in the Lord,

my shelter, the sovereign One. ¹⁵ 

91:10 No harm will overtake ¹⁶  you;

no illness ¹⁷  will come near your home. ¹⁸ 

[46:1]  ¹ sn Psalm 46. In this so-called “Song Of Zion” God’s people confidently affirm that they are secure because the great warrior-king dwells within Jerusalem and protects it from the nations that cause such chaos in the earth. A refrain (vv. 7, 11) concludes the song’s two major sections.

[46:1]  ² sn The meaning of the Hebrew term עֲלָמוֹת (alamoth, which means “young women”) is uncertain; perhaps it refers to a particular style of music. Cf. 1 Chr 15:20.

[46:1]  ³ tn Heb “our refuge and strength,” which is probably a hendiadys meaning “our strong refuge” (see Ps 71:7). Another option is to translate, “our refuge and source of strength.”

[46:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “a helper in times of trouble he is found [to be] greatly.” The perfect verbal form has a generalizing function here. The adverb מְאֹד (mÿ’od, “greatly”) has an emphasizing function.

[46:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “the Lord of hosts is with us.” The title “Lord of hosts” here pictures the Lord as a mighty warrior-king who leads armies into battle (see Ps 24:10). The military imagery is further developed in vv. 8-9.

[46:7]  ⁶ tn That is, Israel, or Judah (see Ps 20:1).

[46:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “our elevated place” (see Pss 9:9; 18:2).

[46:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “the Lord of hosts is with us.” The title “Lord of hosts” here pictures the Lord as a mighty warrior-king who leads armies into battle (see Ps 24:10). The military imagery is further developed in vv. 8-9.

[46:11]  ⁹ tn That is, Israel, or Judah (see Ps 20:1).

[46:11]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “our elevated place” (see Pss 9:9; 18:2).

[62:6]  ¹¹ tn Heb “my high rocky summit.”

[62:6]  ¹² tn Or “my elevated place” (see Ps 18:2).

[62:6]  ¹³ sn The wording is identical to that of v. 2, except that רַבָּה (rabbah, “greatly”) does not appear in v. 6.

[62:7]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “upon God [is] my deliverance and my glory, the high rocky summit of my strength, my shelter [is] in God.”

[91:9]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “for you, the Lord, my shelter, the Most High, you have made your dwelling place.”

[91:10]  ¹⁶ tn Or “confront.”

[91:10]  ¹⁷ tn For this sense of the Hebrew term נגע see Ps 38:11.

[91:10]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “your tent.”