Introduction
The confidence of believers in God, Psalm 46:1-3 . The privileges of the Church, Psalm 46:4 , Psalm 46:5 ; her enemies, and her helper, Psalm 46:6 , Psalm 46:7 . God's judgments tn the earth, Psalm 46:8 , Psalm 46:9 . He will be exalted among the heathen, and throughout the earth, Psalm 46:10 , Psalm 46:11 .
The title in the Hebrew is, "To the chief musician for the sons of Korah; an ode upon Alamoth, or concerning the virgins:" possibly meaning a choir of singing girls. Some translate the word secrets or mysteries; and explain it accordingly. Calmet thinks it was composed by the descendants of Korah, on their return from the Babylonian captivity, when they had once more got peaceably settled in Jerusalem; and that the disturbances to which it refers were those which took place in the Persian empire after the death of Cambyses, when the Magi usurped the government. Many other interpretations and conjectures are given of the occasion of this fine ode. Houbigant thinks it was made on occasion of an earthquake, which he supposes took place on the night that all Sennacherib's army was destroyed, Dr. Kennicott thinks that alamoth means a musical instrument. All I can pretend to say about it is, that it is a very sublime ode; contains much consolation for the Church of God; and was given by the inspiration of his Holy Spirit.
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