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God’s voice thunders, and the earth melts!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/46.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The nations rage, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/46.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nations rage, kingdoms crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/46.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/46.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved; He uttered His voice, the earth melted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/46.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The nations made an uproar, the kingdoms tottered; He raised His voice, the earth quaked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/46.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The nations made an uproar, the kingdoms tottered; He raised His voice, the earth melted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/46.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The nations made an uproar, the kingdoms tottered; He raised His voice, the earth melted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/46.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The nations roar, the kingdoms shake; He gives His voice, the earth melts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/46.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The nations made an uproar, the kingdoms tottered <i>and</i> were moved; He raised His voice, the earth melted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/46.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nations rage, kingdoms topple; the earth melts when he lifts his voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/46.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nations rage, kingdoms topple; the earth melts when He lifts His voice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/46.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved: He uttered his voice, the earth melted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/46.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Nations rage! Kingdoms fall! But at the voice of God the earth itself melts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/46.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/46.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Nations are in turmoil, and kingdoms topple. The earth melts at the sound of [God's] voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/46.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Nations are terrified, kingdoms are shaken; God thunders, and the earth dissolves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/46.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The nations roared; the kingdoms were shaken. His voice boomed; the earth melts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/46.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nations rage, kingdoms crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/46.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Nations are in uproar, kingdoms are overthrown. God gives a shout, the earth dissolves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/46.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The nations raged. The kingdoms were moved. He lifted his voice, and the earth melted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/46.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/46.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The nations raged. The kingdoms were moved. He lifted his voice and the earth melted. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/46.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Nations have been troubled, "" Kingdoms have been moved, "" He has given forth with His voice—earth melts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/46.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Troubled have been nations, Moved have been kingdoms, He hath given forth with His voice, earth melteth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/46.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Nations raged, kingdoms were moved: he gave with his voice, the earth will melt.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/46.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Nations were troubled, and kingdoms were bowed down: he uttered his voice, the earth trembled. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/46.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 45:7>The peoples have been disturbed, and the kingdoms have been bowed down. He uttered his voice: the earth has been moved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/46.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Though nations rage and kingdoms totter, he utters his voice and the earth melts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/46.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The nations are in an uproar, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/46.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The heathen raged, the kingdoms trembled: he raised his voice, the earth quaked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/46.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The nations raged and the kingdoms moved, he raised his voice and the Earth shook.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/46.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Nations were in tumult, kingdoms were moved; He uttered His voice, the earth melted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/46.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The nations were troubled, the kingdoms tottered: he uttered his voice, the earth shook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/46-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=5502" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/46.htm">God is Our Refuge and Strength</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>God is within her; she will not be moved. God will help her when morning dawns. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: ḡō·w·yim (N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">Nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/1993.htm" title="1993: hā·mū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to make a loud sound like Engl. hum); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor.">rage,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4467.htm" title="4467: mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign. From malak; dominion, i.e. the estate or the country.">kingdoms</a> <a href="/hebrew/4131.htm" title="4131: mā·ṭū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To totter, shake, slip. A primitive root; to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fall.">crumble;</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ā·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/4127.htm" title="4127: tā·mūḡ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To melt. A primitive root; to melt, i.e. Literally, or figuratively.">melts</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯan (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">when He lifts</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: bə·qō·w·lōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">His voice.