God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake with their surging.
There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy place where the Most High dwells.
God is within her, she will not fall;
God will help her at break of day.
Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
The Lord Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
Come and see what the Lord has done,
the desolations he has brought on the earth.
He makes wars cease
to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
he burns the shields with fire.
“Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”
The Lord Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
My thoughts -
This psalm really struck me this morning. It employs such powerful language to describe how mighty God is. And yet, that power is used for peace. Look at verses 8 and 9:
Come and see what the Lord has done,Look at the desolations he has brought. He breaks the bow. He shatters the spear. He burns the shield. Here God is being describe essentially as violently destroying violence and destruction.
the desolations he has brought on the earth.
He makes wars cease
to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
he burns the shields with fire.
In God we have peace. God has a violent desire for peace as described here. After the tools of violence are described as being destroyed what does God desire? Stillness. Peace.
Be still and know I am God.
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