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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a 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 />Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/46.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So we will not fear when earthquakes come and the mountains crumble into the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/46.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/46.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/46.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/46.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/46.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore we will not fear, though the earth shakes And the mountains slip into the heart of the sea;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/46.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/46.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, And though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/46.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains shake into the heart of the sea;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/46.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains be shaken <i>and</i> slip into the heart of the seas,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/46.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore we will not be afraid, though the earth trembles and the mountains topple into the depths of the seas,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/46.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore we will not be afraid, though the earth trembles and the mountains topple into the depths of the seas, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/46.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change, And though the mountains be shaken into the heart of the seas<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/46.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And so, we won't be afraid! Let the earth tremble and the mountains tumble into the deepest sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/46.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change, and though the mountains be moved in the heart of the seas;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/46.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />That is why we are not afraid even when the earth quakes or the mountains topple into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/46.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So we will not be afraid, even if the earth is shaken and mountains fall into the ocean depths; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/46.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore we will not be frightened when the earth roars, when the mountains shake in the depths of the seas,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/46.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/46.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For this reason we do not fear when the earth shakes, and the mountains tumble into the depths of the sea, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/46.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore we won't be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/46.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Therefore will we not fear, though the earth shall be removed, and though the mountains shall be carried into the midst of the sea;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/46.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/46.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore we do not fear in the changing of earth, "" And in the slipping of mountains "" Into the heart of the seas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/46.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Therefore we fear not in the changing of earth, And in the slipping of mountains Into the heart of the seas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/46.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For this we will not fear in the changing of the earth, and in the moving of the mountains into the heart of the seas.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/46.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Therefore we will not fear, when the earth shall be troubled; and the mountains shall be removed into the heart of the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/46.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 45:3>Because of this, we will not be afraid when the earth will be turbulent and the mountains will be transferred into the heart of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/46.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Thus we do not fear, though earth be shaken and mountains quake to the depths of the sea, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/46.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/46.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast been with us always; therefore will we not fear when the earth quakes and mountains are shaken into the heart of the sea,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/46.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Therefore we will not fear when the Earth quakes and the mountains quake in the heart of the seas.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/46.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change, And though the mountains be moved into the heart of the seas;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/46.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Therefore will we not fear when the earth is troubled, and the mountains are removed into the depths of the seas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/46-2.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=5472" 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">1</span>For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">Therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">we will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3372.htm" title="3372: nî·rā (V-Qal-Imperf-1cp) -- To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten. A primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. To frighten.">fear,</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.">though the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/4171.htm" title="4171: bə·hā·mîr (Prep-b:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To change. A primitive root; to alter; by implication, to barter, to dispose of.">is transformed</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: hā·rîm (N-mp) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">and the mountains</a> <a href="/hebrew/4131.htm" title="4131: ū·ḇə·mō·wṭ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To totter, shake, slip. A primitive root; to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fall.">are toppled</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: bə·lêḇ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">into the depths</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: yam·mîm (N-mp) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">of the seas,</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge. 