Bullinger Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 46:1

Bullinger Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 46:1 - 46:1

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Bullinger Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 46:1 - 46:1

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46:1 - 46:1
46:2 - 46:2
46:3 - 46:3
46:4 - 46:4
46:5 - 46:5
46:6 - 46:6
46:7 - 46:7
46:8 - 46:8
46:9 - 46:9
46:10 - 46:10
46:11 - 46:11

Title. A Song. Hebrew. shir. One of the "Songs" referred to in Isa_38:20 (though not the same word). See App-65. Doubtless Hezekiah's during Sennacherib's siege. No other period of Israel's history suits it. Not celebrating a victorious campaign, but a successful defense. See notes below. Psa_46:47, Psa_46:48 a Trilogy referring to the same event. See note on "Selah", Psa_46:11.

our refuge. Figure of speech Cycloides (App-6), because repeated in Psa_46:7 and Psa_46:11. See Structure above.

refuge: to which one flees. Hebrew. hasah. App-69. Not the same word as verses: Psa_46:7, Psa_46:11.

very present = found (near); masculine refers to God (help is feminine)