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/17-12.htm">Isaiah 17:12-14</a></span><br />Alas, the tumult of many peoples; they rage like the roaring seas and clamoring nations; they rumble like the crashing of mighty waters. / The nations rage like the rush of many waters. He rebukes them, and they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweeds before a gale. / In the evening, there is sudden terror! Before morning, they are no more! This is the portion of those who loot us and the lot of those who plunder us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">Isaiah 37:36-38</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! / So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there. / One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-18.htm">Revelation 11:18</a></span><br />The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great—and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-19.htm">Revelation 19:19-21</a></span><br />Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army. / But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. / And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-31.htm">Jeremiah 25:31</a></span><br />The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/38-18.htm">Ezekiel 38:18-23</a></span><br />Now on that day when Gog comes against the land of Israel, declares the Lord GOD, My wrath will flare up. / In My zeal and fiery rage I proclaim that on that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. / The fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the beasts of the field, every creature that crawls upon the ground, and all mankind on the face of the earth will tremble at My presence. The mountains will be thrown down, the cliffs will collapse, and every wall will fall to the ground. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-6.htm">Matthew 24:6-7</a></span><br />You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come. / Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-9.htm">Luke 21:9-11</a></span><br />When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.” / Then He told them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. / There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-4.htm">Isaiah 2:4</a></span><br />Then He will judge between the nations and arbitrate for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor train anymore for war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-5.htm">Isaiah 14:5-7</a></span><br />The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers. / It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows; it subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution. / All the earth is at peace and at rest; they break out in song.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-3.htm">Zechariah 14:3-4</a></span><br />Then the LORD will go out to fight against those nations, as He fights in the day of battle. / On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half the mountain moving to the north and half to the south.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-14.htm">Revelation 16:14-16</a></span><br />These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. / “Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.” / And they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-44.htm">Daniel 2:44</a></span><br />In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/7-26.htm">Daniel 7:26-27</a></span><br />But the court will convene, and his dominion will be taken away and completely destroyed forever. / Then the sovereignty, dominion, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will serve and obey Him.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/4-3.htm">Micah 4:3</a></span><br />Then He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide. Then they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor will they train anymore for war.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.</p><p class="hdg">heathen</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">Psalm 2:1-4</a></b></br> Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/83-2.htm">Psalm 83:2-8</a></b></br> For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/14-9.htm">2 Chronicles 14:9-13</a></b></br> And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah… </p><p class="hdg">kingdoms</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Isaiah 14:12-16</a></b></br> How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! <i>how</i> art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! … </p><p class="hdg">earth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/68-8.htm">Psalm 68:8</a></b></br> The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: <i>even</i> Sinai itself <i>was moved</i> at the presence of God, the God of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/97-5.htm">Psalm 97:5</a></b></br> The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/2-9.htm">Joshua 2:9,11,24</a></b></br> And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/37-8.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/psalms/46-2.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/46-5.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/psalms/45-15.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/44-14.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-22.htm">Kingdoms</a> <a href="/psalms/41-9.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/psalms/22-14.htm">Melted</a> <a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Melteth</a> <a href="/job/6-16.htm">Melts</a> <a href="/psalms/46-5.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/psalms/45-17.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/psalms/7-6.htm">Rage</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-34.htm">Raged</a> <a href="/psalms/30-1.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/psalms/42-7.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-4.htm">Totter</a> <a href="/psalms/46-3.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/psalms/46-3.htm">Tumult</a> <a href="/psalms/39-6.htm">Uproar</a> <a href="/psalms/18-13.htm">Uttered</a> <a href="/psalms/41-6.htm">Utters</a> <a href="/psalms/44-16.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/psalms/22-14.htm">Wax</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/60-1.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/psalms/46-8.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/55-22.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/psalms/50-2.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/46-10.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/psalms/68-32.htm">Kingdoms</a> <a href="/psalms/46-10.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/psalms/58-7.htm">Melted</a> <a href="/psalms/58-8.htm">Melteth</a> <a href="/psalms/58-8.htm">Melts</a> <a href="/psalms/55-22.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/psalms/46-10.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-34.htm">Rage</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-29.htm">Raged</a> <a href="/psalms/55-12.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/psalms/47-5.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/psalms/59-11.htm">Totter</a> <a href="/psalms/48-5.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/psalms/64-2.htm">Tumult</a> <a href="/psalms/74-23.htm">Uproar</a> <a href="/psalms/66-14.htm">Uttered</a> <a href="/psalms/68-33.htm">Utters</a> <a href="/psalms/47-1.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/psalms/68-2.htm">Wax</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 46</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/46-1.htm">The confidence which the church has in God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/46-8.htm">An exhortation to behold it</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/46.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/46.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Nations rage</b><br>This phrase reflects the tumultuous state of the world, where nations are often in conflict and turmoil. Historically, the ancient Near East was a region of constant warfare and shifting alliances, which is reflected in the biblical narrative. The raging of nations can be seen as a metaphor for human rebellion against God, as seen in <a href="/psalms/2.htm">Psalm 2:1-2</a>, where the nations conspire against the Lord and His Anointed. This turmoil is a reminder of the fallen state of the world and the need for divine intervention.