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/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a></span><br />Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-34.htm">Matthew 6:34</a></span><br />Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/1-9.htm">Joshua 1:9</a></span><br />Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-27.htm">John 14:27</a></span><br />Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-6.htm">Philippians 4:6-7</a></span><br />Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. / And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a></span><br />What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-1.htm">Isaiah 43:1-2</a></span><br />But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine! / When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-6.htm">Hebrews 13:6</a></span><br />So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/1-7.htm">2 Timothy 1:7</a></span><br />For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-6.htm">Deuteronomy 31:6</a></span><br />Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-7.htm">1 Peter 5:7</a></span><br />Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/27-1.htm">Psalm 27:1</a></span><br />Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-4.htm">Isaiah 35:4</a></span><br />Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-28.htm">Matthew 10:28</a></span><br />Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-4.htm">Psalm 23:4</a></span><br />Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the middle of the sea;</p><p class="hdg">will</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/23-4.htm">Psalm 23:4</a></b></br> Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou <i>art</i> with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/27-3.htm">Psalm 27:3</a></b></br> Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this <i>will</i> I <i>be</i> confident.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/8-24.htm">Matthew 8:24-26</a></b></br> And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep… </p><p class="hdg">though</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Genesis 7:11,12</a></b></br> In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/21-9.htm">Luke 21:9-11,25-28,33</a></b></br> But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end <i>is</i> not by and by… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10-14</a></b></br> But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up… </p><p class="hdg">mountains</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/21-21.htm">Matthew 21:21</a></b></br> Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this <i>which is done</i> to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.</p><p class="hdg">midst of the sea [heb.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/33-8.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/job/24-18.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/psalms/45-17.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/34-1.htm">Change</a> <a href="/psalms/34-1.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/job/37-12.htm">Changes</a> <a href="/psalms/34-1.htm">Changing</a> <a href="/psalms/45-16.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/45-5.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/psalms/45-4.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/psalms/45-5.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/40-10.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/psalms/36-6.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/psalms/39-2.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/psalms/30-11.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/psalms/33-7.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/psalms/33-7.htm">Seas</a> <a href="/psalms/44-14.htm">Shake</a> <a href="/psalms/30-6.htm">Shaken</a> <a href="/psalms/37-31.htm">Slip</a> <a href="/psalms/38-16.htm">Slipping</a> <a href="/psalms/44-18.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/44-21.htm">Won't</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/49-16.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/psalms/106-46.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/psalms/49-5.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/55-19.htm">Change</a> <a href="/psalms/53-6.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/psalms/55-19.htm">Changes</a> <a href="/psalms/85-1.htm">Changing</a> <a href="/psalms/46-6.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/46-5.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/psalms/48-5.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/psalms/48-13.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/46-5.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/psalms/46-3.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/psalms/46-5.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/psalms/66-20.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/psalms/65-5.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/psalms/65-7.htm">Seas</a> <a href="/psalms/46-3.htm">Shake</a> <a href="/psalms/55-22.htm">Shaken</a> <a href="/psalms/66-9.htm">Slip</a> <a href="/psalms/66-9.htm">Slipping</a> <a href="/psalms/48-12.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/85-6.htm">Won't</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'; 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The word "therefore" connects this assurance to the preceding verses, which speak of God as a refuge and strength. This reflects a common biblical theme where faith in God dispels fear (<a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a>, <a href="/philippians/4-6.htm">Philippians 4:6-7</a>). The absence of fear is a hallmark of faith, as seen in the lives of biblical figures like David (<a href="/psalms/23-4.htm">Psalm 23:4</a>) and Daniel (<a href="/daniel/6-10.htm">Daniel 6:10-23</a>).<p><b>though the earth is transformed</b><br>The imagery of the earth being transformed suggests cataclysmic changes, possibly alluding to natural disasters or end-times events. This transformation can be seen as a metaphor for upheaval and chaos in life. Biblically, the earth's transformation is often associated with God's judgment or the coming of a new creation (<a href="/isaiah/24-19.htm">Isaiah 24:19-20</a>, <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1</a>). It underscores the transient nature of the physical world compared to the eternal nature of God.<p><b>and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas</b><br>Mountains in biblical literature often symbolize stability and permanence (<a href="/psalms/125.htm">Psalm 125:1-2</a>). Their toppling signifies a dramatic and unsettling event, highlighting the power of God over creation. This imagery can be linked to prophetic visions of the end times, where cosmic disturbances are described (<a href="/revelation/6-14.htm">Revelation 6:14</a>, <a href="/nahum/1-5.htm">Nahum 1:5</a>). It also serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty, as seen when Jesus calms the storm (<a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>), demonstrating His authority over nature.