The Meaning of Psalms 46:10 Explained

Psalms 46:10

KJV: Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

YLT: Desist, and know that I am God, I am exalted among nations, I am exalted in the earth.

Darby: Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.

ASV: Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 46:10?

MEANING: What does Psalms 46:10 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 46:10 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 46:10?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Be still,  and know  that I [am] God:  I will be exalted  among the heathen,  I will be exalted  in the earth. 

What does Psalms 46:10 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 46:1-11 - "our Refuge And Strength"
The historical origin of this psalm cannot be certainly determined. Probably it was composed when Jerusalem was beleaguered by Sennacherib's hosts, 2 Kings 18:1-37. It befits every era in which the Church is in danger from her foes, and foretells the final destruction of Antichrist. It was Luther's favorite psalm, and is rendered into verse in his memorable hymn, Ein' Feste Burg. During the sitting of the Diet of Augsburg he sang it every day to his lute, standing at the window and looking up to heaven. The theme of the psalm is the security of God's people, and this is elaborated in three stanzas, each of which ends with Selah.
Alone among great cities, Jerusalem lacked a river; but God was willing to become all that a river could be and more. Your deficiencies give more room for God's all-sufficiency. Mark the beautiful alternative translation of Psalms 46:5, r.v., margin, "at the dawn of morning." Your sorrow is limited to a single night. See also Isaiah 37:36; Matthew 14:25. Be still, O troubled heart! The God of the nations is your Father! Desolations are the snapping off of the dead branches to prepare for the spring. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 46

1  The confidence which the church has in God
8  An exhortation to behold it

What do the individual words in Psalms 46:10 mean?

Be still and know that I [am] God I will be exalted among the nations in the earth
הַרְפּ֣וּ וּ֭דְעוּ כִּי־ אָנֹכִ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים אָר֥וּם בַּ֝גּוֹיִ֗ם בָּאָֽרֶץ

הַרְפּ֣וּ  Be  still 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: רָפָה  
Sense: to sink, relax, sink down, let drop, be disheartened.
וּ֭דְעוּ  and  know 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: דָּעָה 
Sense: to know.
כִּי־  that 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
אָנֹכִ֣י  I  [am] 
Parse: Pronoun, first person common singular
Root: אָנׄכִי  
Sense: I (first pers.
אֱלֹהִ֑ים  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
אָר֥וּם  I  will  be  exalted 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: יָרוּם 
Sense: to rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted.
בַּ֝גּוֹיִ֗ם  among  the  nations 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: גֹּוי 
Sense: nation, people.
בָּאָֽרֶץ  in  the  earth 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 46:10?

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