Psalms 46 · Verse 5

Psalms 46:5

God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
Psalms 46:5, King James Version

Psalms 46:5 in other translations

BSBGod is within her; she will not be moved. God will help her when morning dawns.
WEBGod is within her. She shall not be moved. God will help her at dawn.
ASVGod is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God will help her, and that right early.
YLTGod is in her midst--she is not moved, God doth help her at the turn of the morn!
DARBYGod is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved:God shall help her at the dawn of the morning.
BBEGod has taken his place in her; she will not be moved: he will come to her help at the dawn of morning.
WebsterGod is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

What does Psalms 46:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. right early--literally, "at the turn of morning," or change from night to day, a critical time (Psa 30:5; compare Is 37:36).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 God is in the midst of her - God will not abandon them that trust in him; he will maintain his own cause; and, if his Church should at any time be attacked, he will help her and that right early - with the utmost speed. As soon as the onset is made, God is there to resist. As by the day-break the shadows and darkness are dissipated; so by the bright rising of Jehovah, the darkness of adversity shall be scattered.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 46:1-5

This psalm encourages to hope and trust in God; in his power and providence, and his gracious presence with his church in the worst of times. We may apply it to spiritual enemies, and the encouragement we have that, through Christ, we shall be conquerors over them. He is a Help, a present Help, a Help found, one whom we have found to be so; a Help at hand, one that is always near; we cannot desire a better, nor…

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Psalms 46:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
בְּ֭קִרְבָּהּBe.kir.bah[is] in midst itsH7130
בַּל\־bal-notH1077
תִּמּ֑וֹטti.Motit will be shakenH4131
יַעְזְרֶ֥הָya'.ze.Re.hahe will help itH5826
אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
לִפְנ֥וֹתlif.Notto [the] turning ofH6437
בֹּֽקֶר\׃Bo.ker[the] morningH1242

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

Cross references for Psalms 46:5

  • Zechariah 2:5

    For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.

  • Joel 2:27

    And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the Lord your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.

  • Zephaniah 3:15

    The Lord hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the Lord, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.

  • Zechariah 2:10-11

    Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord. And many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto thee.

  • Psalms 62:2

    He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.

  • Ezekiel 43:7

    And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.

  • Isaiah 12:6

    Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.

  • Psalms 112:6

    Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.

  • Zechariah 8:3

    Thus saith the Lord; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the Lord of hosts the holy mountain.

  • Psalms 30:5

    For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

  • Matthew 18:20

    For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

  • Psalms 62:6

    He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
God is.
68:18; De 23:14; Isa 12:6; Eze 43:7,9; Ho 11:9; Joe 2:27; Zep 3:15
Zec 2:5,10,11; 8:3; Mt 18:20; Re 2:1
she.
62:2,6; 112:6; 125:1
and that, etc. Heb. when the mourning appeareth.
30:5; 143:8; Ex 14:24,27; Lu 18:8

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Context

  • Psalms 46:4

    There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.

  • Psalms 46:5

    God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

  • Psalms 46:6

    The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.

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Psalms 46:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Dios está en medio de ella; no será conmovida: Dios la ayudará al clarear la mañana.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Il y a un fleuve dont les ruisseaux réjouissent la ville de Dieu, le saint lieu des demeures du Très-haut.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Gott ist in ihrer Mitte, sie wird nicht wanken; Gott wird ihr helfen beim Anbruch des Morgens.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Elegit nobis hæreditatem suam; speciem Jacob quam dilexit.