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sons_of_korah.htm">The Sons of Korah</a></b><br>The authors of <a href="/bsb/psalms/46.htm">Psalm 46</a>, a group of Levitical singers and musicians who played a significant role in temple worship.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>While not directly mentioned in this verse, the context of <a href="/bsb/psalms/46.htm">Psalm 46</a> often relates to God's protection over Jerusalem, symbolizing His presence and protection over His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mountains_and_seas.htm">Mountains and Seas</a></b><br>Symbolic elements representing stability and chaos, respectively. Mountains often symbolize strength and permanence, while seas can represent chaos and danger.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Creation</a></b><br>The imagery of mountains and seas highlights God's control over the natural world. Believers can trust in His sovereignty even when the world seems unstable.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/fearlessness_in_faith.htm">Fearlessness in Faith</a></b><br>The verse encourages believers to live without fear, trusting in God's protection and presence, regardless of external circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stability_in_god's_presence.htm">Stability in God's Presence</a></b><br>Just as mountains are seen as stable and unmovable, God's presence provides a firm foundation for believers amidst life's uncertainties.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_times_of_change.htm">Trust in Times of Change</a></b><br>The transformation of the earth symbolizes change and upheaval. Believers are called to trust God through life's transitions and challenges.<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_does_psalm_46_2_align_with_geology.htm">How can the depiction of the earth “giving way” (Psalm 46:2) be reconciled with scientific evidence for stable geological processes? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'be_still_and_know_i_am_god'.htm">What does "Be Still and Know I Am God" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_46_differ_in_showing_god's_protection.htm">Why does Psalm 46 present God’s protection differently compared to other biblical passages that depict divine interventions more explicitly?</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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/46.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">Though the earth be removed.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">at the changing of the earth. </span>Possibly with the same figure implied, which is expressed, <a href="/psalms/102-26.htm" title="They shall perish, but you shall endure: yes, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a clothing shall you change them, and they shall be changed:">Psalm 102:26</a>, of the worn-out or soiled vesture. The psalmist was thinking of the sudden convulsion of earthquake, and figures Israel fearless amid the tottering kingdoms and falling dynasties. Travellers all remark on the signs of tremendous volcanic agency in Palestine.<p>It is interesting to compare the heathen poet's conception of the fearlessness supplied by virtue (Hor. <span class= "ital">Ode </span>3:3).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/46.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed</span>; or, <span class="accented">though the earth change</span> - <span class="accented">a</span> somewhat vague expression, probably to be understood of political changes and revolutions (see ver. 6). <span class="cmt_word">And</span> <span class="cmt_word">though the mountains be carried into</span> <span class="cmt_word">the midst of the sea;</span> rather, <span class="accented">and though the mountains be hurled into the heart of the seas.</span> A metaphor for still more strange and violent disturbances and commotions. The revolutions and disturbances intended are probably those caused by the Assyrian career of conquest briefly described in <a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-14</a>; <a href="/isaiah/37-18.htm">Isaiah 37:18-27</a>, and fully set forth in the annals of the Assyrian kings (see G. Smith's 'Eponym Canon,' pp. 106-149; and the author's 'Ancient Monarchies,' vol. 2. pp. 83-210). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/46-2.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">Therefore</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fear,</span><br /><span class="heb">נִ֭ירָא</span> <span class="translit">(nî·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3372.htm">Strong's 3372: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">though the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֑רֶץ</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">is transformed</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּהָמִ֣יר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·hā·mîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4171.htm">Strong's 4171: </a> </span><span class="str2">To alter, to barter, to dispose of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the mountains</span><br /><span class="heb">הָ֝רִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are toppled</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְמ֥וֹט</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·mō·wṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<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">into the depths</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּלֵ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(bə·lêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the seas,</span><br /><span class="heb">יַמִּֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(yam·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/46-2.htm">Psalm 46:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/46-2.htm">Psalm 46:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/46-2.htm">Psalm 46:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/46-2.htm">Psalm 46:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/46-2.htm">Psalm 46:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/46-2.htm">Psalm 46:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/46-2.htm">Psalm 46:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/46-2.htm">Psalm 46:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/46-2.htm">Psalm 46:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/46-2.htm">Psalm 46:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/46-2.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 46:2 Therefore we won't be afraid though (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/46-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 46:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 46:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/46-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 46:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 46:3" /></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>