Psalms 46 · Verse 10

Psalms 46:10

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
Psalms 46:10, King James Version

Psalms 46:10 in other translations

BSB“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”
WEB“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted on the earth.”
ASVBe still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
YLTDesist, and know that I am God, I am exalted among nations, I am exalted in the earth.
DARBYBe still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
BBEBe at peace in the knowledge that I am God: I will be lifted up among the nations, I will be honoured through all the earth.
WebsterBe 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?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. Be still, &c.--literally, "Leave off to oppose Me and vex My people. I am over all for their safety." (Compare Is 2:11; Ep 1:22).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Be still, and know that I am God - הרפו harpu, Cease from your provocations of the Divine justice; cease from murmuring against the dispensations of his providence; cease from your labor for a season, that ye may deeply reflect on the severity and goodness of God - severity to those who are brought down and destroyed; goodness to you who are raised up and exalted: - cease from sin and rebellion against your God; let that disgrace you no more, that we may no more be brought into distress and desolation. Know that I am God - Understand that I am the Fountain of power, wisdom, justice, goodness, and truth. I will be exalted among the heathen - By the dispensation of punishments, the heathen shall know me to be the God of justice; by the publication of my Gospel among them, they shall know me to be the God of goodness. I will be exalted in the earth - I will have my salvation proclaimed in every nation, among every people, and in every tongue.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 46:6-11

Come and see the effects of desolating judgments, and stand in awe of God. This shows the perfect security of the church, and is an assurance of lasting peace. Let us pray for the speedy approach of these glorious days, and in silent submission let us worship and trust in our almighty Sovereign. Let all believers triumph in this, that the Lord of hosts, the God of Jacob, has been, is, and will be with us; and will…

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Psalms 46:10 in the original Hebrew

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הַרְפּ֣וּhar.Pube quietH7503
וּ֭דְעוּU.de.'uand knowH3045
כִּי\־ki-thatH3588
אָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.KhiIH595
אֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.Him[am] GodH430
אָר֥וּם'a.RumI will be exaltedH7311
בַּ֝גּוֹיִ֗םba.go.Yimamong the nationsH1471
אָר֥וּם'a.RumI will be exaltedH7311
בָּאָֽרֶץ\׃ba.'A.retzon the earthH776

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 46:10

  • Psalms 100:3

    Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

  • Habakkuk 2:20

    But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.

  • Ezekiel 38:23

    Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the Lord.

  • Zechariah 2:13

    Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.

  • Psalms 83:18

    That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth.

  • Psalms 57:5

    Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.

  • Isaiah 2:17

    And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

  • 1 Chronicles 29:11

    Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.

  • Psalms 21:13

    Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.

  • Isaiah 5:16

    But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.

  • Isaiah 2:11

    The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

  • Exodus 18:11

    Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Be still.
Hab 2:20; Zec 2:13
know.
83:18; 100:3; Ex 18:11; 1Sa 17:46; 1Ki 18:36; 2Ki 19:12
I will be.
21:13; 57:5; 1Ch 29:11; Isa 2:11,17; 5:16; Eze 38:23; Re 15:3,4

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Context

  • Psalms 46:9

    He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.

  • Psalms 46:10

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

  • Psalms 46:11

    The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

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Psalms 46:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Estad quietos, y conoced que yo soy Dios: ensalzado he de ser entre las gentes, ensalzado seré en la tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Il a fait cesser les guerres jusqu’au bout de la terre; il brise les arcs et met en pièces les lances, il brûle les chariots par le feu.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Lasset ab und erkennet, daß ich Gott bin! Ich werde erhöht werden unter den Nationen, ich werde erhöht werden auf Erden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Principes populorum congregati sunt cum Deo Abraham, quoniam dii fortes terræ vehementer elevati sunt.