God, Ready to Help
Psalm 46 (CEV)
(A special song for the people of Korah and for the music leader.)
God Is Our Mighty Fortress
46 God is our mighty fortress,
always ready to help
in times of trouble.
2 And so, we won’t be afraid!
Let the earth tremble
and the mountains tumble
into the deepest sea.
3 Let the ocean roar and foam,
and its raging waves
shake the mountains.
4 A river and its streams
bring joy to the city,
which is the sacred home
of God Most High.
5 God is in that city,
and it won’t be shaken.
He will help it at dawn.
6 Nations rage! Kingdoms fall!
But at the voice of God
the earth itself melts.
7 The Lord All-Powerful
is with us.
The God of Jacob
is our fortress.
8 Come! See the fearsome things
the Lord has done on earth.
9 God brings wars to an end
all over the world.
He breaks the arrows,
shatters the spears,
and burns the shields.
10 Our God says, “Calm down,
and learn that I am God!
All nations on earth
will honor me.”
11 The Lord All-Powerful
is with us.
The God of Jacob
is our fortress.
A God always ready to help. A God of strength and safety. A God who is always with us. A God who shatters spears, burns shields, breaks arrows – that’s my kind of God. When people let us down, scare us, hurt us, or reject us – he never will.
But God is more than that. He invites us to know him. A God who urges us to calm down…, to learn that he is God. Or the more familiar,
Be still, and know that I am God
I thought this was an interesting interpretation of this Psalm:
And maybe this makes it more real in the place you are today:
God is God. In our fear, our pain, our distress, our discomfort, our heartbreak, our trouble…
God is there. Ready to help.
Pam's Perambulation 