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href="/bsb/psalms/46.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/46.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Come and see what the LORD has done, the desolations he has brought on the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/46.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Come, see the glorious works of the LORD: See how he brings destruction upon the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/46.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Come, behold the works of the LORD, how he has brought desolations on the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/46.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Come, see the works of the LORD, who brings devastation upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/46.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/46.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Come, behold the works of the LORD, Who has made desolations in the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/46.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Come, behold the works of the LORD, Who has inflicted horrific events on the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/46.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Come, behold the works of the LORD, Who has wrought desolations in the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/46.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Come, behold the works of the LORD, Who has wrought desolations in the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/46.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Come, behold the works of Yahweh, Who has appointed desolations in the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/46.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Come, behold the works of the LORD, Who has brought desolations <i>and</i> wonders on the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/46.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Come, see the works of the LORD, who brings devastation on the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/46.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Come, see the works of the LORD, who brings devastation on the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/46.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Come, behold the works of Jehovah, What desolations he hath made in the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/46.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Come! See the fearsome things the LORD has done on earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/46.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/46.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Come, see the works of the LORD, the devastation he has brought to the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/46.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Come and see what the LORD has done. See what amazing things he has done on earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/46.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Come, observe the mighty works of the LORD, who causes desolation in the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/46.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Come, see the works of the LORD, who brings devastation upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/46.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Come! Witness the exploits of the LORD, who brings devastation to the earth! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/46.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Come, see the LORD's works, what desolations he has made in the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/46.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/46.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Come, see Yahweh’s works, what desolations he has made in the earth. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/46.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Come, see the works of YHWH, "" Who has done astonishing things in the earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/46.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Come ye, see the works of Jehovah, Who hath done astonishing things in the earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/46.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Come, behold the works of Jehovah, what desolations he set in the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/46.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Come and behold ye the works of the Lord: what wonders he hath done upon earth, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/46.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 45:9>Draw near and behold the works of the Lord: what portents he has set upon the earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/46.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Come and see the works of the LORD, who has done fearsome deeds on earth; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/46.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Come, behold the works of the LORD; see what desolations he has brought on the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/46.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Come, behold the works of God, for he does wonders in the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/46.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Come behold the works of God who does wonders in the Earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/46.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Come, behold the works of the LORD, Who hath made desolations in the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/46.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Come, and behold the works of the Lord, what wonders he has achieved on the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/46-8.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=5514" 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">7</span>The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lə·ḵū- (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">Come,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2372.htm" title="2372: ḥă·zū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- See, behold. A primitive root; to gaze at; mentally, to perceive, contemplate; specifically, to have a vision of.">see</a> <a href="/hebrew/4659.htm" title="4659: mip̄·‘ă·lō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- A work, something made. Or miph.alah; from pa'al; a performance.">the works</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: śām (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">brings</a> <a href="/hebrew/8047.htm" title="8047: šam·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Waste, horror. From shamem; ruin; by implication, consternation.">devastation</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">upon the earth.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>He makes wars to cease throughout the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the shields in the fire.…<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/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/14-24.htm">Isaiah 14:24-27</a></span><br />The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand. / I will break Assyria in My land; I will trample him on My mountain. His yoke will be taken off My people, and his burden removed from their shoulders.” / This is the plan devised for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out over all the nations. ...<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="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Isaiah 42:13-15</a></span><br />The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies: / “I have kept silent from ages past; I have remained quiet and restrained. But now I will groan like a woman in labor; I will at once gasp and pant. / I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation. I will turn the rivers into dry land and drain the marshes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15-16</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. / For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-31.htm">Jeremiah 25:31-33</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. / This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold! Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a mighty storm is rising from the ends of the earth.” / Those slain by the LORD on that day will be spread from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, gathered, or buried. They will be like dung lying on the ground.<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="/ezekiel/39-21.htm">Ezekiel 39:21-22</a></span><br />I will display My glory among the nations, and all the nations will see the judgment that I execute and the hand that I lay upon them. / From that day forward the house of Israel will know that I am the LORD their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-8.htm">Zephaniah 3:8</a></span><br />Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.<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="/exodus/15-1.htm">Exodus 15:1-3</a></span><br />Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea. / The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him. / The LORD is a warrior, the LORD is His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35</a></span><br />And that very night 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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-22.htm">2 Chronicles 20:22-24</a></span><br />The moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated. / The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction. And when they had finished off the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another. / When the men of Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked for the vast army, but there were only corpses lying on the ground; no one had escaped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-16</a></span><br />Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war. / He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows. / He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God. ...