Homilist Psalm 46:1-11 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.… I. THE EARTHLY SCENE OF THE GOOD IS THAT OF TUMULT AND OPPOSITION. 1. To remind us of the constant presence of moral evil. 2. To heighten our aspirations for a peaceful future. II. THE PRESENT RESOURCES OF THE GOOD ARE ADEQUATE TO EVERY EMERGENCY. 1. Their resources are in God. 2. Their resources, being in God, are ample. (1) They are ever present, lie is ever present: "God is in the midst of her"; we have no distance to go. (2) They are ever certain. "God shall help her, and that right early," or at the breaking of the morning. Deliverance is often delayed till the last moment, but it will come. Abraham in offering Isaac; Israel at the Red Sea, etc. III. THE SPIRIT OF THE GOOD MAY, EVEN NOW, BE CALM AND TRIUMPHANT. "We will not fear." We will "be still, and know that He is God"; and more, we will sing in the fiercest tumult, "The Lord of Hosts is with us," etc. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: {To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.} God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.WEB: God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. |
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