<p><b>Kingdoms crumble</b><br>The crumbling of kingdoms signifies the transient nature of earthly powers. Throughout history, empires have risen and fallen, such as the Assyrian, Babylonian, and Roman empires, which are mentioned in the Bible. This phrase underscores the sovereignty of God over human history, as He alone establishes and deposes rulers (<a href="/daniel/2-21.htm">Daniel 2:21</a>). It also points to the ultimate establishment of God's eternal kingdom, as prophesied in <a href="/daniel/2-44.htm">Daniel 2:44</a>, where God's kingdom will never be destroyed.<p><b>The earth melts when He lifts His voice</b><br>This imagery conveys the overwhelming power of God's word and presence. The melting of the earth symbolizes the complete submission of creation to the Creator. In biblical context, God's voice is powerful and authoritative, as seen in <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a>, where He speaks creation into existence. The melting earth can also be seen as a foreshadowing of the final judgment, where the current heavens and earth will be dissolved (<a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10-12</a>), making way for a new creation. This phrase emphasizes God's ultimate control over all creation and His ability to bring about His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nations.htm">Nations</a></b><br>Refers to the various peoples and countries of the world. In the context of this Psalm, it highlights the tumult and chaos often found among human governments and societies.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/k/kingdoms.htm">Kingdoms</a></b><br>Represents the political and social structures that humans establish. The crumbling of kingdoms signifies the transient nature of earthly power compared to God's eternal sovereignty.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a></b><br>Symbolizes the physical world and its susceptibility to God's power. The melting of the earth when God speaks underscores His ultimate authority over creation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_voice.htm">God's Voice</a></b><br>Represents the power and authority of God. When He speaks, creation responds, demonstrating His control over all things.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/psalmist.htm">Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of the Psalm, traditionally believed to be the sons of Korah, who composed this song to express trust in God's protection and power.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>Despite the chaos and instability in the world, God remains in control. Believers can find peace in His sovereignty, knowing that no earthly power can thwart His plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_earthly_power.htm">The Transience of Earthly Power</a></b><br>Kingdoms and governments may rise and fall, but God's kingdom is eternal. Christians are encouraged to place their trust in God's unchanging rule rather than in temporary human institutions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_word.htm">The Power of God's Word</a></b><br>God's voice has the power to change the course of history and creation itself. Believers should seek to hear and obey His word, recognizing its authority in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_protection.htm">Trust in God's Protection</a></b><br>In times of global unrest and personal uncertainty, Christians can find refuge in God's strength and protection, as He is a present help in trouble.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_46.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 46</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_meaning_of_the_name_israel.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on nationalism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/isaiah_40_15_vs._historical_empires.htm">Isaiah 40:15: How does the claim that nations are “like a drop in a bucket” stand up against known historical records of powerful empires? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_47_8_align_with_other_faiths.htm">How does Psalm 47:8's assertion that God reigns over all nations reconcile with the presence of countless other religions and deities throughout history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_25_6_align_with_israel's_exclusivity.htm">How does Isaiah 25:6, which speaks of a universal feast for all peoples, align with other Old Testament passages emphasizing Israel's exclusivity?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/46.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) The absence of conjunctions, and sudden change from the preterite to the future, lends a vividness to the picture.<p>"Raged heathen, tottered kingdoms<p>Gave with His voice (the signal) (and lo !)<p>Melts the earth."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/46.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The heathen raged, the kingdoms</span> <span class="cmt_word">were moved: he uttered</span> <span class="cmt_word">his</span> <span class="cmt_word">voice, the earth</span> <span class="cmt_word">melted</span> (comp. vers. 2 and 3). The past tenses arc probably the "preterite of prophetic certainty." The writer foresees and announces the destruction of Israel's enemies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/46-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Nations</span><br /><span class="heb">ג֭וֹיִם</span> <span class="translit">(ḡō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rage,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָמ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1993.htm">Strong's 1993: </a> </span><span class="str2">To make a, loud sound, commotion, tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">kingdoms</span><br /><span class="heb">מַמְלָכ֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4467.htm">Strong's 4467: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign</span><br /><br /><span class="word">crumble;</span><br /><span class="heb">מָ֣טוּ</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ṭū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4131.htm">Strong's 4131: </a> </span><span class="str2">To waver, to slip, shake, fall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">אָֽרֶץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">melts</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּמ֥וּג</span> <span class="translit">(tā·mūḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4127.htm">Strong's 4127: </a> </span><span class="str2">To melt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when He lifts</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתַ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His voice.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּ֝קוֹל֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qō·w·lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/46-6.htm">Psalm 46:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/46-6.htm">Psalm 46:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/46-6.htm">Psalm 46:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/46-6.htm">Psalm 46:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/46-6.htm">Psalm 46:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/46-6.htm">Psalm 46:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/46-6.htm">Psalm 46:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/46-6.htm">Psalm 46:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/46-6.htm">Psalm 46:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/46-6.htm">Psalm 46:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/46-6.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 46:6 The nations raged (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/46-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 46:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 46:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/46-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 46:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 46:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>