<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he has made in the earth.</p><p class="hdg">Come</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/66-5.htm">Psalm 66:5</a></b></br> Come and see the works of God: <i>he is</i> terrible <i>in his</i> doing toward the children of men.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/92-4.htm">Psalm 92:4-6</a></b></br> For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/111-2.htm">Psalm 111:2,3</a></b></br> The works of the LORD <i>are</i> great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein… </p><p class="hdg">desolations</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/10-7.htm">Exodus 10:7</a></b></br> And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-30.htm">Exodus 12:30</a></b></br> And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for <i>there was</i> not a house where <i>there was</i> not one dead.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-30.htm">Exodus 14:30,31</a></b></br> Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/8-9.htm">Astonishing</a> <a href="/psalms/35-17.htm">Desolations</a> <a href="/psalms/44-22.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/psalms/46-6.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/44-1.htm">Works</a> <a href="/psalms/45-13.htm">Wrought</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/29-14.htm">Astonishing</a> <a href="/psalms/55-15.htm">Desolations</a> <a href="/psalms/49-10.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/psalms/46-9.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/52-3.htm">Works</a> <a href="/psalms/64-9.htm">Wrought</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>Come, see the works of the LORD</b><br>This phrase is an invitation to witness the mighty acts of God. Throughout the Bible, God's works are often displayed as evidence of His power and sovereignty. In the context of <a href="/psalms/46.htm">Psalm 46</a>, the psalmist calls the audience to observe God's intervention in human history, particularly His deliverance of Israel from its enemies. This echoes the call in <a href="/isaiah/66-18.htm">Isaiah 66:18-19</a>, where God’s works are a testament to His glory among the nations. The invitation to "come, see" suggests an experiential understanding, urging believers to recognize and reflect on God's active presence in the world.<p><b>who brings devastation upon the earth</b><br>This phrase highlights God's authority over creation and His ability to bring judgment. The term "devastation" can be understood as God's righteous judgment against sin and rebellion, as seen in events like the flood in <a href="/genesis/6.htm">Genesis 6-9</a> or the plagues of Egypt in <a href="/exodus/7.htm">Exodus 7-12</a>. It underscores the theme of divine justice, where God acts to uphold His holiness and righteousness. This also points to eschatological themes found in Revelation, where God will ultimately judge the earth. The devastation serves as a reminder of the transient nature of human power and the enduring sovereignty of God. It also foreshadows the ultimate victory of God over evil, a theme fulfilled in the person and work of Jesus Christ, who will return to establish His kingdom in full.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, Yahweh is the covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal presence and sovereignty over all creation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a></b><br>Represents the entirety of creation, which is under God's control and subject to His will.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_works_of_the_lord.htm">The Works of the LORD</a></b><br>Refers to the mighty acts and judgments of God, which demonstrate His power and authority over the world.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/devastation.htm">Devastation</a></b><br>This term highlights God's ability to bring about change, often through judgment, to fulfill His divine purposes.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Recognize that God is in control of all events on earth, including those that seem devastating. His purposes are ultimately for His glory and our good.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/invitation_to_witness.htm">Invitation to Witness</a></b><br>The verse invites believers to actively observe and reflect on God's works. This is a call to deepen our understanding of His power and majesty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a></b><br>Even in times of devastation or turmoil, trust that God has a plan and is working through these events to accomplish His divine purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/response_to_god's_works.htm">Response to God's Works</a></b><br>Our response to witnessing God's works should be one of awe, worship, and a deeper commitment to living according to His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_in_trials.htm">Encouragement in Trials</a></b><br>When facing personal or global challenges, remember that God is at work, and His ultimate plan is for restoration and redemption.<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/how_do_psalms_foreshadow_jesus.htm">How do Psalms foreshadow Jesus Christ's life and mission?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_snowflake_adoptions.htm">What does it mean to worship?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_jehoshaphat's_army_win_by_singing.htm">How did Jehoshaphat’s army manage to march forth singing and then gather the spoils without engaging in a standard military offensive (2 Chronicles 20:21–25)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_poor_devout_reconcile_psalm_112_3.htm">Psalm 112:3 declares that the righteous will enjoy wealth and riches; how does this reconcile with devout individuals who remain poor and persecuted throughout history?</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>(8) <span class= "bld">The Lord.</span>--Many MSS. read <span class= "ital">Elohim </span>instead of "Jehovah."<p><span class= "bld">Desolations . . .</span>--Either, <span class= "ital">silence of desolation, "</span>silence" being the primary sense of the word, or (as in <a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm" title="And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passes thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.">Jeremiah 19:8</a>), <span class= "ital">wonders, </span>which silence by their suddenness and marvel. So LXX. and Vulg., and this is confirmed by <a href="/psalms/46-10.htm" title="Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.">Psalm 46:10</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/46.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth</span>. The deliverance of Israel from its peril is effected by "desolations" or "devastations," which God accomplishes among the nations. The announcement is very vague and general, so that it would apply to almost any occasion when the people of God were delivered from a pressing peril. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/46-8.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">Come,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְֽכוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">see</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲ֭זוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·zū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2372.htm">Strong's 2372: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gaze at, to perceive, contemplate, to have a, vision of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the works</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפְעֲל֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(mip̄·‘ă·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4659.htm">Strong's 4659: </a> </span><span class="str2">A work, something made</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">brings</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(śām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">devastation</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁמּ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(šam·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8047.htm">Strong's 8047: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruin, consternation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon the earth.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאָֽרֶץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | 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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/46-8.htm">Psalm 46:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/46-8.htm">Psalm 46:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/46-8.htm">Psalm 46:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/46-8.htm">Psalm 46:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/46-8.htm">Psalm 46:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/46-8.htm">Psalm 46:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/46-8.htm">Psalm 46:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/46-8.htm">Psalm 46:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/46-8.htm">Psalm 46:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/46-8.htm">Psalm 46:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/46-8.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 46:8 Come see Yahweh's works what desolations he (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/46-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 46:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 46:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/46-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 46:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 46:9" /></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>